The INTEGRAL view on black hole X-ray binaries

SE Motta, J Rodriguez, E Jourdain, M Del Santo… - New Astronomy …, 2021 - Elsevier
INTEGRAL is an ESA mission in fundamental astrophysics that was launched in October
2002. It has been in orbit for over 18 years, during which it has been observing the high …

Gaia Data Release 2 distances and peculiar velocities for Galactic black hole transients

P Gandhi, A Rao, MAC Johnson… - Monthly Notices of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
We report on a first census of Galactic black hole X-ray binary (BHXRB) properties with the
second data release (DR2) of Gaia, focusing on dynamically confirmed and strong …

Hard-state accretion disk winds from black holes: the revealing case of MAXI J1820+ 070

T Muñoz-Darias, F Jiménez-Ibarra… - The Astrophysical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
We report on a detailed optical spectroscopic follow-up of the black hole (BH) transient MAXI
J1820+ 070 (ASASSN-18ey). The observations cover the main part of the X-ray binary …

Extreme jet ejections from the black hole X-ray binary V404 Cygni

AJ Tetarenko, GR Sivakoff… - Monthly Notices of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
We present simultaneous radio through sub-mm observations of the black hole X-ray binary
(BHXB) V404 Cygni during the most active phase of its June 2015 outburst. Our 4 h long set …

Near-infrared emission lines trace the state-independent accretion disc wind of the black hole transient MAXI J1820+ 070

J Sánchez-Sierras, T Muñoz-Darias - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2020 - aanda.org
The black hole transient MAXI J1820+ 070 displayed optical P Cyg profiles and other wind-
related emission line features during the hard state of its discovery outburst. We present …

Hard-state Optical Wind during the Discovery Outburst of the Black Hole X-ray Dipper MAXI J1803–298

DM Sánchez, T Muñoz-Darias, VA Cúneo… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We present 12 epochs of optical spectroscopy taken across the discovery outburst of the
black hole (BH) candidate MAXI J1803− 298 with the Gran Telescopio Canarias and Very …

A digital correlator upgrade for the Arcminute MicroKelvin Imager

J Hickish, N Razavi-Ghods, YC Perrott… - Monthly Notices of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Arcminute Microkelvin Imager (AMI) telescopes located at the Mullard Radio
Astronomy Observatory near Cambridge have been significantly enhanced by the …

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 …

The origin of optical emission lines in the soft state of X-ray binary outbursts: the case of MAXI J1820+ 070

KII Koljonen, KS Long, JH Matthews… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The optical emission line spectra of X-ray binaries (XRBs) are thought to be produced in an
irradiated atmosphere, possibly the base of a wind, located above the outer accretion disc …

Simultaneous X-ray and optical spectroscopy of V404 Cygni supports the multi-phase nature of X-ray binary accretion disc winds

T Muñoz-Darias, G Ponti - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2022 - aanda.org
Observational signatures of accretion disc winds have been found in a significant number of
low-mass X-ray binaries at either X-ray or optical wavelengths. The 2015 outburst of the …