Stephane Corbel

Relativistic Iron Line Emission from the Neutron Star Low-mass X-ray Binary 4U 1636-536 (2008)

Pandel, Dirk, Kaaret, Philip, Corbel, Stephane

We present an analysis of XMM-Newton and RXTE data from three observations of the neutron star LMXB 4U 1636-536. The X-ray spectra show clear evidence of a broad, asymmetric iron emission line...

Broadband X-ray Spectra of GX 339-4 and the Geometry of Accreting Black Holes in the Hard State (2008)

Tomsick, John A., Kalemci, Emrah, Kaaret, Philip, Markoff, Sera, Corbel, Stephane, Migliari, Simone, ...

A major question in the study of black hole binaries involves our understanding of the accretion geometry when the sources are in the hard state. In this state, the X-ray energy spectrum is dominated...

A Radio Nebula Surrounding the Ultra-luminous X-ray Source in NGC 5408 (2007)

Lang, Cornelia C., Kaaret, Philip, Corbel, Stephane, Mercer, Allison

New radio observations of the counterpart of the ultraluminous X-ray source in NGC 5408 show for the first time that the radio emission is resolved with an angular size of 1.5 to 2.0 arcseconds. This...

The discovery outburst of the X-ray transient IGR J17497-2821 observed with RXTE and ATCA (2006)

Rodriguez, Jerome, Bel, Marion Cadolle, Tomsick, John A., Corbel, Stephane, Brocksopp, Catherine, Paizis, Ada, ...

We report the results of a series of RXTE and ATCA observations of the recently-discovered X-ray transient IGR J17497-2821. Our 3-200 keV PCA+HEXTE spectral analysis shows very little variations over...

Broad-band spectral changes of the microquasars Cygnus X-1 and SWIFT J1753.5-0127 (2006)

Cadolle Bel, Marion, Ribo, Marc, Rodriguez, Jerome, Chaty, Sylvain, Corbel, Stephane, Goldwurm, Andrea

We report high-energy results obtained with INTEGRAL and Rossi-XTE on two microquasars: the persistent high-mass system Cygnus X-1 and the transient low-mass binary SWIFT J1753.5-0127. INTEGRAL...

Broad-band spectral changes of the microquasars Cygnus X-1 and SWIFT J1753.5-0127 (2006)

Bel, Marion Cadolle, Ribo, Marc, Rodriguez, Jerome, Chaty, Sylvain, Corbel, Stephane, Goldwurm, Andrea

We report high-energy results obtained with INTEGRAL and Rossi-XTE on two microquasars: the persistent high-mass system Cygnus X-1 and the transient low-mass binary SWIFT J1753.5-0127. INTEGRAL...

An INTEGRAL monitoring of GRS 1915+105 using simultaneous space and ground based instruments (2006)

Rodriguez, Jerome, Pooley, Guy, Hannikainen, Diana, Lehto, Harry J., Belloni, Tomaso, Cadolle-Bel, Marion, ...

We report the results of 3 observations of GRS 1915+105 during which the source is found to show the X-ray dips/spike sequences (cycles). These observations were performed simultaneously with...

Broad-band spectral changes of the microquasars Cygnus X-1 and SWIFT J1753.5-0127 (2006)

Cadolle Bel, Marion, Ribo, Marc, Rodriguez, Jerome, Chaty, Sylvain, Corbel, Stephane, Goldwurm, Andrea

We report high-energy results obtained with INTEGRAL and Rossi-XTE on two microquasars: the persistent high-mass system Cygnus X-1 and the transient low-mass binary SWIFT J1753.5-0127. INTEGRAL...

Broad-band spectral changes of the microquasars Cygnus X-1 and SWIFT J1753.5-0127 (2006)

Cadolle Bel, Marion, Ribo, Marc, Rodriguez, Jerome, Chaty, Sylvain, Corbel, Stephane, Goldwurm, Andrea

We report high-energy results obtained with INTEGRAL and Rossi-XTE on two microquasars: the persistent high-mass system Cygnus X-1 and the transient low-mass binary SWIFT J1753.5-0127. INTEGRAL...

The faint 2005 hard state outburst of Aquila X-1 seen by INTEGRAL and RXTE (2006)

Rodriguez, Jerome, Shaw, Simon E., Corbel, Stephane

We report on the spectral analysis of RXTE and INTEGRAL data of the 2005 April outburst of the transient Atoll source Aql X-1. Although this outburst is one of the faintest ever detected for this...

Is the `IR Coincidence' Just That? (2005)

Nowak, Michael, Wilms, Joern, Heinz, Sebastian, Pooley, Guy, Pottschmidt, Katja, Corbel, Stephane

(Abridged) Motch (1985) suggested that in the hard state of GX 339-4 the soft X-ray power-law extrapolated backward in energy agrees with the IR flux. Corbel & Fender (2002) showed that the hard...

Relativistic Jets in the RXTE Era (2004)

Corbel, Stephane

Since the launch of the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer in 1995 our understanding of jetted outflows has significantly improved. Indeed, relativistic jets are now believed to be a fairly ubiquitous...

INTEGRAL, XMM-Newton and Rossi-XTE Observations of the State Transition of the X-ray Transient and Black Hole Candidate XTE J1720-318 (2004)

Cadolle Bel, Marion, Goldwurm, Andrea, Rodriguez, Jerome, Goldoni, Paolo, Corbel, Stephane, Sizun, Patrick, ...

We report the results of extensive high-energy observations of the X-ray transient and black hole candidate XTE J1720-318 performed with INTEGRAL, XMM-Newton and RXTE. The source, which underwent an...

