THE PHYSICS OF THE "HEARTBEAT" STATE OF GRS 1915+105

We present the first detailed phase-resolved spectral analysis of a joint Chandra High-Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer and Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer observation of the ρ variability class in the microquasar GRS 1915+105. The ρ cycle displays a high-amplitude, double-peaked flare that recu...

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Main Authors: Neilsen, Joseph M. G. (Author), Lee, Julia C. (Author), Remillard, Ronald A (Author)
Other Authors: MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (Contributor), Remillard, Ronald Alan (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing, 2015-02-27T16:08:51Z.
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