3 papers
astro-ph.HE2025
SN 2023zaw: the low-energy explosion of an ultra-stripped star
T. Moore, J. H. Gillanders, M. Nicholl +26
Most stripped-envelope supernova progenitors are thought to be formed through binary interaction, losing hydrogen and/or helium from their outer layers. Ultra-stripped supernovae a…
astro-ph.HE2024
Quasi-periodic X-ray eruptions years after a nearby tidal disruption event
M. Nicholl, D. R. Pasham, A. Mummery +61
Quasi-periodic Eruptions (QPEs) are luminous bursts of soft X-rays from the nuclei of galaxies, repeating on timescales of hours to weeks. The mechanism behind these rare systems i…
astro-ph.HE2024
Discovery of the optical and radio counterpart to the fast X-ray transient EP240315a
J. H. Gillanders, L. Rhodes, S. Srivastav +36
Fast X-ray Transients (FXTs) are extragalactic bursts of soft X-rays first identified >10 years ago. Since then, nearly 40 events have been discovered, although almost all of these…