MAXI, LOFAR and Microquasars - All-sky monitoring of X-ray binaries in X-rays and radio

TL;DR

This paper explores the potential of combining MAXI X-ray and LOFAR radio observations for simultaneous all-sky monitoring of X-ray binaries, especially microquasars, to enhance understanding of their accretion and jet processes.

Contribution

It proposes a novel synergy between MAXI and LOFAR for simultaneous multi-wavelength monitoring of X-ray binaries, enabling new insights into their accretion-outflow mechanisms.

Findings

Potential for real-time multi-wavelength monitoring of microquasars.

Enhanced understanding of accretion and jet coupling in X-ray binaries.

Framework for future observational strategies combining X-ray and radio data.

Abstract

In this paper I will discuss future synergies between the Japanese MAXI X-ray all-sky monitor, to be placed on the International Space Station in 2009, and the next-generation radio astronomy array LOFAR, currently under construction in The Netherlands. The wide fields of view and multiple beams of LOFAR will allow, in combination with MAXI, simultaneous all-sky monitoring of the sky in both the X-ray and radio bands. Focussing on microquasars, X-ray binary jet systems, I discuss how the combination of MAXI and LOFAR will help us to further understand the accretion--outflow coupling in such systems.