Fast Infrared Sub-Flares From GRS 1915+105
Astrophysics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We report the discovery of fast (~ 100 sec) 2.2 micron flares from the microquasar GRS 1915+105, which are superimposed on longer (~ 30 min), brighter flares corresponding to episodes of jet formation. The number and strength of the sub-flares in each bright flare varies, and does not seem to correlate in any obvious way with the underlying light curve or with changes in the X-ray emission. However, the fact that these sub-flares only occur in tandem with the larger flares indicates that they might be related to the jet ejection process.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0208068,
title = {Fast Infrared Sub-Flares From GRS 1915+105},
author = {David M. Rothstein and Stephen S. Eikenberry},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0208068},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
4 pages, 2 figures; to appear in Proceedings of the 4th Microquasar Workshop, eds. Ph Durouchoux, Y. Fuchs and J. Rodriguez, published by the Center for Space Physics: Kolkata