2012A&A...547A..41C -
Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 547A, 41-41 (2012/11-1)
Disentangling the NIR/optical emission of the black hole XTE J1650-500 during outburst.
CURRAN P.A., CHATY S. and ZURITA HERAS J.A.
Abstract (from CDS):
While the sources of X-ray and radio emission in the different states of low-mass X-ray binaries are relatively well understood, the origin of the near-infrared (NIR) and optical emission is more often debated. It is likely that the NIR/optical flux originates from an amalgam of different emission regions, because it occurs at the intersecting wavelengths of multiple processes. We aim to identify the NIR/optical emission region(s) of one such low-mass X-ray binary and black hole candidate, XTEJ1650-500, via photometric, timing, and spectral analyses. We present unique NIR/optical images and spectra, obtained with the ESO-New Technology Telescope, during the peak of the 2001 outburst of XTEJ1650-500. The data suggest that the NIR/optical flux is due to a combination of emission mechanisms including a significant contribution from X-ray reprocessing and, at early times in the hard state, a relativistic jet that is NIR/radio dim compared to similar sources. The jet of XTEJ1650-500 is relatively weak compared to that of other black hole low-mass X-ray binaries, possibly because we observe as it is being ``turned off'' or quenched at the state transition. While there are several outliers to the radio-X-ray correlation of the hard state of low-mass X-ray binaries, XTEJ1650-500 is the first example of an outlier to the NIR/optical-X-ray correlation.
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accretion, accretion disks - ISM: jets and outflows - infrared: stars - X-rays: individual: XTE J1650-500 - X-rays: binaries
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