Assessing the X-ray Contribution from Jets in X-ray Binaries

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dc.creatorMarkoff, S.
dc.creatorNowak, M.
dc.creatorCorbel, S.
dc.creatorFender, R.
dc.creatorFalcke, H.
dc.date2002-08-05
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:04:34Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:04:34Z
dc.descriptionAstrophysical jets exist from the stellar scale up to AGN, and seem to share common features particularly in the radio. But while AGN jets are known to emit X-rays, the situation for XRB jets is not so clear. Radio jets have been resolved in several XRBs in the low/hard state, and it seems likely that some form of outflow is present whenever this state is achieved. Interestingly, the flat-to-inverted radio synchrotron emission associated with these outflows strongly correlates with the X-ray emission in several sources, suggesting that the jet plasma plays a role at higher frequencies. In this same state, there is also increasing evidence for a turnover in the IR/optical where the flat-to-inverted spectrum seems to connect to an optically thin component extending into the X-rays. We discuss how jet synchrotron emission is likely to contribute to the X-rays, in addition to inverse Compton up-scattering, providing a natural explanation for these correlations and the turnover in the IR/optical band.
dc.description4 pages, 4 figures, Proceedings of the 4th Microquasar Workshop, eds. Ph Durouchoux, Y. Fuchs and J. Rodriguez, published by the Center for Space Physics: Kolkata
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0208084
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0208084
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/4805
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleAssessing the X-ray Contribution from Jets in X-ray Binaries
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