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The Physics of the Nebular Phase in Black Hole X-ray Binaries: Modelling V404 Cygni
A. Ambrifi, T. Muñoz-Darias, J. A. Fernández-Ontiveros +3
Some of the most extreme galactic black hole transients exhibit a nebular phase at the end of their outbursts. This stage was first identified in the 2015 outburst of V404 Cygni, w…
Superorbital variability in the quiescent black hole X-ray transient A0620-00
Enzo A. Saavedra, Roi Alonso, Teo Muñoz-Darias +10
Quiescent black hole low-mass X-ray binaries provide a key setting for probing accretion physics at low luminosities. A0620-00, the archetypal system in this class, has remained in…
Resolving SLX 1744-299 and SLX 1744-300 in the hard X-ray band: implications for their ultracompact nature
Enzo A. Saavedra, Montserrat Armas Padilla, Teo Muñoz-Darias
Persistent, low-luminosity low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) offer a unique opportunity to study accretion in this poorly understood regime, as well as to unveil new members of the u…
Dense, multi-phase accretion disk atmosphere in the low-luminosity state of black hole transientV4641 Sgr
Zuobin Zhang, Rob Fender, James H. Matthews +11
We present soft X-ray spectroscopy of the black-hole X-ray binary V4641~Sgr with the \textit{XMM-Newton} Reflection Grating Spectrometer (RGS). The RGS spectrum shows narrow emissi…
X-ray luminous late-type giants: an overlooked population contributing to the Galactic ridge iron line emission
Tong Bao, Gabriele Ponti, Xiao-jie Xu +8
The origin of the highly ionized iron emission (Fe XXV at ) characterizing the Galactic ridge X-ray emission (GRXE) remains a fundamental puzzle in high-energy a…
The NuSTAR view of Ultra-Compact X-ray Binaries
A. Borghese, M. Armas Padilla, T. Muñoz-Darias
Ultra-compact X-ray binaries (UCXBs) are a subclass of low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) characterised by tight orbits and hydrogen-poor donor stars. We present a spectral and timing…
A high-resolution X-ray view of the ultra-fast outflow in MAXI J1810-222
C. Pinto, M. Del Santo, A. D'Aì +10
In previous work, it was reported that the Galactic black hole candidate MAXI J1810-222 exhibited a notable absorption spectral feature at around 1 keV in low-resolution X-ray spec…
A search for optical counterparts in quiescent black hole X-ray transients
I. V. Yanes-Rizo, J. Casares, M. A. P. Torres +7
Dynamical mass measurements of compact stars in X-ray transients demand the detection of optical/near infrared counterparts in quiescence. Out of the 73 black-hole candidates in X-…
Ubiquitous yet forgotten: broad absorptions in the optical spectra of low-mass X-ray binaries
D. Mata Sanchez, T. Munoz-Darias, J. Casares +2
Optical outburst spectra of low-mass X-ray binaries enable studies of extreme accretion and ejection phenomena. While some of their spectroscopic features have been analysed in det…
Accretion disc winds in X-ray binaries
Teo Muñoz-Darias, María Díaz Trigo, Chris Done +2
Despite early theoretical expectations that large-scale, massive outflows would be triggered by accretion onto black holes and neutron stars, their presence was not firmly establis…
Characterising the short-orbital period X-ray transient Swift J1910.2-0546
J. M. Corral-Santana, P. Rodriguez-Gil, M. A. P. Torres +13
SwiftJ1910.2-0546 is a Galactic X-ray transient discovered during a bright outburst in 2012. We use time-series optical photometry and spectroscopy to estimate the orbital period,…
XRISM reveals a variable, multi-phase outflow-inflow structure during the X-ray obscured 2024 outburst of the black hole transient V4641 Sgr
Maxime Parra, Megumi Shidatsu, Ryota Tomaru +23
We report the results of a simultaneous X-ray and optical spectroscopy campaign on the Galactic black hole X-ray binary V4641 Sgr, carried out with XRISM and the Seimei telescope d…
