Energy resolved timing of SS433: the supercritical disk and the jets
Abstract
We propose EPIC observations of the microquasar SS 433, the only known persistent superaccretor in the Galaxy. Previous studies of the XMM data showed that different parts of SS 433 spectrum are dominated by different sources of radiation. Preliminary results of the cross-correlation analysis of low- resolution RXTE spectra and existing short-duration XMM data, revealed correlations in variability between different energy ranges with time lags of 20 s. We request a longer (115 ks) mobservations in the timing mode to obtain high- resolution data, sufficient for the cross-correlation and variability analysis. These new data will give us the unique opportunity to investigate directly the non-stationary processes and spatial structure of the most inner parts of the supercritical accretion disk.
- Publication:
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XMM-Newton Proposal
- Pub Date:
- October 2011
- Bibcode:
- 2011xmm..prop..185M
- Keywords:
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- White Dwarf Binaries;
- Neutron Star Binaries;
- Cataclysmic Variables;
- ULXs;
- Black Holes;
- SS 433