Long-Term Monitoring of the Hard X-Ray Emission from Galactic Black Holes with BATSE

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Black Holes, Gamma-Ray Observations, Cygnus X-1, Gro J0422+32, Gro J1719-24, Gro J1655-40, Grs 1915+105

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The BATSE instrument aboard the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory monitored numerous astronomical sources, including the Galactic black holes Cygnus X-1, GRO J0422+32, GRO J1719-24, GRS 1915+105, and GRO J1655-40, almost continuously from 1991 to 2000 in the energy range 23-1798 keV. We present results for these five black holes from the full nine-year BATSE earth occultation database using the JPL data analysis package EBOP (Enhanced BATSE Occultation Package). Light curves in four broad energy bands with 1-day resolution are presented showing flux histories for each source over the nine years. Spectra during the high flux/outburst states and low flux/quiescent states for these objects are also presented. The differences in the spectra suggest that there may two different classes of Galactic black holes.

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