A. J. Horst, Astronomical Institute, University of Amsterdam
P. A. Curran, International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research – Curtin University
J. C. A. Miller-Jones, International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research – Curtin University
J. D. Linford, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico
J. Gorosabel, Instituto de Astrof´ısica de Andaluc´ıa (IAA-CSIC), Glorieta de la Astronom´ıa s/n & Unidad Asociada Grupo Ciencia Planetarias UPV/EHU-IAA/CSIC, Departamento de F´ısica Aplicada I & Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, Alameda de Urquijo 36-5
D. M. Russell, Instituto de Astrof´ısica de Canarias (IAC), V´ıa L´actea s/n & Departamento de Astrof´ısica, Universidad de La Laguna
A. de Ugarte Postigo, Instituto de Astrof´ısica de Andaluc´ıa (IAA-CSIC), Glorieta de la Astronom´ıa s/n & Dark Cosmology Centre, Niels Bohr Institute
A. A. Lundgren, Joint ALMA Observatory
G. B. Taylor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico
D Maitra, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
S Guziy, Nikolaev National University
T M. Belloni, INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
C Kouveliotou, NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center
P G. Jonker, Netherlands Institute for Space Research
A Kamble, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Z Paragi, Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe
J Homan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
E Kuulkers, European Space Astronomy Centre
J Granot, The Open University of Israel
D Altamirano, University of Amsterdam
M M. Buxton, Yale University
A Castro-Tirado, Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía
R P. Fender, University of South Hampton
M A. Garrett, Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy
N Gehrels, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Dieter H. Hartmann, Clemson UniversityFollow
J A. Kennea, Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus
H A. Krimm, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
V Mangano, Istituto di Astrofysica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica
E Ramirez-Ruiz, University of California - Santa Cruz
P Romano, Istituto di Astrofysica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica
R.A.M.J. Wijers, University of Amsterdam
R Wijnands, University of Amsterdam
Y J. Yang, University of Amsterdam

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Fall 10-15-2013

Publication Title

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volume

436

Issue

3

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Abstract

MAXI J1659−152 was discovered on 2010 September 25 as a new X-ray transient, initially identified as a gamma-ray burst, but was later shown to be a new X-ray binary with a blackhole as the most likely compact object. Dips in the X-ray light curves have revealed that MAXI J1659−152 is the shortest period black hole candidate identified to date. Here we present the results of a large observing campaign at radio, submillimetre, near-infrared (nIR), optical and ultraviolet (UV) wavelengths. We have combined this very rich data set with the available X-ray observations to compile a broad-band picture of the evolution of this outburst. We have performed broad-band spectral modelling, demonstrating the presence of a spectral break at radio frequencies and a relationship between the radio spectrum and X-ray states. Also, we have determined physical parameters of the accretion disc and put them into context with respect to the other parameters of the binary system. Finally, we have investigated the radio–X-ray and nIR/optical/UV–X-ray correlations up to ∼3 yr after the outburst onset to examine the link between the jet and the accretion disc, and found that there is no significant jet contribution to the nIR emission when the source is in the soft or intermediate X-ray spectral state, consistent with our detection of the jet break at radio frequencies during these states.

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