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Article Dans Une Revue The Astrophysical Journal Année : 2016

GRS 1739-278 observed at very low luminosity with XMM-Newton and NuSTAR

M. Clavel
A. Loh
D. Stern

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We present a detailed spectral analysis of XMM-Newton and NuSTAR observations of the accreting transient black hole GRS 1739-278 during a very faint low hard state at ~0.02% of the Eddington luminosity (for a distance of 8.5 kpc and a mass of 10 M_sun ). The broad-band X-ray spectrum between 0.5-60 keV can be well-described by a power law continuum with an exponential cutoff. The continuum is unusually hard for such a low luminosity, with a photon index of Gamma = 1.39 +/- 0.04. We find evidence for an additional reflection component from an optically thick accretion disk at the 98% likelihood level. The reflection fraction is low with R_refl = 0.043(+0.033,-0.023). In combination with measurements of the spin and inclination parameters made with NuSTAR during a brighter hard state by Miller and co-workers, we seek to constrain the accretion disk geometry. Depending on the assumed emissivity profile of the accretion disk, we find a truncation radius of 15-35 Rg (5-12 R_ISCO ) at the 90% confidence limit. These values depend strongly on the assumptions and we discuss possible systematic uncertainties.
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insu-01432858 , version 1 (17-03-2017)

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F. Fürst, J. A. Tomsick, K. Yamaoka, T. Dauser, J. M. Miller, et al.. GRS 1739-278 observed at very low luminosity with XMM-Newton and NuSTAR. The Astrophysical Journal, 2016, 832 (2), pp.115. ⟨10.3847/0004-637X/832/2/115⟩. ⟨insu-01432858⟩
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