1. Insight-HXMT Observations of a Possible Fast Transition from the Jet- to Wind-dominated State during a Huge Flare of GRS 1915+105
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R. J. Yang, Qiu-Yi Luo, L. Chen, H. S. Zhao, Y. L. Tuo, J. Y. Liao, H. M. Zhang, Y. Nang, Lei Sun, C. Z. Liu, Lian Tao, D. K. Zhou, R. C. Ma, Y. F. Zhang, Yuan You, Y. H. Zhang, X. Y. Song, X. H. Ma, Yuan-Yuan Du, Qi-Bin Yi, B. Y. Wu, P. J. Wang, Tao Luo, Bo Liu, B. B. Wu, Xuelong Li, J. Guan, Li-Ming Song, S. Xiao, Bo Li, Shaolin Xiong, X. X. Li, Xue-Feng Lu, H. Gao, G. H. Gao, Tong Li, S. M. Jia, Y. P. Xu, Sisi Yang, S. J. Zheng, F. J. Lu, M. Wu, Jia Huo, XiangYang Wen, Y. H. Tan, Ya Fang Huang, Peng Zhang, Qingcui Bu, Y. G. Zheng, H. W. Liu, Y. J. Yang, X. L. Cao, Gang Li, W. S. Wang, Tian-Xiang Chen, N. Sai, Cunguo Wang, C. K. Li, Ge Ou, W. C. Zhang, S. N. Zhang, Y. B. Chen, Junqiang Zhang, Q. Q. Yin, Z. W. Li, Y. P. Chen, G. C. Xiao, J. Jin, Xin-Fu Zhao, X. J. Liu, Y. S. Wang, Wenhan Jiang, Ling-Jun Wang, C. Cai, Wenxiong Li, Gang Chen, Z. Chang, Da-Wei Han, L. D. Kong, Xiong Li, Yu-Dong Gu, Bin Meng, Min Gao, Ming-Yu Ge, X. H. Liang, J. L. Qu, Hongfei Liu, Fuqin Zhang, Long Ji, X. Q. Ren, Wei Cui, J. Y. Nie, Wei Zhang, and Cheng-Cheng Guo
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,X-ray binary ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics ,Astrophysics ,01 natural sciences ,Spectral line ,Luminosity ,law.invention ,Astrophysical jet ,law ,0103 physical sciences ,Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics ,010303 astronomy & astrophysics ,Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE) ,Physics ,Accretion (meteorology) ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,Radius ,Space and Planetary Science ,Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Energy (signal processing) ,Flare - Abstract
We present the analysis of the brightest flare that was recorded in the \emph{Insight}-HMXT data set, in a broad energy range (2$-$200 keV) from the microquasar GRS~1915+105 during an unusual low-luminosity state. This flare was detected by \emph{Insight}-HXMT among a series of flares during 2 June 2019 UTC 16:37:06 to 20:11:36, with a 2-200 keV luminosity of 3.4$-$7.27$\times10^{38}$ erg s$^{-1}$. Basing on the broad-band spectral analysis, we find that the flare spectrum shows different behaviors during bright and faint epochs. The spectrum of the flare can be fitted with a model dominated by a power-law component. Additional components show up in the bright epoch with a hard tail and in the faint epoch with an absorption line $\sim$ 6.78 keV. The reflection component of the latter is consistent with an inner disk radius $\sim$ 5 times larger than that of the former. These results on the giant flare during the "unusual" low-luminosity state of GRS~1915+105 may suggest that the source experiences a possible fast transition from a jet-dominated state to a wind-dominated state. We speculate that the evolving accretion disk and the large-scale magnetic field may play important roles in this peculiar huge flare.
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- 2021
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