J/ApJ/699/453ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/699/453doi:10.26093/cds/vizier.16990453CDSShaposhnikov N.Titarchuk L.2017-10-13T15:41:03Z2011-07-19T12:46:20ZCDS support team

CDS, Observatoire de Strasbourg, 11 rue de l'Universite, F-67000 Strasbourg, France

cds-question@unistra.frx-ray-binary-starsastronomical-modelsWe present a study of correlations between X-ray spectral and timing properties observed from a number of Galactic black hole (BH) binaries during hard-soft state spectral evolution. We analyze 17 transition episodes from eight BH sources observed with Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer. Our scaling technique for BH mass determination uses a correlation between the spectral index and quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) frequency. In addition, we use a correlation between the index and the normalization of the disk "seed" component to cross-check the BH mass determination and estimate the distance to the source. We use GRO J1655-40 as a primary reference source for which the BH mass, distance, and inclination angle are evaluated by dynamical measurements with unprecedented precision among other Galactic BH sources. We apply our scaling technique to determine BH masses and distances for Cygnus X-1, GX 339-4, 4U 1543-47, XTE J1550-564, XTE J1650-500, H 1743-322, and XTE J1859-226. A good agreement of our results for sources with known values of BH masses and distance provides independent verification for our scaling technique.2009ApJ...699..453Shttps://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/ApJ/699/453CatalogResearchIsServedByTAP VizieR generic serviceIsServedByConesearch servicerelated-toJ/ApJ/687/471 : Observational comparison between ULXs and XRBs (Berghea+, 2008)J/ApJS/168/1 : Black hole mass estimates (Kelly+, 2007)J/ApJ/667/131 : Mass function of active black holes (Greene+, 2007)J/ApJ/614/91 : Black hole mass and accretion rate of AGNs (Wu+, 2004)https://cds.unistra.fr/vizier-org/licences_vizier.htmlhttps://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/ApJ/699/453https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/ApJ/699/453http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/ApJ/699/453https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/votable?-source=J/ApJ/699/453https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/votable?-source=J/ApJ/699/453http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/votable?-source=J/ApJ/699/453GETtext/xml+votablehttps://tapvizier.cds.unistra.fr/TAPVizieR/tapCone search capability for table J/ApJ/699/453/table1 (Spectral transition data used in analysis)https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJ/699/453/table1?https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJ/699/453/table1?http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJ/699/453/table1?GETtext/xml+votable180.050000true253.5005833-39.84580560.0055555555555555566/14632 28805 32208 41809 42189 42196 42417 42533https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/moc/J/ApJ/699/453?format=asciidefaultJ/ApJ/699/453/table1Spectral transition data used in analysisSourceSource namemeta.id;meta.maincharrecnoRecord number assigned by the VizieR team. Should Not be used for identification.meta.recordintn_TIDSimbad column added by the CDSmeta.ref.urlcharTIDTransition identificationmeta.id;obscharprimarySDateDate of starttime.epochnullableEDateDate of endtime.epochnullableTypeTransition type (rise, decay or mixed)meta.notecharRefReference(s) (1)meta.ref;pos.framecharSimbadSimbad column added by the CDSchar_RAPositions from Simbad (right ascension part)degpos.eq.ra;meta.main_DEPositions from Simbad (declination part)degpos.eq.dec;meta.mainJ/ApJ/699/453/table2Spectral and timing characteristics for RXTE datarecnoRecord number assigned by the VizieR team. Should Not be used for identification.meta.recordintTIDTransition identificationmeta.id;obscharOIDObservation identificationmeta.id;obs.param;obscharMJDModified Julian Date at RXTE observation startdtime.epochdoubleStateBlack hole state (1)meta.notecharnu? Frequency of quasi-periodic oscillationHzem.freqfloatnullablee_nu? Uncertainty in nuHzstat.errorfloatnullablealphaModel spectral indexspect.index;meta.modelledfloate_alphaUncertainty in alphastat.error;pos.eq.rafloatkTModel temperaturekeVphys.temperaturefloate_kTUncertainty in kTkeVstat.error;phys.energyfloatlogAModel log(A) parameter (2)stat.fit.paramfloate_logA? Uncertainty in logAstat.errorfloatnullablef_logA[f] Indicates logA is fixedmeta.codecharNbmcBulk Motion Comptonization normalization i L/d^2^ if L in 10^39^erg/s and d in (10kpc)stat.fit.paramdoublee_NbmcUncertainty in Nbmcstat.errordoubleEcut? High energy cut-offkeVstat.paramfloatnullablee_Ecut? Uncertainty in EcutkeVstat.errorfloatnullablef_Ecut[f] indicates Ecut is fixedmeta.codecharEfold? Cut-off folding energykeVstat.paramfloatnullablee_Efold? Uncertainty in EfoldkeVstat.errorfloatnullableFXX-ray flux (in 10^-8^erg/s/cm^2^)1e-11W.m**-2phot.flux;em.X-rayfloate_FXUncertainty in FX1e-11W.m**-2stat.errorfloatchi2Model reduced {chi}^2^stat.fit.chi2float