We review the formation and evolution of compact binary stars consisting of white dwarfs
(WDs), neutron stars (NSs), and black holes (BHs). Mergings of compact-star binaries are …

Aims. During the last~ 50 years, the population of black hole candidates in X-ray binaries
has increased considerably, with 59 Galactic objects being detected in transient low-mass X …

With the advent of more sensitive all-sky instruments, the transient universe is being probed
in greater depth than ever before. Taking advantage of available resources, we have …

We present a systematic study of the orbital inclination effects on black hole transients fast
time-variability properties. We have considered all the black hole binaries that have been …

We compile a catalogue of low-mass and high-mass X-ray binaries, some recently reported
binaries that likely host a neutron star (NS) or a black hole (BH), and binary pulsars (a pulsar …

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 …

Abstract We present time-resolved 10.4 m Gran Telescopio Canarias and 4.2 m William
Herschel Telescope intermediate resolution spectroscopy of the X-ray transient MAXI …

The discovery of gravitational-wave radiation from merging black holes (BHs) also
uncovered BHs with masses in the range of≈ 20–160 M⊙. In contrast, the most massive …

Black hole low-mass X-ray binaries (BH LMXBs) evolve in a similar way during outburst.
Based on the X-ray spectrum and variability, this evolution can be divided into three …

The formation of stellar-mass black holes (BHs) is still very uncertain. Two main
uncertainties are the amount of mass ejected in the supernova (SN) event (if any) and the …