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astro-ph.HE2017★ 33 cited

A Search for Neutrino Emission from Fast Radio Bursts with Six Years of IceCube Data

IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann +320

We present a search for coincidence between IceCube TeV neutrinos and fast radio bursts (FRBs). During the search period from 2010 May 31 to 2016 May 12, a total of 29 FRBs with 13…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 32 cited

Mapping Jet-ISM Interactions in X-ray Binaries with ALMA: A GRS 1915105 Case Study

A. J. Tetarenko, P. Freeman, E. W. Rosolowsky +2

We present Atacama Large Millimetre/Sub-Millimetre Array (ALMA) observations of IRAS 19132+1035, a candidate jet-ISM interaction zone near the black hole X-ray binary (BHXB) GRS 19…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 54 cited

Discovery of 105 Hz coherent pulsations in the ultracompact binary IGR J16597-3704

A. Sanna, A. Bahramian, E. Bozzo +15

We report the discovery of X-ray pulsations at 105.2 Hz (9.5 ms) from the transient X-ray binary IGR J16597-3704 using NuSTAR and Swift. The source was discovered by INTEGRAL in th…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 3 cited

Long-term observations of pulsars in the globular clusters 47 Tucanae and M15

A. Ridolfi, P. C. C. Freire, M. Kramer +15

Multi-decade observing campaigns of the globular clusters 47 Tucanae and M15 have led to an outstanding number of discoveries. Here, we report on the latest results of the long-ter…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 193 cited

Search for High-energy Neutrinos from Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817 with ANTARES, IceCube, and the Pierre Auger Observatory

A. Albert, M. Andre, M. Anghinolfi +1931

The Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo observatories recently discovered gravitational waves from a binary neutron star inspiral. A short gamma-ray burst (GRB) that followed the merg…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 14 cited

Extreme Quiescent Variability of the Transient Neutron Star Low-mass X-ray Binary EXO 1745-248 in Terzan 5

L. E. Rivera Sandoval, R. Wijnands, N. Degenaar +9

EXO 1745-248 is a transient neutron-star low-mass X-ray binary that resides in the globular cluster Terzan 5. We studied the transient during its quiescent state using 18 Chandra o…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 41 cited

A physical model of mass ejection in failed supernovae

Eric R. Coughlin, Eliot Quataert, Rodrigo Fernández +1

During the core collapse of massive stars, the formation of the protoneutron star is accompanied by the emission of a significant amount of mass-energy () in…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 106 cited

Mass Ejection in Failed Supernovae: Variation with Stellar Progenitor

Rodrigo Fernández, Eliot Quataert, Kazumi Kashiyama +1

We study the ejection of mass during stellar core-collapse when the stalled shock does not revive and a black hole forms. Neutrino emission during the protoneutron star phase cause…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 28 cited

Up and Down the Black Hole Radio/X-ray Correlation: the 2017 mini-outbursts from Swift J1753.5-0127

R. M. Plotkin, J. Bright, J. C. A. Miller-Jones +20

The candidate black hole X-ray binary Swift J1753.5-0127 faded to quiescence in 2016 November, after a prolonged outburst that was discovered in 2005. Nearly three months later the…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 238 cited

Constraining the Mass and Radius of Neutron Stars in Globular Clusters

A. W. Steiner, C. O. Heinke, S. Bogdanov +4

We analyze observations of eight quiescent low-mass X-ray binaries in globular clusters and combine them to determine the neutron star mass-radius curve and the equation of state o…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 43 cited

Chandra studies of the globular cluster 47 Tucanae: A deeper X-ray source catalogue, five new X-ray counterparts to millisecond radio pulsars, and new constraints to r-mode instability window

Souradeep Bhattacharya, Craig O. Heinke, Andrey I. Chugunov +3

We combined Chandra ACIS observations of the globular cluster 47 Tucanae (hereafter, 47 Tuc) from 2000, 2002, and 2014-15 to create a deeper X-ray source list, and study some of th…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 134 cited

