| dc.contributor.author | Steiner, James F. | |
| dc.contributor.author | McClintock, Jeffrey E. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Orosz, Jerome A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bailyn, Charles D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kolehmainen, Mari | |
| dc.contributor.author | Straub, Odele | |
| dc.contributor.author | Remillard, Ronald A | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-01-20T17:51:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-01-20T17:51:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-09 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2014-08 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2041-8205 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2041-8213 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/92991 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Building upon a new dynamical model for the X-ray binary LMC X-3, we measure the spin of its black hole (BH) primary via the continuum-fitting method. We consider over one thousand thermal-state Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer X-ray spectra of LMC X-3. Using a large subset of these spectra, we constrain the spin parameter of the BH to be a[subscript *] = 0.25 [+0.20 over -0.29] (90% confidence). Our estimate of the uncertainty in a* takes into account a wide range of systematic errors. We discuss evidence for a correlation between a BH's spin and the complexity of its X-ray spectrum. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | IOP Publishing | en_US |
| dc.relation.isversionof | http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/793/2/l29 | en_US |
| dc.rights | Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. | en_US |
| dc.source | American Astronomical Society | en_US |
| dc.title | The low-spin black hole in LMC X-3 | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Steiner, James F., Jeffrey E. McClintock, Jerome A. Orosz, Ronald A. Remillard, Charles D. Bailyn, Mari Kolehmainen, and Odele Straub. “The Low-Spin Black Hole in LMC X-3.” The Astrophysical Journal 793, no. 2 (September 12, 2014): L29. © 2014 The American Astronomical Society | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research | en_US |
| dc.contributor.mitauthor | Remillard, Ronald Alan | en_US |
| dc.relation.journal | Astrophysical Journal. Letters | en_US |
| dc.eprint.version | Final published version | en_US |
| dc.type.uri | http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle | en_US |
| eprint.status | http://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerReviewed | en_US |
| dspace.orderedauthors | Steiner, James F.; McClintock, Jeffrey E.; Orosz, Jerome A.; Remillard, Ronald A.; Bailyn, Charles D.; Kolehmainen, Mari; Straub, Odele | en_US |
| mit.license | PUBLISHER_POLICY | en_US |
| mit.metadata.status | Complete | |
