SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL 81405

MR. KAZUTAKA YAMAOKA
YAMAOKA@astro.isas.jaxa.jp

ISAS
3-1-1, YOSHINODAI
SAGAMIHARA
KANAGAWA JAPAN 229-8510
Tel: 042-759-8136 Fax: 042-759-8455
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Subject: X-RAY BINARIES

CONTINUOUS BROADBAND OBSERVATION OF THE GALACTIC JET SOURCE GRS1915+105


ABSTRACT

We propose simultaneous X-ray and $\gamma$-ray observations of microquasar GRS~1915+105 with ASCA and CGRO over a week. The purpose of this observation is to make the singularity of microquasars clear by understanding the origin of $\gamma$-ray continuum, so-called 'hard tail' and the origin of highly ionized plasma which produces resonance absorption lines. GRS~1915+105 is one of the most brightest and variable X-ray sources, whose time scale of the variability is between several micro seconds and several months, but no one has investigated the long intensity variation in the multi-wavelength yet. This observation will be last possible opportunity for long, coordinated, broadband coverage. So we think that ASCA has to take the leadership of this campaign.

CO-INVESTIGATORS
CO-I NAME INSTITUTE COUNTRY
UEDA YOSHIHIROISASJAPAN
HAJIME INOUEISASJAPAN
AYA KUBOTAUNIV. OF TOKYOJAPAN
MICHAEL MACCROUGHNASA/MSFCUSA
ERIC GROVENRLUSA

TARGETS

TARGET NAMEPRIRADECTIMETCOFFGISSIS CNTOBS
1)GRS1915+105
A
288.7979 10.9458
300 ks
N
N
P
150.00000
1

TARGET 1

WE HOPE TO OBSERVE GRS1915+105 SIMULATANEOUSLY WITH ASTRO-E DURING ASCA OBSERVATION.