SLIDE 1 Revisit LSI +61 303 with VLBA
Yuanwei Wu (NTSC)
- G. Torricelli-Ciamponi (INAF); M. Massi(MPIfR); M.J. Reid (CfA);
- B. Zhang (SHAO); L. Shao (MPIfR); X. W. Zheng (NJU)
YongPyong/EAVW 2018-09-07
SLIDE 2 Outline
- Background of LSI +61 303
- VLBA Observations
- Results
➢ proper motion & 3D motions ➢ Precession period ➢ Jet geometry
SLIDE 3 Background of LSI +61 303
- Binary: Be star (B0) + compact object
Microquasar or Pulsar wind D ~ 2 kpc
1 of 3 known star systems produce Very High Energy gamma rays
- Periodic light curve at optical, radio, X-ray, γ-ray
- 722 papers, 542 from 1998 to 2018
SLIDE 4
Background of LSI+61303
SLIDE 5
Background of LSI +61 303
SLIDE 6 Background of LSI +61 303
- V. Dhawan; A. Mioduszewski & M. Rupen 2006
SLIDE 7
Background of LSI +61 303
Casares J. et al. 2005
SLIDE 8
Background of LSI +61 303
Albert J. et al. 2006
SLIDE 9 Background of LSI +61 303
- M. Massi & Torricelli-Ciamponi G. 2014
Light cureve data ~ 6 yr P1 = 26.49 +- 0.07 day P2 = 26.92 +- 0.07 day P3 = 1628 +- 48 day
SLIDE 10 Background of LSI +61 303
- M. Massi & Torricelli-Ciamponi G. 2016
P1 = 26.49 +- 0.07 day P2 = 26.92 +- 0.07 day P3 = 1628 +- 48 day
SLIDE 11 Background of LSI +61 303
- M. Masssi et al. 2012 M. Massi & G. Torricelli-Ciamponi 2014
SLIDE 12 VLBA Observations
- 10-epoch phase reference observations
2015Jul15 --- 2015 Aug23
- frequency setup same as 2006 observations
8.4 GHz, 4IFs,16 MHz per IF, dual polarization
- combine with 2006 observations
There are 20 epoch data with time span of 9 year
SLIDE 13
Results: jet images
SLIDE 14
Results: precession ellipse
SLIDE 15 Results: proper motions and 3D motion
- Proper motion
- Distance 2.0 ± 0.3 kpc (Aragona et al. 2009)
VLSR = 41.4 ± 10 km s
Our results GAIA results The very low peculiar motion is a strong evidence that the compact object is a black hole.
SLIDE 16
Results: precession period
SLIDE 17
Results: precession period
SLIDE 18 Results: geometry of the jet
x', y' is the orbit plane x'', y' is the plane ┴ l.o.s B is the jet base BC is the jet axis
SLIDE 19 Results: geometry of the jet
Normal of the Orbit is same to the precession axis AG = 25 deg (Nagae et al. 2006) MAW = MOW = DAW=DBW = w = 230 deg Jet open angle = 6 deg, CG = 21 deg Jet open angle = 5 deg, CG = 20 deg for SS 433 x', y' is the orbit plane x'', y' is the plane ┴ l.o.s B is the jet base BC is the jet axis
SLIDE 20
Results: geometry of the jet
Modeling the jet projection versus observations
SLIDE 21
Results: geometry of the jet
Model of jet angle various with time
SLIDE 22 Future Plan
- LSI + 61 303 a good lab for study jet physics
- the core shift at high frequency will be much smaller,
multi-epoch monitoring of the jet at higher frequency, its possible to separate precession and orbit motion
- High resolution multi-band jet data will yield
properties of jet plasma (density & temperature), that can improve the model of radiation transfer, and the geometry of the radio jet