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20152026
most citedFrom ultraluminous X-ray sources to ultraluminous supersoft sources: NGC 55 ULX, the missing link

124 citations · 611 across the 39 of their papers we have counts for

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39 papers

astro-ph.HE2026

Three New Likely Spider Millisecond Pulsar Binaries and Optical Kinematic Tracers of Intrabinary Shocks

Jay Strader, Rebecca Kyer, Laura Chomiuk +9

We report the discovery of three candidate spider millisecond pulsars via multi-wavelength follow-up of unassociated Fermi Large Area Telescope gamma-ray sources. All have optical…

astro-ph.HE2026

A Multiwavelength Assessment Disfavoring the X-ray Binary Origin of He III Regions in Metal-Poor Star-Forming Dwarf Galaxies

Ivan Altunin, Christopher Ellis, Richard M. Plotkin +9

Recent observations of metal-poor, star-forming dwarf galaxies reveal He III regions, traced by nebular He II 4686 emission that require a strong source of extreme-ultraviolet (EUV…

astro-ph.HE2026

New Deep Radio Continuum Imaging Still Indicates a Large Reservoir of Undiscovered Millisecond Pulsars in Terzan 5

Ryan Urquhart, Jay Strader, Laura Chomiuk +4

We present the deepest and highest-resolution radio continuum imaging of the Galactic globular cluster Terzan 5, one of the most crowded locations in the radio sky. In these new 2$…

astro-ph.GA2025

The Complex Multi-Wavelength Morphology of the Peculiar Compact Galaxy Group IC 2431

Beverly J. Smith, Roberto Soria, Douglas Swartz +3

We present new Chandra X-ray imaging spectroscopy of the compact galaxy group IC 2431, and compare with archival ultraviolet, optical, infrared, and radio images. IC 2431 is a star…

astro-ph.GA2025

X-ray Constraints on Wandering Black Holes in Stripped Galaxy Nuclei in the Halo of NGC 5128

S. L. Feyan, R. Urquhart, J. Strader +6

A subset of galaxies have dense nuclei, and when these galaxies are accreted and tidally stripped, the nuclei can masquerade as globular clusters in the halos of large galaxies. If…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 5 cited

Multiwavelength Evidence for Two New Candidate Transitional Millisecond Pulsars in the Sub-luminous Disk State: 4FGL J0639.1--8009 and 4FGL J1824.2+1231

Rebecca Kyer, Subhroja Roy, Jay Strader +4

We report the discovery of two new Galactic accreting compact objects consistent with the respective positions of the unassociated Fermi-LAT gamma-ray sources 4FGL J0639.1--8009 an…

astro-ph.HE2025

PSR J1947-1120: A New Huntsman Millisecond Pulsar Binary

Jay Strader, Paul S. Ray, Ryan Urquhart +11

We present the discovery of PSR J1947-1120, a new huntsman millisecond pulsar with a red giant companion star in a 10.3 d orbit. This pulsar was found via optical, X-ray, and radio…

astro-ph.HE2024

Detecting the Black Hole Candidate Population in M51's Young Massive Star Clusters: Constraints on Accreting Intermediate Mass Black Holes

Kristen C. Dage, Evangelia Tremou, Bolivia Cuevas Otahola +24

Intermediate mass black holes (10^2 < M_BH< 10^5 Msun) are an open question in our understanding of black hole evolution and growth. They have long been linked to dense star cluste…

astro-ph.HE2024

Do Neutron Star Ultra-Luminous X-Ray Sources Masquerade as Intermediate Mass Black Holes in Radio and X-Ray?

Teresa Panurach, Kristen C. Dage, Ryan Urquhart +8

Ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) were once largely believed to be powered by super-Eddington accretion onto stellar-mass black holes, although in some rare cases, ULXs also serve…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 8 cited

A 34 Yr Timing Solution of the Redback Millisecond Pulsar Terzan 5A

Alexandra C. Rosenthal, Scott M. Ransom, Kyle A. Corcoran +12

We present a 34-year timing solution of the redback pulsar system Terzan 5A (Ter5A). Ter5A, also known as B174424A or J17482446A, has a 11.56 ms pulse period, a 0.1 sol…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 1 cited

A 2.9-hour periodic radio transient with an optical counterpart

N. Hurley-Walker, S. J. McSweeney, A. Bahramian +12

We present a long-period radio transient (GLEAM-X J0704-37) discovered to have an optical counterpart, consistent with a cool main sequence star of spectral type M3. The radio puls…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 1 cited

