NICER observation list: Target ID 651108
- Proposal Number = 6511
- Target ID = 651108
- Target Name = Swift_J1727.8-1613
- 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 |
6511080101 |
261.930 |
-16.205 |
8.642 |
10.255 |
60200.0504 |
60200.1238 |
1143.0 |
17 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
60211.4 |
60214 |