observational overview of state transitions in x-ray binaries

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H1743-322
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WINDS
Miller et al. 2006
Of course, we can do the same as well for winds. In this case we rely on high resolution
spectra to observe the line features from the wind, but unfortunately such simultaneous
observations with RXTE are not very common. Nevertheless, I’ll decided to give it a try for two
sources.
First is an example from H1743-332. Four Chandra observations were made. Remember that
radio emission is mostly confined to the right half of the track. The hardest of the four
observations, nr 2, shows no absorption lines. The three softer ones do and indicate the
presence of a wind outflow.