The orbital period and inclination of the neutron star X-ray transient MAXI J1807+132
E. A. Saavedra, T. Muñoz-Darias, M. A. P. Torres +7
The neutron star X-ray transient MAXI J1807+132 has undergone outbursts in 2017, 2019, and 2023. We conducted an -band time series photometry campaign using the Isaac Newton Tel…
A Multi-wavelength Characterization of the 2023 Outburst of MAXI J1807+132: Manifestations of Disk Instability and Jet Emission
Sandeep K. Rout, M. Cristina Baglio, Andrew Hughes +19
Several phenomenological aspects of low-luminosity neutron star transients, such as atolls, remain poorly understood. One such source, MAXI J1807+132, entered its latest outburst i…
On the nature of the X-ray binary transient MAXI J1834-021: clues from its first observed outburst
A. Manca, A. Marino, A. Borghese +14
MAXI J1834-021 is a new X-ray transient that was discovered in February 2023. We analysed the spectral and timing properties of MAXI J1834-021 using NICER, NuStar and Swift data co…
Revisiting the fundamental parameters for the black hole X-ray transient Swift J1753.5-0127
I. V. Yanes-Rizo, M. A. P. Torres, J. Casares +4
We present time-resolved Gran Telescopio Canarias optical spectroscopy and William Herschel Telescope -band photometry of the X-ray transient SWIFT J1753.5-0127 in quiescence. T…
State-dependent signatures of jets and winds in the optical and infrared spectrum of the black hole transient GX 3394
A. Ambrifi, D. Mata Sánchez, T. Muñoz-Darias +14
GX 3394 is one of the prototypical black hole X-ray transients, exhibiting recurrent outbursts that allow detailed studies of black hole accretion and ejection phenomena. In thi…
Accretion disc winds imprint distinct signatures in the optical variability spectrum of black hole transients
F. M. Vincentelli, T. Muñoz Darias
Quantifying the variability, measured as the root mean square (rms), of accreting systems as a function of energy is a powerful tool for constraining the physical properties of the…
Detection of extended X-ray emission around the PeVatron microquasar V4641 Sgr with XRISM
Hiromasa Suzuki, Naomi Tsuji, Yoshiaki Kanemaru +26
A recent report on the detection of very-high-energy gamma rays from V4641 Sagittarii (V4641 Sgr) up to ~0.8 peta-electronvolt has made it the second confirmed "PeVatron" microquas…
Evolution of the Accretion Disk and Corona During the Outburst of the Neutron Star Transient MAXI J1807+132
Sandeep K. Rout, Teo Munoz-Darias, Jeroen Homan +4
Low-mass X-ray binaries with a neutron star as the primary object show a complex array of phenomenology during outbursts. The observed variability in X-ray emission primarily arise…
Dynamical confirmation of a black hole in the X-ray transient Swift J1727.8-1613
D. Mata Sanchez, M. A. P. Torres, J. Casares +3
The X-ray transient Swift J1727.8-1613 ended its 10-month discovery outburst on June of 2024, when it reached an optical brightness comparable to pre-discovery magnitudes. With the…
Analysis of optical spectroscopy and photometry of the type I X-ray bursting system UW CrB
M. R. Kennedy, P. Callanan, P. M. Garnavich +19
UW Coronae Borealis (UW CrB) is a low mass X-ray binary that shows both Type 1 X-ray and optical bursts, which typically last for 20 s. The system has a binary period of close to 2…
Recovery of the X-ray polarisation of Swift J1727.81613 after the soft-to-hard spectral transition
J. Podgorný, J. Svoboda, M. Dovčiak +34
We report on the detection of X-ray polarisation in the black-hole X-ray binary Swift J1727.81613 during its dim hard spectral state by the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (I…
Dramatic Drop in the X-Ray Polarization of Swift J1727.81613 in the Soft Spectral State
Jiří Svoboda, Michal Dovčiak, James F. Steiner +34
Black-hole X-ray binaries exhibit different spectral and timing properties in different accretion states. The X-ray outburst of a recently discovered and extraordinarily bright sou…