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                            Jiménez-Ibarra, F.; Muñoz-Darias, T.; Casares, J.; Armas Padilla, M.; Corral-Santana, J. M.
    Bibliographical reference
                                    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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                        2019
            
  Citations
                                    30
                            Refereed citations
                                    25
                            Description
                                    We present high time resolution optical spectroscopy and imaging of the black hole transient Swift J1357.2-0933 during its 2017 outburst. The light curves show recurrent dips resembling those discovered during the 2011 outburst. The dip properties (e.g. duration and depth) as well as the evolution of their recurrence time are similar to those seen in 2011. Spectra obtained during the dips are characterized by broad and blueshifted absorptions in Balmer and He II. The absorptions show core velocities of ̃-800 km s-1 and terminal velocities approaching ̃3000 km s-1 i.e. in the upper end of wind velocities measured in other black hole transients (both at optical and X-ray wavelengths). Our observations suggest that the dips are formed in a dense and clumpy outflow, produced near the disc equatorial plane and seen at high inclination. We also study the colour evolution and observe that, as it has been previously reported, the source turns bluer during dips. We show that this is due to a gradual change in the slope of the optical continuum and discuss possible implications of this behaviour.
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