The faint "heartbeats" of IGR J17091-3624: an exceptional black hole candidate

We report on the first 180 days of <i>Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer</i> 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. Simila...

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Main Authors: Altamirano, D. (Author), Belloni, T. (Author), Linares, M. (Author), van der Klis, M. (Author), Wijnands, R. (Author), Curran, P.A (Author), Kalamkar, M. (Author), Stiele, H. (Author), Motta, S. (Author), Muñoz-Darias, T. (Author), Casella, P. (Author), Krimm, H. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2011.
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