Infrared observations of an energetic outburst in GRS 1915+105
In the course of an intense X-ray and radio outburst of GRS 1915+105, we observed a pair of radio-emitting clouds emerging from the compact core in opposite directions at relativistic speeds. At near-infrared wavelengths we observed the time-delayed reverberation of this radio flare/ejection event....
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1996
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| Acceso en línea: | https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_0004637X_v472_n2PARTII_pL111_Mirabel http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_0004637X_v472_n2PARTII_pL111_Mirabel |
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| Sumario: | In the course of an intense X-ray and radio outburst of GRS 1915+105, we observed a pair of radio-emitting clouds emerging from the compact core in opposite directions at relativistic speeds. At near-infrared wavelengths we observed the time-delayed reverberation of this radio flare/ejection event. Five days after the radio outburst, the source became redder as it brightened by ∼1 mag in K(2.2 μm), which suggests the appearance of a warm dust component. The enhanced infrared emission was close to 10% of the X-ray luminosity of the source and amounts to about 0.1% of the typical kinetic energy in the bulk motion of the relativistic ejecta in GRS 1915+105. © 1996. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. |
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