Long-term observations of the pulsars in 47 Tucanae - II. Proper motions, accelerations and jerks

P. C. C. Freire, A. Ridolfi, M. Kramer +9

This paper is the second in a series where we report the results of the long-term timing of the millisecond pulsars (MSPs) in 47 Tucanae with the Parkes 64-m radio telescope. We ob…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 147 cited

Constraints on Galactic Neutrino Emission with Seven Years of IceCube Data

IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann +309

The origins of high-energy astrophysical neutrinos remain a mystery despite extensive searches for their sources. We present constraints from seven years of IceCube Neutrino Observ…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 9 cited

Near-infrared counterparts of three transient very faint neutron star X-ray binaries

A. W. Shaw, C. O. Heinke, N. Degenaar +3

We present near-infrared (NIR) imaging observations of three transient neutron star X-ray binaries, SAX J1753.5-2349, SAX J1806.5-2215 and AX J1754.2-2754. All three sources are me…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 21 cited

Simultaneous Monitoring of X-ray and Radio Variability in Sagittarius A*

Daniel M. Capellupo, Daryl Haggard, Nicolas Choux +14

Monitoring of Sagittarius A* from X-ray to radio wavelengths has revealed structured variability --- including X-ray flares --- but it is challenging to establish correlations betw…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 13 cited

Formation of black hole X-ray binaries with non-degenerate donors in globular clusters

Natalia Ivanova, Cassio A. da Rocha, Kenny X. Van +1

In this Letter we propose a formation channel for low-mass X-ray binaries with black hole accretors and non-degenerate donors via grazing tidal encounters with subgiants. We estima…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 2 cited

A deeper look at the X-ray point source population of NGC 4472

T. D. Joseph, T. J. Maccarone, R. P. Kraft +1

In this paper we discuss the X-ray point source population of NGC 4472, an elliptical galaxy in the Virgo cluster. We used recent deep Chandra data combined with archival Chandra d…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 7 cited

Spectroscopic classification of X-ray sources in the Galactic Bulge Survey

T. Wevers, M. A. P. Torres, P. G. Jonker +14

We present the classification of 26 optical counterparts to X-ray sources discovered in the Galactic Bulge Survey. We use (time-resolved) photometric and spectroscopic observations…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 15 cited

Measurement of the energy spectrum with IceCube-79

M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann, J. Adams +306

IceCube is a neutrino observatory deployed in the glacial ice at the geographic South Pole. The energy unfolding described in this paper is based on data taken with IceCube i…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 34 cited

Search for astrophysical sources of neutrinos using cascade events in IceCube

IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann +310

The IceCube neutrino observatory has established the existence of a flux of high-energy astrophysical neutrinos inconsistent with the expectation from atmospheric backgrounds at a…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 87 cited

Extreme Jet Ejections from the Black Hole X-ray Binary V404 Cygni

A. J. Tetarenko, G. R. Sivakoff, J. C. A Miller-Jones +14

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 hour long…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 45 cited

Resolved, expanding jets in the Galactic black hole candidate XTE J1908+094

A. P. Rushton, J. C. A. Miller-Jones, P. A. Curran +15

Black hole X-ray binaries undergo occasional outbursts caused by changing inner accretion flows. Here we report high-angular resolution radio observations of the 2013 outburst of t…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 52 cited

Search for High-energy Neutrinos from Gravitational Wave Event GW151226 and Candidate LVT151012 with ANTARES and IceCube

A. Albert, M. Andre, M. Anghinolfi +1410

The Advanced LIGO observatories detected gravitational waves from two binary black hole mergers during their first observation run (O1). We present a high-energy neutrino follow-up…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 197 cited

Signatures of hypermassive neutron star lifetimes on r-process nucleosynthesis in the disk ejecta from neutron star mergers

Jonas Lippuner, Rodrigo Fernández, Luke F. Roberts +4

We investigate the nucleosynthesis of heavy elements in the winds ejected by accretion disks formed in neutron star mergers. We compute the element formation in disk outflows from…