The misbehaving black hole candidate 4U 163047:

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The misbehaving black hole candidate 4U
1630-47 a brief look at its outburst history
Diana Hannikainen, Observatory, Uni Helsinki Erik
Kuulkers, ESTEC, ESA Kinwah Wu, MSSL, UCL Bob
Sault, ATNF, CSIRO Petri Väisänen, ESO Panu
Muhli, Observatory, Uni Helsinki
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4U 1630-47

• Long history of observations
• Discovered with first satellites

1st mention in catalogue 1972 ........
(...... and the 1st author is ??!??!)
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Jones, Forman, Tananbaum, Turner ApJ 210 (1976)
Uhuru
Ariel V
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X-ray binary
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Parmar et al., AA, 319 (1997)
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Hjellming et al., ApJ 514 (1999)
Linear polarization 4.8 Ghz - 28 8.6
Ghz - 26 cf GRO J1655-40
Radio - VLA ATCA
ASM
BATSE
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Augusteijn, Kuulkers, van Kerkwijk, AA 375 (2001)
NTT - SOFI - during 1998 outburst
K - 16
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Summary of outbursts since 1970
2000
Summary of outbursts since discovery in 1970
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September 2002 and a series of Astronomical
Telegrams
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ASM lightcurves then and now
YES
NO
NO
YES
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Radio observations with the ATCA and VLA
Sept 16, 19, 24
Friday 13
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NO
YES
YES
NO
NO!!!
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VLT - FORS2
Z-band image
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NTT (Augusteijn et al.)
VLT
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VLT
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Conclusions

• Aaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggh
• Back to the drawing board
• Wait another 600 days and re-submit proposals
  ...
• and hope someone will still listen to
  us
• INTEGRAL??
• Any other ideas???