Systematically Revisiting All NuSTAR Spins of Black Holes in X-Ray Binaries

PA Draghis, JM Miller, E Costantini… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
We extend our recent work on black hole spin in X-ray binary systems to include an analysis
of 189 archival NuSTAR observations from 24 sources. Using self-consistent data reduction …

SRG X-ray orbital observatory-Its telescopes and first scientific results

R Sunyaev, V Arefiev, V Babyshkin… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
The orbital observatory Spectrum-Roentgen-Gamma (SRG), equipped with the grazing-
incidence X-ray telescopes Mikhail Pavlinsky ART-XC and eROSITA, was launched by …

The NICER “Reverberation Machine”: A Systematic Study of Time Lags in Black Hole X-Ray Binaries

J Wang, E Kara, M Lucchini, A Ingram… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We perform the first systematic search of all NICER archival observations of black hole (and
candidate) low-mass X-ray binaries for signatures of reverberation. Reverberation lags …

Discovery of optical and infrared accretion disc wind signatures in the black hole candidate MAXI J1348–630

G Panizo-Espinar, MA Padilla, T Muñoz-Darias… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
MAXI J1348–630 is a low mass X-ray binary discovered in 2019 during a bright outburst.
During this event, the system experienced both hard and soft states following the standard …

X-ray luminosity function of high-mass X-ray binaries: Studying the signatures of different physical processes using detailed binary evolution calculations

D Misra, K Kovlakas, T Fragos, M Lazzarini… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
Context. Many physical processes taking place during the evolution of binary stellar systems
remain poorly understood. The ever-expanding observational sample of X-ray binaries …

A catalogue of low-mass X-ray binaries in the Galaxy: From the INTEGRAL to the Gaia era

F Fortin, A Kalsi, F García, A Simaz-Bunzel… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
Context. Low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) are high-energy sources that require multi-
wavelength follow-up campaigns to be fully characterised. New transients associated with …

A Flat-spectrum Radio Transient at 122 Mpc Consistent with an Emerging Pulsar Wind Nebula

DZ Dong, G Hallinan - The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We report the discovery and follow-up observations of VT 1137–0337, an unusual radio
transient found in our systematic search for extragalactic explosions in the Very Large Array …

An Optically Discovered Outburst from XTE J1859+ 226

EC Bellm, Y Wang, J van Roestel… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Using the Zwicky Transient Facility, in 2021 February we identified the first known
outburst of the black hole X-ray transient XTE J1859+ 226 since its discovery in 1999. The …

Correlated mid-infrared and X-ray outbursts in black hole X-ray binaries: a new route to discovery in infrared surveys

C John, K De, M Lucchini, E Behar… - Monthly Notices of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT The mid-infrared (MIR;) bands offer a unique window into understanding
accretion and jet formation in Galactic black hole X-ray binaries (BHXRBs). Although difficult …

An Optical Search for New Outbursting Low Mass X-Ray Binaries

Y Wang, EC Bellm, A Crossland… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Transient low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) are discovered largely by X-ray and gamma-ray
all-sky monitors. The X-ray outburst is also accompanied by an optical brightening, which …