NICER observation list: Target ID 651103
- Proposal Number = 6511
- Target ID = 651103
- Target Name = GX_339-4
- Proposal Title = THE ORIGIN OF SUB-SECOND MULTIWAVELENGTH VARIABILITY IN BLACK HOLE BINARIES
- PI = JOHN PAICE
- Proposal Category = X-RAY BINARIES
- Cycle number = 6
- Observation Type = NOR
Abstract
Over the past few years, successful multiwavelength campaigns on a handful of Galactic Black Hole (BH) X-ray Binaries have revealed remarkable sub-second variability and significant optical/infrared-vs-X-ray correlations, with some arising in the first acceleration zone at the base of a compact, relativistic jet. But what drives these variations, and are they really as stable as they sometimes appear? Here we propose up to 10 individual anticipated ToO observations (5ks each) on 1--2 hard state outbursts, strictly simultaneous with optical/infrared timing. We will probe rapid, sub-second photometric variations and search for inter-band time delays to disentangle the jet/disc/coronal components using spectral-timing, and probe these systems on theory-critical, unprecedented scales.
| Obsid |
RA |
DEC |
l |
b |
Start |
End |
Exposure |
Number of Modules |
Number of Processing |
Status of Processing |
Date of Processing |
Public date |
| 6511030101 |
255.705 |
-48.790 |
338.939 |
-4.326 |
60063.2372 |
60063.3148 |
1679.0 |
51 |
5 |
VALIDATED |
60073.0 |
60077 |
| 6511030102 |
255.706 |
-48.790 |
338.939 |
-4.326 |
60196.0434 |
60196.3762 |
0.0 |
42 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
60208.7 |
60210 |