Observations of GX 339-4 in 1996

Authors
Smith, IA Liang, EP Lin, D Bottcher, M Moss, M Crider, A Filippenko, AV Leonard, DC Fender, RP Durouchoux, P Corbel, S Sood, R
Citation
Ia. Smith et al., Observations of GX 339-4 in 1996, ASTROPHYS L, 38(1-6), 1999, pp. 265-268
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
ASTROPHYSICAL LETTERS & COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
08886512 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
1-6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
265 - 268
Database
ISI
SICI code
0888-6512(1999)38:1-6<265:OOG3I1>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
GX 339-4 is an unusual black hole candidate in that it is a persistent sour ce, being detected by X-ray telescopes most of the time, but it also has no va-like flaring states. In 1996 we performed radio, optical, X-ray, and gam ma-ray observations of GX 339-4 when it was in a hard state (= soft X-ray l ow state). Here we present a brief summary of some of the results.