Bibcode
Tudose, Valeriu; Tzioumis, Anastasios; Fender, Rob; Wijnands, Rudy; Miller-Jones, James; Russell, David; Wiersema, Klaas; Soleri, Paolo; Linares, Manuel
Referencia bibliográfica
ATNF proposal C2097, Semester: July, 2009
Advertised on:
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2009
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Descripción
It has been recently argued from a theoretical point of view that the
interaction of some X-ray binary (XRB) jets with their environment will
produce trails of radio emitting plasma as the system moves through the
Milky Way. Only months later the first observational evidence for the
scenario was likely found: a bow shock shaped nebula was detected in
Halpha, most likely associated to the XRB SAX J1712.6-3739. In order to
confirm (or refute) this association and, more generally, test the
predictions of the theoretical model, we have initiated a
multi-wavelength observational campaign on SAX J1712.6-3739. We have
already submitted proposals to cover the X-ray (joint Chandra/XMM) and
optical (VLT) bands. We request 1.4 GHz ATCA observations to for the
first time detect and analyse the predicted radio jet plasma trails from
an XRB. These data will both compliment those at other wavelengths and
be essential in our attempt at studying this system.