The Faint "Heartbeats" of IGR J17091-3624: An Exceptional Black Hole Candidate
We report on the first 180 days of Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer observations of the outburst of the black hole candidate IGR J17091-3624. This source exhibits a broad variety of complex light curve patterns including periods of strong flares alternating with quiet intervals. Similar patterns in the X-ray light curves have been seen in the (up to now
Altamirano, D. et al.
Fecha de publicación:
12
2011