NICER observation list: Target ID 756201

Abstract

We propose 12 observations of a black hole transient of 3.6 ksec each with NICER to be made simultaneously with Gemini/Zorro fast-timing measurements in the infrared. These data will be used to understand the evolution of the optical/X-ray cross-correlation function, the lags in which give fundamental information about the speed of the relativistic jets in these systems. NICER will allow high throughput and access both to the geometrically thin and geometrically thick spectral components in the accretion flow. By observing the evolution of this cross-correlation function we will be able to make the first observational study of the evolution of the jet speed in X-ray binaries.
Obsid RA DEC l b Start End Exposure Number of
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7562010101 326.172 38.322 87.329 -11.316 60578.2925 60578.4958 1381.0 50 4 VALIDATED 60591.7 60592
7562010102 326.171 38.322 87.328 -11.316 60579.2702 60579.4123 3158.0 50 6 VALIDATED 60591.8 60593