Abstract
RXTE has recently discovered two new optically bright black hole candidates (BHCs): XTE J1859+226 and XTE J1118+480. We observed both with HST/STIS, the first outburst observations of X-ray novae with this instrument. We followed broad band spectral evolution, detected correlated X-ray/UV rapid variability and performed high resolution UV spectroscopy. We present a summary of initial results on the spectral energy distributions observed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 61-62 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Astrophysics and Space Science |
| Volume | 276 |
| Issue number | SUPPL. |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |