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Angular structure of finite-field vacuum birefringence in magnetars
Shahram Abbassi, S. R. Valluri
Vacuum birefringence in a strong magnetic field is often modelled by combining the finite-field splitting for perpendicular propagation with the familiar angular factor.…
Validating Inverse Fundamental-Plane IMBH Mass Estimates in the SKA/ngVLA Era
Shahram Abbassi, Samik Mitra, Ramananda Santra
The radio/X-ray/black-hole-mass Fundamental Plane (FP) is widely used to estimate masses of accreting intermediate-mass black hole (IMBH) candidates. Its inverse use is justified o…
Thermal Stability of Radiation-Pressure-Dominated Accretion Disks Threaded by Net Vertical Magnetic Flux
Shahram Abbassi, Armin Memarian, Samik Mitra
The classical radiation-pressure instability predicts strong thermal variability in luminous black-hole accretion disks, whereas most disk-dominated X-ray binary soft states remain…
Classifying Quasar Types Without a Spectrum
Adrien Hélias, Pauline Barmby, Sarah C. Gallagher +2
Distinguishing between Type 1 and Type 2 quasars is important because it helps us understand accretion regimes, black hole mass scaling, disk instabilities and feedback processes i…
Braking indices as probes of r-mode spin-down in young pulsars
Shahram Abbassi, Armin Memarian, Evelyn Sophia Guest +1
We present a timing-based framework for interpreting braking-index measurements in young pulsars using a four-channel spin-down model that includes particle-wind, magnetic-dipole,…
Early Stages of Protostellar Disk Evolution: A Link to the Initial Cloud Core
Majd Noel, Rahul Khanna, Shahram Abbassi +2
We study the structure and evolution of the very early protostellar disk (``protodisk'') just after protostar formation, where disk self-gravity dominates and the stellar contribut…
Long Term (250 years) Hydrodynamical Simulation of the Supermassive Black Hole Binary OJ287
Ariel Chitan, Sarah C. Gallagher, Shahram Abbassi
With upcoming facilities capable of detecting photometric and gravitational wave signals from supermassive black hole (SMBH) binaries, studying their long-term accretion-driven var…