A mid-IR look at Z sources: Jets in neutron star X-ray binaries?

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Mar 2008

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Spitzer Proposal ID #50670

Computer Science

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We propose to use the IRAC and MIPS camera arrays on Spitzer to establish the mid-infrared spectral energy distribution and search for evidence for jet emission contributions at Spitzer wavelengths for three Z sources: GX 349+2, GX 17+2, and Cyg X-2. These neutron star X-ray binaries are the brightest X-ray sources in the Galaxy and also the most radio bright of their class. Their inferred high mass accretion rates make them the neutron star analog of black hole systems that exhibit prominent compact and transient jets. By modeling simultaneous broadband IR - radio data from Spitzer and the VLA, we can better understand the contribution of jets to the overall spectrum of these sources and investigate potential differences in the jet formation between black hole and neutron star systems.

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