Observational aspects of Outbursting Black Hole Sources - Evolution of Spectro-Temporal features and X-ray Variability

TL;DR

This paper investigates the evolution of spectral and temporal features, including QPOs and variabilities, during outbursts of Galactic Black Hole sources, linking these to jet ejections and spectral states.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive analysis of outburst evolution in multiple black hole sources, connecting X-ray variability, spectral states, and jet ejections with modeling of broadband spectra.

Findings

QPO evolution correlates with spectral state transitions

Structured variabilities are linked to specific spectral states

Black hole masses are constrained through spectral modeling

Abstract

We report on our attempt to understand the outbursting profile of Galactic Black Hole (GBH) sources, keeping in mind the evolution of temporal and spectral features during the outburst. We present results of evolution of Quasi-periodic Oscillations (QPOs), spectral states and possible connection with Jet ejections during the outburst phase. Further, we attempt to connect the observed X-ray variabilities (i.e., `class' / `structured' variabilities, similar to GRS 1915+105) with spectral states of BH sources. Towards these studies, we consider three Black Hole sources that have undergone single (XTE J1859+226), a few (IGR J17091-3624) and many (GX 339-4) outbursts since the start of RXTE era. Finally, we model the broadband energy spectra (3 - 150 keV) of different spectral states using RXTE and NuSTAR observations. Results are discussed in the context of two component advective flow model, while constraining the mass of the three BH sources.