A parsec scale X-ray extended structure from the X-ray binary Circinus X-1
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters 397:1 (2009)
Abstract:
We present the results of the analysis of two Chandra observations of Circinus X-1 performed in 2007, for a total exposure time of ~50 ks. The source was observed with the High Resolution Camera during a long X-ray low-flux state of the source. Cir X-1 is an accreting neutron star binary system that exhibits ultra-relativistic arcsec-scale radio jets and an extended arcmin-scale radio nebula. Furthermore, a recent paper has shown an X-ray excess on arcmin-scale prominent on the side of the receding radio jet. In our images, we clearly detect X-ray structures on both the side of the receding and the approaching radio jet. The X-ray emission is consistent with a synchrotron origin. Our detection is consistent with neutron star binaries being as efficient as black hole binaries in producing X-ray outflows, despite their shallower gravitational potential. © 2009 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2009 RAS.Linking jet emission and X-ray properties in the peculiar neutron star X-ray binary Circinus X-1
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