Final Report Summary - JETVAR (Multiwavelength variability study of the jet variability in X-ray binaries.)
Some datasets have been already published (with the fellow being the first author or one of the main co-authors of the publications), and important results have been achieved, including the first independent estimate of the magnetic field in a jet, a model-dependent estimate of the jet speed, as well as the discovery of the first highly-variable self-absorption break. A large effort to assembly a dedicated software has been started, and all acquired datasets are currently under analysis, and soon to be published. The theoretical approach has been also pursued. A new model for the spectral emission of a mildly-relativistic jet has been developed and published by the fellow and one of his collaborators, and a first follow-up paper has been published with the fellow being the first author. Further work is in progress, and to be published soon.
Overall, the project has been fully successful in starting what is now considered a new field, which has already met the interest of the international community. The results obtained within this project have been presented and discussed at several international conferences. These topics are also part of the science case of at least one space mission, LOFT, which has been recently selected by ESA to access to the assessment for M3 missions. Both the fellow and myself (the coordinator) are active members of this large international collaboration.