Infrared to UV energy distribution of the black hole candidate LMC X-3: Observation of the accretion disk
Maraschi, L.; Tanzi, E. G.; Chiappetti, L.; Bouchet, P.; Belloni, T.; Falomo, R.; Treves, A.
Italy, Chile
Abstract
LMC X-3 is a binary X-ray source which most probably hosts a black hole. Here, the authors present a preliminary report on observations of the source in the IR, optical, and UV bands. The observations allow to evidentiate the presence of the accretion disk surrounding the black hole.