2 papers
astro-ph.HE2024
X-ray and optical polarization aligned with the radio jet ejecta in GX 339-4
G. Mastroserio, B. De Marco, M. C. Baglio +27
We present the first X-ray polarization measurements of GX 339-4. IXPE observed this source twice during its 2023-2024 outburst, once in the soft-intermediate state and again durin…
astro-ph.HE2024
Eddington envelopes: The fate of stars on parabolic orbits tidally disrupted by supermassive black holes
Daniel J. Price, David Liptai, Ilya Mandel +3
Stars falling too close to massive black holes in the centres of galaxies can be torn apart by the strong tidal forces. Simulating the subsequent feeding of the black hole with dis…