454 citations · 922 across the 3 of their papers we have counts for
3 papers
astro-ph.IM2011★ 214 cited
The Large Observatory for X-ray Timing (LOFT)
M. Feroci, the LOFT Consortium
High-time-resolution X-ray observations of compact objects provide direct access to strong-field gravity, to the equation of state of ultra-dense matter and to black hole masses an…
astro-ph2008★ 454 cited
Advection-Dominated Accretion and the Black Hole Event Horizon
Ramesh Narayan, Jeffrey E. McClintock
As the luminosity of an accreting black hole drops to a few percent of Eddington, the spectrum switches from the familiar soft state to a hard state that is well-described by a dis…
astro-ph1997★ 254 cited
Advection-Dominated Accretion and Black Hole Event Horizons
Ramesh Narayan, Michael R. Garcia, Jeffrey E. McClintock
The defining characteristic of a black hole is that it possesses an event horizon through which matter and energy can fall in but from which nothing escapes. Soft X-ray transients…