Bright Mini-outburst Ends the 12 yr Long Activity of the Black Hole Candidate Swift J1753.5-0127

dc.contributorAalto-yliopistofi
dc.contributorAalto Universityen
dc.contributor.authorZhang, G-Ben_US
dc.contributor.authorBernardini, F.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRussell, D. M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGelfand, J. D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLasota, J-Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorAl Qasim, A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAlMannaei, A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKoljonen, K. I. I.en_US
dc.contributor.authorShaw, A. W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLewis, F.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTomsick, J. A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPlotkin, R. M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMiller-Jones, J. C. A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMaitra, D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHoman, J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorCharles, P. A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKobel, P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPerez, D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDoran, R.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMetsähovi Radio Observatoryen
dc.contributor.organizationChinese Academy of Sciencesen_US
dc.contributor.organizationNew York University Abu Dhabien_US
dc.contributor.organizationNew York Universityen_US
dc.contributor.organizationNicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Centeren_US
dc.contributor.organizationUniversity of Londonen_US
dc.contributor.organizationUniversity of Albertaen_US
dc.contributor.organizationLiverpool John Moores Universityen_US
dc.contributor.organizationUniversity of California, Berkeleyen_US
dc.contributor.organizationCurtin Universityen_US
dc.contributor.organizationWheaton Collegeen_US
dc.contributor.organizationNetherlands Institute for Space Researchen_US
dc.contributor.organizationUniversity of Southamptonen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-13T15:24:39Z
dc.date.available2020-03-13T15:24:39Z
dc.date.issued2019-05-01en_US
dc.description.abstractWe present optical, UV, and X-ray monitoring of the short orbital period black hole X-ray binary candidate Swift J1753.5-0127, focusing on the final stages of its 12 yr long outburst that started in 2005. From 2016 September onward, the source started to fade, and within 3 months, the optical flux almost reached the quiescent level. Soon after that, using a new proposed rebrightening classification method, we recorded a mini-outburst and a reflare in the optical light curves, peaking in 2017 February (V ∼ 17.0) and May (V ∼ 17.9), respectively. Remarkably, the mini-outburst has a peak flux consistent with the extrapolation of the slow decay before the fading phase preceding it. The following reflare was fainter and shorter. We found from optical colors that the temperature of the outer disk was ∼11,000 K when the source started to fade rapidly. According to the disk instability model, this is close to the critical temperature when a cooling wave is expected to form in the disk, shutting down the outburst. The optical color could be a useful tool to predict decay rates in some X-ray transients. We notice that all X-ray binaries that show mini-outbursts following a main outburst are short orbital period systems (<7 hr). In analogy with another class of short-period binaries showing similar mini-outbursts, the cataclysmic variables of the RZ LMi type, we suggest that mini-outbursts could occur if there is a hot inner disk at the end of the outburst decay.en
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dc.identifier.citationZhang, G-B, Bernardini, F, Russell, D M, Gelfand, J D, Lasota, J-P, Al Qasim, A, AlMannaei, A, Koljonen, K I I, Shaw, A W, Lewis, F, Tomsick, J A, Plotkin, R M, Miller-Jones, J C A, Maitra, D, Homan, J, Charles, P A, Kobel, P, Perez, D & Doran, R 2019, 'Bright Mini-outburst Ends the 12 yr Long Activity of the Black Hole Candidate Swift J1753.5-0127', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 876, no. 1, 5. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab12dden
dc.identifier.doi10.3847/1538-4357/ab12dden_US
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dc.identifier.urihttps://aaltodoc.aalto.fi/handle/123456789/43440
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:aalto-202003132481
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherInstitute of Physics Publishing
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThe Astrophysical Journalen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVolume 876, issue 1en
dc.rightsopenAccessen
dc.subject.keywordaccretion, accretion disksen_US
dc.subject.keywordblack hole physicsen_US
dc.subject.keywordX-rays: individual (Swift J1753.5-0127)en_US
dc.subject.keywordDISC INSTABILITY MODELen_US
dc.subject.keywordX-RAY TRANSIENTSen_US
dc.subject.keywordDWARF NOVAEen_US
dc.subject.keywordMULTIWAVELENGTH OBSERVATIONSen_US
dc.subject.keywordGRO JO422+32en_US
dc.subject.keywordLIGHT CURVESen_US
dc.subject.keywordDUTY CYCLEen_US
dc.subject.keywordSTATEen_US
dc.subject.keywordULTRAVIOLETen_US
dc.subject.keywordLUMINOSITYen_US
dc.titleBright Mini-outburst Ends the 12 yr Long Activity of the Black Hole Candidate Swift J1753.5-0127en
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