NuSTAR and INTEGRAL observations of a low/hard state of 1E1740.7-2942

  • Lorenzo Natalucci
  • , John A. Tomsick
  • , Angela Bazzano
  • , David M. Smith
  • , Matteo Bachetti
  • , Didier Barret
  • , Steven E. Boggs
  • , Finn Erland Christensen
  • , William W. Craig
  • , Mariateresa Fiocchi
  • , Felix Fuerst
  • , Brian W. Grefenstette
  • , Charles J. Hailey
  • , Fiona A. Harrison
  • , Roman Krivonos
  • , Erik Kuulkers
  • , Jon M. Miller
  • , Katja Pottschmidt
  • , Daniel Stern
  • , Pietro Ubertini
  • Dominic J. Walton, William W. Zhang

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    Abstract

    The microquasar 1E1740.7-2942, also known as the "Great Annihilator", was observed by NuSTAR in the Summer of 2012. We have analyzed in detail two observations taken ~2 weeks apart, for which we measure hard and smooth spectra typical of the low/hard state. A few weeks later the source flux declined significantly. Nearly simultaneous coverage by INTEGRAL is available from its Galactic Center monitoring campaign lasting ~2.5 months. These data probe the hard state spectrum from 1E1740.7-2942 before the flux decline. We find good agreement between the spectra taken with IBIS/ISGRI and NuSTAR, with the measurements being compatible with a change in flux with no spectral variability. We present a detailed analysis of the NuSTAR spectral and timing data and upper limits for reflection of the high energy emission. We show that the high energy spectrum of this X-ray binary is well described by thermal Comptonization.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number63
    JournalAstrophysical Journal
    Volume780
    Issue number1
    Number of pages8
    ISSN0004-637X
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2014

    Keywords

    • Accretion
    • Accretion disks
    • Black hole physics
    • X-ray: binaries
    • X-ray: individual

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