A Survey for Radio Emission from White Dwarfs in the VLA Sky Survey

Ingrid Pelisoli, Laura Chomiuk, Jay Strader +22

Radio emission has been detected from tens of white dwarfs, in particular in accreting systems. Additionally, radio emission has been predicted as a possible outcome of a planetary…

astro-ph.HE2023

A Possible Third Body in the X-Ray System GRS 1747-312 and Models with Higher-Order Multiplicity

Caleb Painter, Rosanne Di Stefano, Vinay L. Kashyap +7

GRS 1747-312 is a bright Low-Mass X-ray Binary in the globular cluster Terzan 6, located at a distance of 9.5 kpc from the Earth. It exhibits regular outbursts approximately every…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 1 cited

Pavo: Discovery of a star-forming dwarf galaxy just outside the Local Group

Michael G. Jones, Burcin Mutlu-Pakdil, David J. Sand +9

We report the discovery of Pavo, a faint (), star-forming, irregular, and extremely isolated dwarf galaxy at Mpc. Pavo was identified in Dark Energy Camera…

astro-ph.HE2023

Discovery of An X-ray Photoionized Optical Nebula and A Radio Nebula Associated with the ULX NGC 4861 X-1

Hang Gong, Ryan Urquhart, Alexandr Vinokurov +5

We have conducted long-slit spectroscopic observations and analyzed archival radio data for the ultraluminous X-ray source (ULX) NGC 4861 X-1. Our spectral line analysis unveils th…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 9 cited

Catching a nova X-ray/UV flash in the visible? Early spectroscopy of the extremely slow Nova Velorum 2022 (Gaia22alz)

E. Aydi, L. Chomiuk, J. Mikołajewska +22

We present early spectral observations of the very slow Galactic nova Gaia22alz, over its gradual rise to peak brightness that lasted 180 days. During the first 50 days, when the n…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 5 cited

Tracking the Enigmatic Globular Cluster Ultracompact X-ray Binary X1850--087: Extreme Radio Variability in the Hard State

T. Panurach, R. Urquhart, J. Strader +6

The conditions under which accreting neutron stars launch radio-emitting jets and/or outflows are still poorly understood. The ultracompact X-ray binary X1850--087, located in the…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 12 cited

Multiwavelength Scrutiny of X-ray Sources in Dwarf Galaxies: ULXs versus AGN

Erica Thygesen, Richard M. Plotkin, Roberto Soria +10

Owing to their quiet evolutionary histories, nearby dwarf galaxies (stellar masses ) have the potential to teach us about the mechanism(s) t…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 9 cited

X-ray and radio observations of central black holes in nearby low-mass early-type galaxies: Preliminary evidence for low Eddington fractions

R. Urquhart, L. I. McDermott, J. Strader +5

We present new radio and X-ray observations of two nearby ( Mpc) low-mass early-type galaxies with dynamically-confirmed central black holes: NGC 5102 and NGC 205. NGC 5102 sh…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 12 cited

Quasi periodic whispers from a transient ULX in M\,101: signatures of a fast-spinning neutron star?

Ryan T. Urquhart, Roberto Soria, Rosanne Di Stefano +7

We have studied the unusual time variability of an ultraluminous X-ray source in M 101, 4XMM J140314.2541806 (henceforth, J1403), using Chandra and XMM-Newton data. Over the las…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 17 cited

The MAVERIC Survey: Variable Jet-Accretion Coupling in Luminous Accreting Neutron Stars in Galactic Globular Clusters

T. Panurach, J. Strader, A. Bahramian +9

Accreting neutron stars in low-mass X-ray binaries show outflows -- and sometimes jets -- in the general manner of accreting black holes. However, the quantitative link between the…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 5 cited

Ultraluminous X-ray Sources in Seven Edge-On Spiral Galaxies

Kristen C. Dage, Noah Vowell, Erica Thygesen +8

We investigate a sample of seven edge-on spiral galaxies using Chandra observations. Edge-on spiral galaxies allow us to clearly separate source associated with their star-forming…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 34 cited

Classical Novae at Radio Wavelengths

Laura Chomiuk, Justin D. Linford, Elias Aydi +20

We present radio observations (1--40 GHz) for 36 classical novae, representing data from over five decades compiled from the literature, telescope archives, and our own programs. O…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 14 cited

Multiwavelength evidence for a new flare-mode transitional millisecond pulsar

Jay Strader, Samuel J. Swihart, Ryan Urquhart +7

We report the discovery of a new low-mass X-ray binary near the center of the unassociated Fermi GeV gamma-ray source 4FGL J0540.0-7552. The source shows the persistent presence of…