Back to Business: SLX 1746–331 after 13 Years of Silence

• Published in: The Astrophysical journal Vol. 955; no. 2; pp. 96 - 105
• Main Authors: Peng, Jing-Qiang, Zhang, Shu, Wang, Peng-Ju, Zhang, Shuang-Nan, Kong, Ling-Da, Chen, Yu-Peng, Shui, Qing-Cang, Ji, Long, Qu, Jin-Lu, Tao, Lian, Ge, Ming-Yu, Ma, Rui-Can, Chang, Zhi, Li, Jian, Li, Zhao-sheng, Yu, Zhuo-Li, Yan, Zhe, Zhang, Peng, Xiao, Yun-Xiang, Zhao, Shu-Jie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia The American Astronomical Society 01.10.2023; IOP Publishing
• Subjects: Astrophysics; Black holes; Circular orbits; Fluctuations; Inclination angle; Orbital stability; Outbursts; Silence; Spectral analysis; Spectrum analysis; Temperature dependence; X-ray binary stars

The black hole candidate system SLX 1746–331 was back to business in 2023, after a long silence of roughly 13 years. An outburst was observed thoroughly by Insight-HXMT and NICER. The outburst is characterized by spectral dominance of the soft state, where the joint Insight-HXMT and NICER spectral a...