{
  "id": "0908.3077",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2009-08-21T09:09:06.000Z",
  "updated": "2009-08-21T09:09:06.000Z",
  "title": "Black-hole binaries: life begins at 40 keV",
  "authors": [
    "Tomaso M. Belloni",
    "Sara Motta"
  ],
  "comment": "Proc. \"Simbol-X: Focusing on the Hard X-Ray Universe\", Paris, 2-5 Dec. 2008, ed. J. Rodriguez and P. Ferrando; 4 pages, 3 figures",
  "categories": [
    "astro-ph.HE"
  ],
  "abstract": "In the study of black-hole transients, an important problem that still needs to be answered is how the high-energy part of the spectrum evolves from the low-hard to the high-soft state, given that they have very different properties. Recent results obtained with RXTE and INTEGRAL have given inconsistent results. With RXTE, we have found that the high-energy cutoff in GX 339-4 during the transition first decreases (during the low-hard state), then increases again across the Hard-Intermediate state, to become unmeasurable in the soft states (possibly because of statistical limitations). We show Simbol-X will be able to determine the spectral shape with superb accuracy. As the high-energy part of the spectrum is relatively less known than the one below 20 keV, Simbol-X will provide important results that will help out understanding of the extreme physical conditions in the vicinity of a stellar-mass black hole.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2009-08-21T09:09:06.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "subjects": [
      "98.62.Js",
      "95.85.Nv",
      "95.85.-e",
      "98.52.-b"
    ],
    "keywords": [
      "life begins",
      "black-hole binaries",
      "high-energy part",
      "transition first decreases",
      "stellar-mass black hole"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "publication": {
      "doi": "10.1063/1.3149408"
    },
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 4,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "inspire": 829244,
      "adsabs": "2009AIPC.1126..185B"
    }
  }
}