Disk-jet coupling changes as a possible indicator for outbursts from GX 339-4 remaining within the X-ray hard state

Abstract

We present quasi-simultaneous radio, (sub-)millimetre, and X-ray observations of the Galactic black hole X-ray binary GX 339-4, taken during its 2017--2018 outburst, where the source remained in the hard X-ray spectral state. During this outburst, GX 339-4 showed no atypical X-ray behaviour that may act as a indicator for an outburst remaining within the hard state. However, quasi-simultaneous radio and X-ray observations showed a flatter than expected coupling between the radio and X-ray luminosities (with a best fit relation of $L_{\mathrm{radio}}\propto L_{\mathrm{X}}^{0.39\pm 0.06}$), when compared to successful outbursts from this system ($L_{\mathrm{radio}}\propto L_{\mathrm{X}}^{0.62\pm 0.02}$). While our 2017--2018 outburst data only span a limited radio and X-ray luminosity range ($\sim$1 order of magnitude in both, where more than 2-orders of magnitude in $L_{\mathrm{X}}$ is desired), including data from other hard-only outbursts from GX 339-4 extends the luminosity range to $\sim$1.2 and $\sim$2.8 orders of magnitude, respectively, and also results in a flatter correlation (where $L_{\mathrm{radio}}\propto L_{\mathrm{X}}^{0.46\pm 0.04}$). This result is suggestive that for GX 339-4 a flatter radio -- X-ray correlation, implying a more inefficient coupling between the jet and accretion flow, could act as an indicator for a hard-only outburst. However, further monitoring of both successful and hard-only outbursts over larger luminosity ranges with strictly simultaneous radio and X-ray observations is required from different, single sources, to explore if this applies generally to the population of black hole X-ray binaries, or even GX 339-4 at higher hard-state luminosities.

arXiv comment14 pages, 9 figures, 4 tables. All data is provided in the appendices, accepted for publication in MNRAS

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