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Normalizing a Relativistic Model of X-ray Reflection: The Definition of the Reflection Fraction and its Implementation in relxill
T. Dauser, J. Garcia, D. J. Walton +4
The only relativistic reflection model that implements a parameter relating the intensity incident on an accretion disk to the observed intensity is relxill. The parameter used in…
A Parallax Distance to the Microquasar GRS 1915+105 and a Revised Estimate of its Black Hole Mass
M. J. Reid, J. E. McClintock, J. F. Steiner +4
Using the Very Long Baseline Array, we have measured a trigonometric parallax for the micro quasar GRS 1915+105, which contains a black hole and a K-giant companion. This yields a…
The Origin of Black Hole Spin in Galactic Low-Mass X-ray Binaries
Tassos Fragos, Jeffrey E. McClintock
Galactic field black hole (BH) low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) are believed to form in situ via the evolution of isolated binaries. In the standard formation channel, these systems…
Improved Reflection Models of Black-Hole Accretion Disks: Treating the Angular Distribution of X-rays
J. Garcia, T. Dauser, A. Lohfink +8
X-ray reflection models are used to constrain the properties of the accretion disk, such as the degree of ionization of the gas and the elemental abundances. In combination with ge…
The not-so-massive black hole in the microquasar GRS1915+105
D. Steeghs, J. E. McClintock, S. G. Parsons +3
We present a new dynamical study of the black hole X-ray transient GRS1915+105 making use of near-infrared spectroscopy obtained with X-shooter at the VLT. We detect a large number…
Understanding Compact Object Formation and Natal Kicks. IV. The case of IC 10 X-1
Tsing-Wai Wong, Francesca Valsecchi, Asna Ansari +4
The extragalactic X-ray binary IC 10 X-1 has attracted attention as it is possibly the host of the most massive stellar-mass black-hole (BH) known to date. Here we consider all ava…
X-ray reflected spectra from accretion disk models. III. A complete grid of ionized reflection calculations
J. Garcia, T. Dauser, C. S. Reynolds +4
We present a new and complete library of synthetic spectra for modeling the component of emission that is reflected from an illuminated accretion disk. The spectra were computed us…
Black Hole Spin via Continuum Fitting and the Role of Spin in Powering Transient Jets
Jeffrey E. McClintock, Ramesh Narayan, James F. Steiner
The spins of ten stellar black holes have been measured using the continuum-fitting method. These black holes are located in two distinct classes of X-ray binary systems, one that…
Understanding Compact Object Formation and Natal Kicks. III. The case of Cygnus X-1
Tsing-Wai Wong, Francesca Valsecchi, Tassos Fragos +1
In recent years, accurate observational constraints become available for an increasing number of Galactic X-ray binaries. Together with proper motion measurements, we could reconst…
Simulations of Magnetized Disks Around Black Holes: Effects of Black Hole Spin, Disk Thickness, and Magnetic Field Geometry
Robert F. Penna, Jonathan C. McKinney, Ramesh Narayan +3
The standard general relativistic model of a razor-thin accretion disk around a black hole, developed by Novikov & Thorne (NT) in 1973, assumes the shear stress vanishes at the rad…
Three-Dimensional Simulations of Magnetized Thin Accretion Disks around Black Holes: Stress in the Plunging Region
Rebecca Shafee, Jonathan C. McKinney, Ramesh Narayan +3
We describe three-dimensional general relativistic magnetohydrodynamic simulations of a geometrically thin accretion disk around a non-spinning black hole. The disk has a thickness…
Multi-Temperature Blackbody Spectra of Thin Accretion Disks With and Without a Zero-Torque Inner Boundary Condition
E. R. Zimmerman, R. Narayan, J. E. McClintock +1
The standard spectral model for analyzing the soft component of thermal emission from a thin accretion disk around a black hole is the multi-temperature blackbody (MTB) model. The…
XMM-Newton observations of two black hole X-ray transients in quiescence
J. -M. Hameury, D. Barret, J. -P. Lasota +5
We report on XMM-Newton observations of GRO J1655-40 and GRS 1009-45, which are two black hole X-ray transients currently in their quiescent phase. GRO J1655-40 was detected with a…
Optical Spectral Monitoring of XTE J1118+480 in Outburst: Evidence for a Precessing Accretion Disk?
M. A. P. Torres, P. J. Callanan, M. R. Garcia +7
We present spectroscopic observations of the X-ray transient XTE J1118+480 acquired during different epochs following the 2000 March outburst. We find that the emission line profil…
Characterizing the QPO Behavior of the X-ray Nova XTE J1550--564
Ronald A. Remillard, Gregory J. Sobczak, Michael P. Muno +1
For all 209 RXTE observations of the X-ray nova XTE J1550-564 during its major outburst of 1998-1999, we have analyzed the X-ray power spectra, phase lags, and coherence functions.…
Complete and Simultaneous Spectral Observations of the Black-Hole X-ray Nova XTE J1118+480
J. E. McClintock, C. A. Haswell, M. R. Garcia +13
The X-ray nova XTE J1118+480 suffers minimal extinction (b = 62 degrees) and therefore represents an outstanding opportunity for multiwavelength studies. Hynes et al. (2000) conduc…
A Black Hole of > 6 Solar Masses in the X-ray Nova XTE J1118+480
J. E. McClintock, M. R. Garcia, N. Caldwell +3
Observations of the quiescent X-ray nova XTE J1118+480 with the new 6.5-m MMT have revealed that the velocity amplitude of the dwarf secondary is 698 +/- 14 km/s and the orbital pe…
Optical Lightcurves of the Black Hole Binaries GRS 1124-68 and A0620-00 in Outburst: the Importance of Irradiation
Ann A. Esin, Erik Kuulkers, Jeffrey E. McClintock +1
We test whether the model proposed by Esin et al. to explain X-ray observations of the black hole soft X-ray transient GRS 1124-68 in outburst can also explain the optical lightcur…
RXTE Spectral Observations of the 1996-97 Outburst of the Microquasar GRO J1655-40
Gregory J. Sobczak, Jeffrey E. McClintock, Ronald A. Remillard +2
Excellent coverage of the entire 16-month 1996-97 outburst cycle of GRO J1655-40 was provided by RXTE. We present a full spectral analysis of these data, which includes 52 PCA spec…
Bipolar Jets and Orbital Dynamics of the Supersoft X-Ray Source RX J0019.8+2156
C. M. Becker, R. A. Remillard, S. A. Rappaport +1
From 1994 to 1997 we monitored the optical spectrum of RXJ0019.8+2156. This supersoft X-ray source is one of only two accreting white dwarfs in the Galaxy thought to be burning hyd…
Advection-Dominated Flows and the X-ray Delay in the Outburst of GRO J1655-40
J. -M. Hameury, J. -P. Lasota, J. E. McClintock +1
We show that the time delay between the optical and X-ray outbursts of the black-hole soft X-ray transient source GRO J1655-40, observed in April 1996, requires that the accretion…
Advection-Dominated Accretion Model of X-Ray Nova Muscae in Outburst
A. A. Esin, J. E. McClintock, R. Narayan
We present a model for the high-low state transition of the X-Ray Nova GS 1124-68 (Nova Muscae 1991) observed by Ginga. The model consists of an advection-dominated accretion flow…