Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Scientific paper
2012-02-28
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
13 pages, 12 figures and 2 tables. Accepted for publication in MNRAS on 2012 February 28. Received in original form 2011 Octob
Scientific paper
We report on the long-term monitoring campaign of the black hole candidate IGR J17091-3624 performed with INTEGRAL and Swift during the peculiar outburst started on January 2011. We have studied the two month spectral evolution of the source in detail. Unlike the previous outbursts, the initial transition from the hard to the soft state in 2011 was not followed by the standard spectral evolution expected for a transient black hole binary. IGR J17091-3624 showed pseudo periodic flare-like events in the light curve, closely resembling those observed from GRS 1915+105. We find evidence that these phenomena are due to the same physical instability process ascribed to GRS 1915+105. Finally we speculate that the faintness of IGR J17091-3624 could be not only due to the high distance of the source but to the high inclination angle of the system as well.
Bozzo Enrico
Capitanio Fiamma
de Cesare Giovanni
Del Santo Melania
Ferrigno Carlo
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