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dc.contributor.authorKalamkar, M.
dc.contributor.authorAltamirano, D.
dc.contributor.authorvan der Klis, M.
dc.contributor.authorCasella, P.
dc.contributor.authorHoman, Jeroen
dc.contributor.authorLinares Alegret, Manuel
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-27T15:48:05Z
dc.date.available2015-02-27T15:48:05Z
dc.date.issued2011-03
dc.date.submitted2010-12
dc.identifier.issn2041-8205
dc.identifier.issn2041-8213
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/95724
dc.description.abstractWe report on the analysis of all 65 pointed Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) observations of the recently discovered soft X-ray transient MAXI J1659-152 (initially referred to as GRB 100925A). The source was studied in terms of its evolution through the hardness-intensity diagram (HID), as well as its X-ray variability properties. MAXI J1659-152 traced out a counterclockwise loop in the HID, which is commonly seen in transient low-mass X-ray binaries. The variability properties of the source, in particular the detection of type-B and type-C low-frequency quasi-periodic oscillations, and the way they evolve along the HID track, indicate that MAXI J1659-152 is a black hole candidate. The spectral and variability properties of MAXI J1659-152 imply that the source was observed in the hard and soft intermediate states during the RXTE observations, with several transitions between these two states.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNWO of the Netherlands (Rubicon Fellowship)en_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherIOP Publishingen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/731/1/L2en_US
dc.rightsArticle 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.sourceAmerican Astronomical Societyen_US
dc.titleTHE IDENTIFICATION OF MAXI J1659-152 AS A BLACK HOLE CANDIDATEen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.citationKalamkar, M., J. Homan, D. Altamirano, M. van der Klis, P. Casella, and M. Linares. “THE IDENTIFICATION OF MAXI J1659-152 AS A BLACK HOLE CANDIDATE.” The Astrophysical Journal 731, no. 1 (March 15, 2011): L2. © 2011 The American Astronomical Societyen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Researchen_US
dc.contributor.mitauthorHoman, Jeroenen_US
dc.contributor.mitauthorLinares Alegret, Manuelen_US
dc.relation.journalThe Astrophysical Journal. Lettersen_US
dc.eprint.versionFinal published versionen_US
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticleen_US
eprint.statushttp://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerRevieweden_US
dspace.orderedauthorsKalamkar, M.; Homan, J.; Altamirano, D.; van der Klis, M.; Casella, P.; Linares, M.en_US
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