Complete and simultaneous spectral observations of the black hole X-ray nova XTE J1118 + 480

J. E. McClintock; C. A. Haswell; M. R. Garcia; J. J. Drake; R. I. Hynes; H. L. Marshall; M. P. Muno; S. Chaty; P. M. Garnavich; P. J. Groot; W. H.G. Lewin; C. W. Mauche; J. M. Miller; G. G. Pooley; C. R. Shrader; S. D. Vrtilek

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Complete and simultaneous spectral observations of the black hole X-ray nova XTE J1118 + 480

J. E. McClintock
, C. A. Haswell
, M. R. Garcia
, J. J. Drake
, R. I. Hynes
, H. L. Marshall
, M. P. Muno
, S. Chaty
, P. M. Garnavich
, P. J. Groot
, W. H.G. Lewin
, C. W. Mauche
, J. M. Miller
, G. G. Pooley
, C. R. Shrader
, S. D. Vrtilek

Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
The Open University
University of Southampton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Notre Dame
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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Abstract

The X-ray nova XTE J1118 + 480 suffers minimal extinction (b = 62°) and therefore represents an outstanding opportunity for multiwavelength studies. Hynes et al. conducted the first such study, which was centered on 2000 April 8 using UKIRT, EUVE, HST, and RXTE. On 2000 April 18, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory obtained data coincident with a second set of observations using all of these same observatories. A 30 ks grating observation using Chandra yielded a spectrum with high resolution and sensitivity covering the range 0.24-7 keV. Our near-simultaneous observations cover ≈ 80% of the electromagnetic spectrum from the infrared to hard X-rays. The UV/X-ray spectrum of XTE J1118 + 480 consists of two principal components. The first of these is an ≈ 24 eV thermal component that is caused by an accretion disk with a large inner disk radius: ≳ 35R_Schw. The second is a quasi power-law component that was recorded with complete spectral coverage from 0.4 to 160 keV. A model for this two-component spectrum is presented in a companion paper by Esin et al.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	477-482
Number of pages	6
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	555
Issue number	1 PART 1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/321449
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2001
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Accretion, accretion disks
Binaries: close
Ultraviolet : stars
X-rays: stars

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McClintock, J. E., Haswell, C. A., Garcia, M. R., Drake, J. J., Hynes, R. I., Marshall, H. L., Muno, M. P., Chaty, S., Garnavich, P. M., Groot, P. J., Lewin, W. H. G., Mauche, C. W., Miller, J. M., Pooley, G. G., Shrader, C. R., & Vrtilek, S. D. (2001). Complete and simultaneous spectral observations of the black hole X-ray nova XTE J1118 + 480. Astrophysical Journal, 555(1 PART 1), 477-482. https://doi.org/10.1086/321449

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Complete and simultaneous spectral observations of the black hole X-ray nova XTE J1118 + 480

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