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The origin of Scorpius X-1
I. Felix Mirabel, Irapuan Rodrigues
We have used multi-wavelength observations of high precision to derive the space velocity and compute the orbit around the Galactic Centre of the prototype X-ray binary Scorpius X-…
Are the hosts of Gamma-Ray Bursts sub-luminous and blue galaxies?
E. Le Floc'h, P. -A. Duc, I. F. Mirabel +11
We present K-band imaging observations of ten Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) host galaxies. We compare their observed and absolute K magnitudes as well as their R-K colours with those of ot…
The runaway black hole GRO J1655-40
I. F. Mirabel, R. Mignani, I. Rodrigues +3
We have used the Hubble Space Telescope to measure the motion in the sky and compute the galactocentric orbit of the black hole X-ray binary GRO J1655-40. The system moves with a r…
VLT and HST Observations of the Host Galaxy of GRB990705
E. Le Floc'h, P. -A. Duc, I. F. Mirabel +6
We present VLT spectroscopic observations of Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) 990705 host galaxy and highlight the benefits provided by the prompt-phase features of GRBs to derive the redshif…
A high-velocity black hole on a Galactic-halo orbit in the solar neighborhood
I. F. Mirabel, V. Dhawan, R. P. Mignani +2
Only a few of the dozen or so stellar-mass black holes have been observed away from the plane of the Galaxy. Those few could have been ejected from the plane as a result of a `…