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In 1994, the Galactic X-ray transient GRS 1915+105 was shown to have super-luminal radio jets (Mirabel and Rodriguez 1994), paving the way for the comparison between X-ray binaries and active galactic nuclei. Since that discovery, the field of X-ray binary research has developed dramatically, with many more sources showing evidence for super-luminal jet motion temporal and spectral X-ray monitoring improving our understanding of the connection between mass inflow and jet ejection signatures, and developments of the theoretical understanding of the launching and collimation of outflows. Now, 30 years after the discovery of super-luminal motion, is the perfect time to re-visit GRS 1915+105 and the wider X-ray binary population to discuss the developments over the last few decades.
This RAS specialist discussion meeting will focus on two keep aspects: 1) the observational results of radio jets in GRS 1915+105 and other X-ray binaries over the last 30 years, and what we have learnt from these studies and 2) the theoretical and multi-wavelength studies of X-ray binaries as a class to better understand the launching of the radio jets in these systems. This meeting aims to bring together the observational and theoretical communities from all wavelengths to share insight into X-ray binary jet production and launching.
10:00-10:30 Coffee
10:30 Welcome
10:35 30 years of GRS 1915+105 - Sara Motta
11:05 Compelling evidence that the hard lags of the type-C Quasi-Periodic Oscillations in GRS 1915+105 come from the jet - Mariano Mendez
11:35 JWST spectral-timing of GRS 1915+105 - Jamie Byrom
11:55 Black hole binaries in X-ray polarized light- Sasha Veledina
12:15 Discussion (15 mins)
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30 Superluminal jets in our galaxy from GRS 1915+105 to MeerKAT - Rob Fender
14:00 Distance Measurement of Cygnus X-1 using X-ray Reverberation Mapping - Patrick O'Neill
14:20 Swift J1518: A bright new black hole candidate - Fraser Cowie
14:40 A high resolution view of compact jets- James-Miller Jones
15:00 Discussion (30 mins)
15:30-16:00 Tea
Organisers:
David Williams
Joe Bright
Francesco Carotenuto
Adam Ingram
Aru Beri
Arianna Albayati
Jakob van den Eijnden