Evolution of MAXI J1631-479 during the January 2019 outburst observed by INTEGRAL/IBIS
Evolution of MAXI J1631-479 during the January 2019 outburst observed by INTEGRAL/IBIS
We report on a recent bright outburst from the new X-ray binary transient MAXIJ1631-479, observed in January 2019. In particular, we present the 30-200 keV analysis of spectral transitions observed with INTEGRAL/IBIS during its Galactic Plane monitoring program. In the MAXI and BAT monitoring period, we observed two different spectral transitions between the high/soft and low/hard states. The INTEGRAL spectrum from data taken soon before the second transition, is best described by a Comptonised thermal component with a temperature of kTe ~ 30 keV and a high luminosity value of L2-200 keV ~ 3×1038 erg s-1 (assuming a distance of 8 kpc). During the second transition, the source shows a hard, power-law spectrum. The lack of high energy cut-off indicates that the hard X-ray spectrum from MAXI J1631-479 is due to a non-thermal emission. Inverse Compton scattering of soft X-ray photons from a non-thermal or hybrid thermal/non-thermal electron distribution can explain the observed X-ray spectrum although a contribution to the hard X-ray emission from a jet cannot be determined at this stage. The outburst evolution in the hardness-intensity diagram, the spectral characteristics and the rise and decay times of the outburst are suggesting this system is a black hole candidate.
Binaries, Black holes, Individual:MAXI J1631-479, Neutron, Non-thermal, Radiationmechanisms, Stars, X-rays
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Fiocchi, M.
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Onori, F.
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Bazzano, A.
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Bird, Antony
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Charles, P.A.
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Masetti, N.
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Natalucci, L.
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Ubertini, P.
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1 March 2020
Fiocchi, M.
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Onori, F.
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Bazzano, A.
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Bird, Antony
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Bodaghee, A.
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Charles, P.A.
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Lepingwell, V.A.
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Malizia, A.
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Masetti, N.
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Natalucci, L.
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Ubertini, P.
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Fiocchi, M., Onori, F., Bazzano, A., Bird, Antony, Bodaghee, A., Charles, P.A., Lepingwell, V.A., Malizia, A., Masetti, N., Natalucci, L. and Ubertini, P.
(2020)
Evolution of MAXI J1631-479 during the January 2019 outburst observed by INTEGRAL/IBIS.
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, (3), .
(doi:10.1093/mnras/staa068).
Abstract
We report on a recent bright outburst from the new X-ray binary transient MAXIJ1631-479, observed in January 2019. In particular, we present the 30-200 keV analysis of spectral transitions observed with INTEGRAL/IBIS during its Galactic Plane monitoring program. In the MAXI and BAT monitoring period, we observed two different spectral transitions between the high/soft and low/hard states. The INTEGRAL spectrum from data taken soon before the second transition, is best described by a Comptonised thermal component with a temperature of kTe ~ 30 keV and a high luminosity value of L2-200 keV ~ 3×1038 erg s-1 (assuming a distance of 8 kpc). During the second transition, the source shows a hard, power-law spectrum. The lack of high energy cut-off indicates that the hard X-ray spectrum from MAXI J1631-479 is due to a non-thermal emission. Inverse Compton scattering of soft X-ray photons from a non-thermal or hybrid thermal/non-thermal electron distribution can explain the observed X-ray spectrum although a contribution to the hard X-ray emission from a jet cannot be determined at this stage. The outburst evolution in the hardness-intensity diagram, the spectral characteristics and the rise and decay times of the outburst are suggesting this system is a black hole candidate.
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Evolution of MAXI J1631-479 during the January 2019 outburst observed by INTEGRAL IBIS
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Accepted/In Press date: 6 January 2020
e-pub ahead of print date: 11 January 2020
Published date: 1 March 2020
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FO acknowledge the support of the H2020 European Hemera program, grant agreement No 730970.
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PAC is grateful to the Leverhulme Trust for the award of an Emeritus Fellowship.
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Binaries, Black holes, Individual:MAXI J1631-479, Neutron, Non-thermal, Radiationmechanisms, Stars, X-rays
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M. Fiocchi
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F. Onori
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A. Bazzano
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A. Bodaghee
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P.A. Charles
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V.A. Lepingwell
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A. Malizia
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N. Masetti
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L. Natalucci
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P. Ubertini
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