13 papers
Radio flares and X-ray hardening embedded in the long soft state of 4U 1543-475
Zuobin Zhang, Rob Fender, Jiachen Jiang +14
We present a comprehensive multi-wavelength study of the black hole X-ray binary 4U 1543-475 during its 2021 outburst, focusing on radio flaring episodes that are commonly interpre…
Classification of IGR J20084+3221 as an Intermediate Polar using X-ray and Optical Observations
Julian Gerber, Jeremy Hare, John A. Tomsick +2
IGR J20084+3221 is a previously unclassified Galactic source first detected by INTEGRAL. Chandra observations led to possible classifications of either a magnetic Cataclysmic Varia…
Assessing systematic uncertainties from spectral re-analysis of Cyg X-1 with different coronal geometries
Abdurakhmon Nosirov, Jiachen Jiang, Cosimo Bambi +1
In this work, we carry out a new spectral reanalysis of NuSTAR and Suzaku observations of the disk reflection spectra in the stellar-mass black hole X-ray binary Cyg~X-1. We compar…
XRISM spectroscopy of a crowded Galactic center region -- I. Disentangling the sources in the field of view
Maxime Parra, Kai Matsunaga, Shifra Mandel +16
The Galactic center is a complex and crowded region hosting the supermassive black hole Sgr A*, numerous accreting compact objects, and diffuse X-ray emission. This paper presents…
Evidence of mutually exclusive outflow forms from a black hole X-ray binary
Zuobin Zhang, Jiachen Jiang, Francesco Carotenuto +13
Accretion onto black holes often leads to the launch of outflows that significantly influence their surrounding environments. The two primary forms of these outflows are X-ray disk…
The 2025 Failed Outburst of IGR J17091-3624: Spectral Evolution and the Role of Ionized Absorbers
Oluwashina K. Adegoke, Javier A. Garcia, Guglielmo Mastroserio +15
IGR J17091-3624 is the only black hole X-ray binary candidate, aside from the well-studied black hole system GRS 1915+105, observed to exhibit a wide range of structured variabilit…