11 papers
An atypical X-ray variability component in the black hole candidate AT2019wey
Pengcheng Yang, Mariano Méndez, Sandeep K. Rout +5
Recent studies have revealed a notable timing feature in several black hole X-ray binaries (BHXBs) during the soft-to-hard transition at the outburst decay. Within a narrow frequen…
Aql X-1 from dawn 'til dusk: the early rise, fast state transition and decay of its 2024 outburst
A. Marino, F. Coti Zelati, K. Alabarta +36
Transient Low-Mass X-ray Binaries (LMXBs) are usually first detected by all-sky X-ray monitors when they enter new outbursts, typically at X-ray luminosities above 10…
A NICER view of the corona through time-dependent Comptonization of the quasi-periodic oscillations in nine black-hole X-ray binaries
Yuexin Zhang, Mariano Méndez, James F. Steiner +12
We present a systematic study of the evolution of the corona geometry in nine black hole X-ray binaries (BHXRBs) using archival data from NICER. We identify 171 observations exhibi…
Exotic optical variability in the black hole X-ray binary IGR J17091-3624
Payaswini Saikia, David M. Russell, D. M. Bramich +9
IGR J17091-3624 is a distinctive black hole X-ray binary exhibiting exotic variability, including complex "heartbeat" oscillations in its X-ray light curves, similar to those obser…
Tracking optical variability and outflows across the accretion states of the black hole transient MAXI J1820+070
M. C. Baglio, K. Alabarta, D. M. Russell +10
We present a study of the minute-timescale optical variability and spectroscopic outflow signatures in the black hole X-ray binary MAXI J1820+070 during its 2018 outburst and re-br…
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…