1. Unveiling New Quiescent BHs with IPHAS
- Author
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Jesús M. Corral-Santana, Jorge Casares, Ignacio G. Martínez-Pais, Pablo Rodríguez-Gil, Reba M. Bandyopadhyay, Stefanie Wachter, Dawn Gelino, and Christopher R. Gelino
- Subjects
Physics ,education.field_of_study ,Stellar mass ,Population ,X-ray binary ,Astronomy ,Astrophysics ,Best evidence ,education - Abstract
X‐ray transients provide the best evidence for the existence of stellar‐mass BHs, with 20 confirmed cases based on dynamical studies. However, these are only the tip of iceberg of an estimated population of a few thousand BH binaries, which slowly reveal themselves through secular X‐ray outbursts. Therefore, new strategies aimed at unveiling this dormant population are clearly needed. We propose to use the IPHAS catalogues, together with several diagnostic diagrams, as a shortcut to unveil the brightest members of the galactic population of BH binaries.
- Published
- 2008