INTEGRAL, XMM-Newton and Rossi-XTE Observations of the State Transition of the X-ray Transient and Black Hole Candidate XTE J1720-318 (2004)

Bel, Marion Cadolle, Goldwurm, Andrea, Rodriguez, Jerome, Goldoni, Paolo, Corbel, Stephane, Sizun, Patrick, ...

We report the results of extensive high-energy observations of the X-ray transient and black hole candidate XTE J1720-318 performed with INTEGRAL, XMM-Newton and RXTE. The source, which underwent an...

INTEGRAL, XMM-Newton and Rossi-XTE Observations of the State Transition of the X-ray Transient and Black Hole Candidate XTE J1720-318 (2004)

Cadolle Bel, Marion, Goldwurm, Andrea, Rodriguez, Jerome, Goldoni, Paolo, Corbel, Stephane, Sizun, Patrick, ...

We report the results of extensive high-energy observations of the X-ray transient and black hole candidate XTE J1720-318 performed with INTEGRAL, XMM-Newton and RXTE. The source, which underwent an...

An INTEGRAL Observation of the Black Hole Transient 4U 1630--47 and the Norma Region of the Galaxy (2004)

Tomsick, John A., Lingenfelter, Richard, Corbel, Stephane, Goldwurm, Andrea, Kaaret, Philip

We report on results from a 2003 February INTEGRAL observation of the black hole candidate (BHC) 4U 1630-47 and the high energy sources in the Norma Region of the Galaxy and on RXTE and radio...

Orbital Parameters for the Black Hole Binary XTE J1650-500 (2004)

Orosz, Jerome A., McClintock, Jeffrey E., Remillard, Ronald A., Corbel, Stephane

(Shortened) We present R-band photometry of the X-ray transient and candidate black hole binary XTE J1650-500 obtained between 2003 May and August with the 6.5m Clay Telescope. A timing analysis of...

INTEGRAL, XMM-Newton and Rossi-XTE Observations of the State Transition of the X-ray Transient and Black Hole Candidate XTE J1720-318 (2004)

Cadolle Bel, Marion, Goldwurm, Andrea, Rodriguez, Jerome, Goldoni, Paolo, Corbel, Stephane, Sizun, Patrick, ...

We report the results of extensive high-energy observations of the X-ray transient and black hole candidate XTE J1720-318 performed with INTEGRAL, XMM-Newton and RXTE. The source, which underwent an...

INTEGRAL, XMM-Newton and Rossi-XTE Observations of the State Transition of the X-ray Transient and Black Hole Candidate XTE J1720-318 (2004)

Cadolle Bel, Marion, Goldwurm, Andrea, Rodriguez, Jerome, Goldoni, Paolo, Corbel, Stephane, Sizun, Patrick, ...

We report the results of extensive high-energy observations of the X-ray transient and black hole candidate XTE J1720-318 performed with INTEGRAL, XMM-Newton and RXTE. The source, which underwent an...

A transient large-scale relativistic radio jet from GX 339-4 (2003)

Gallo, Elena, Corbel, Stephane, Fender, Rob, Maccarone, Tom, Tzioumis, Tasso

We report on the formation and evolution of a large-scale, synchrotron-emitting jet from the black hole candidate and X-ray binary system GX 339-4. In 2002 May, the source moved from a low/hard to a...

Chandra Detections of Two Quiescent Black Hole X-Ray Transients (2003)

Tomsick, John A., Corbel, Stephane, Fender, Rob, Miller, Jon M., Orosz, Jerome A., Rupen, Michael P., ...

Using the Chandra X-ray Observatory, we have detected the black hole transients V4641 Sgr and XTE J1859+226 in their low luminosity, quiescent states. The 0.3-8 keV luminosities are...

X-Ray Flares and Oscillations from the Black Hole Candidate X-Ray Transient XTE J1650-500 at Low Luminosity (2003)

Tomsick, John A., Kalemci, Emrah, Corbel, Stephane, Kaaret, Philip

We report on X-ray observations made with the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer of the black hole candidate (BHC) transient XTE J1650-500 at the end of its first, and currently only, outburst. By...

Radio Emission from an Ultraluminous X-Ray Source (2003)

Kaaret, Philip, Corbel, Stephane, Prestwich, Andrea H., Zezas, Andreas

The physical nature of ultraluminous x-ray sources is uncertain. Stellar mass black holes with beamed radiation and intermediate mass black holes with isotropic radiation are two plausible...

X-Ray Jet Emission from the Black Hole X-Ray Binary XTE J1550-564 with Chandra in 2000 (2002)

Tomsick, John A., Corbel, Stephane, Fender, Rob, Miller, Jon M., Orosz, Jerome A., Tzioumis, Tasso, ...

We have discovered an X-ray jet due to material ejected from the black hole X-ray transient XTE J1550-564. The discovery was first reported by Corbel et al. (Science, 298, 196 and astro-ph/0210224),...

X-Ray Observations of XTE J1550-564 During the Decay of the 2000 Outburst - I. Chandra and RXTE Energy Spectra (2001)

Tomsick, John A., Corbel, Stephane, Kaaret, Philip

We report on the evolution of the X-ray energy spectrum for the black hole candidate (BHC) X-ray transient XTE J1550-564 during the decay of the 2000 outburst. The Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE)...

Quenching of the radio jet during the X-ray high state of GX 339-4 (1999)

Fender, Robert, Corbel, Stephane, Tzioumis, Tasso, McIntyre, Vince, Campbell-Wilson, Duncan, Nowak, Mike, ...

We have observed the black hole candidate X-ray binary GX 339-4 at radio wavelengths before, during and after the 1998 high/soft X-ray state transition. We find that the radio emission from the...