NICER observation list: Target ID 756801
- Proposal Number = 7568
- Target ID = 756801
- Target Name = GX_339-4
- Proposal Title = CONTINUUM-FITTING MEASUREMENTS OF BLACK-HOLE SPIN IN BRIGHT X-RAY TRANSIENT SYSTEMS
- PI = JAMES STEINER
- Proposal Category = X-RAY BINARIES
- Cycle number = 7
- Observation Type = NOR
Abstract
Stellar-mass black holes in X-ray transients undergo months-long outbursts during which they explore wide-ranging accretion rates and spectral-timing states. Following transitioning to the thermal/soft state, the black hole undergoes a protracted thermal decline. The pristine thermal/soft state contains only minor contribution from the nonthermal components; most of the emission comes from the thermal accretion disk continuum. Accordingly, this state is the gold-standard for spin measurements via X-ray continuum fitting. We request 10x2ks observations during the thermal phase of the outburst, to monitor a bright black-hole transient in decline, in order to determine its spin. We request up to two triggers over the next cycle, for a maximum of 40ks.
Obsid |
RA |
DEC |
l |
b |
Start |
End |
Exposure |
Number of Modules |
Number of Processing |
Status of Processing |
Date of Processing |
Public date |
7568010101 |
255.705 |
-48.790 |
338.939 |
-4.326 |
60572.1400 |
60572.4778 |
0.0 |
41 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
60582.6 |
60766 |
7568010102 |
255.706 |
-48.790 |
338.939 |
-4.327 |
60582.9602 |
60582.9644 |
11.0 |
50 |
5 |
VALIDATED |
60595.2 |
60776 |
7568010103 |
255.705 |
-48.791 |
338.938 |
-4.327 |
60583.0248 |
60583.4812 |
1647.0 |
50 |
5 |
VALIDATED |
60595.3 |
60777 |
7568010104 |
255.705 |
-48.790 |
338.939 |
-4.326 |
60710.9174 |
60710.9891 |
564.0 |
50 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
60725.1 |
60904 |
7568010105 |
255.705 |
-48.789 |
338.939 |
-4.326 |
60711.0475 |
60711.1188 |
108.0 |
50 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
60725.1 |
60905 |