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Superorbital variability in the quiescent black hole X-ray transient A0620-00
Enzo A. Saavedra, Roi Alonso, Teo Muñoz-Darias +10
Quiescent black hole low-mass X-ray binaries provide a key setting for probing accretion physics at low luminosities. A0620-00, the archetypal system in this class, has remained in…
Resolving SLX 1744-299 and SLX 1744-300 in the hard X-ray band: implications for their ultracompact nature
Enzo A. Saavedra, Montserrat Armas Padilla, Teo Muñoz-Darias
Persistent, low-luminosity low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) offer a unique opportunity to study accretion in this poorly understood regime, as well as to unveil new members of the u…
K 1-6 is a photoionised ISM nebula shaped by a fast-moving hot white dwarf in a triple system
Jaroslav Merc, David Jones, Ana Escorza +22
K 1-6 has long been classified as a planetary nebula (PN) hosting a binary central star, yet it has remained poorly studied due to its faintness. The central star exhibits pronounc…
The NuSTAR view of Ultra-Compact X-ray Binaries
A. Borghese, M. Armas Padilla, T. Muñoz-Darias
Ultra-compact X-ray binaries (UCXBs) are a subclass of low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) characterised by tight orbits and hydrogen-poor donor stars. We present a spectral and timing…
Ubiquitous yet forgotten: broad absorptions in the optical spectra of low-mass X-ray binaries
D. Mata Sanchez, T. Munoz-Darias, J. Casares +2
Optical outburst spectra of low-mass X-ray binaries enable studies of extreme accretion and ejection phenomena. While some of their spectroscopic features have been analysed in det…
XRISM reveals a variable, multi-phase outflow-inflow structure during the X-ray obscured 2024 outburst of the black hole transient V4641 Sgr
Maxime Parra, Megumi Shidatsu, Ryota Tomaru +23
We report the results of a simultaneous X-ray and optical spectroscopy campaign on the Galactic black hole X-ray binary V4641 Sgr, carried out with XRISM and the Seimei telescope d…
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…
Radio Continuum Studies of Ultra-Compact and Short Orbital Period X-Ray Binaries
Kristen C. Dage, Teresa Panurach, Kwangmin Oh +14
We present the radio continuum counterparts to the enigmatic ultra-compact X-ray binaries (UCXBs); a black hole or neutron star accreting from a hydrogen-deficient white dwarf dono…
A Multi-wavelength Characterization of the 2023 Outburst of MAXI J1807+132: Manifestations of Disk Instability and Jet Emission
Sandeep K. Rout, M. Cristina Baglio, Andrew Hughes +19
Several phenomenological aspects of low-luminosity neutron star transients, such as atolls, remain poorly understood. One such source, MAXI J1807+132, entered its latest outburst i…
On the nature of the X-ray binary transient MAXI J1834-021: clues from its first observed outburst
A. Manca, A. Marino, A. Borghese +14
MAXI J1834-021 is a new X-ray transient that was discovered in February 2023. We analysed the spectral and timing properties of MAXI J1834-021 using NICER, NuStar and Swift data co…
Revisiting the fundamental parameters for the black hole X-ray transient Swift J1753.5-0127
I. V. Yanes-Rizo, M. A. P. Torres, J. Casares +4
We present time-resolved Gran Telescopio Canarias optical spectroscopy and William Herschel Telescope -band photometry of the X-ray transient SWIFT J1753.5-0127 in quiescence. T…
Detection of extended X-ray emission around the PeVatron microquasar V4641 Sgr with XRISM
Hiromasa Suzuki, Naomi Tsuji, Yoshiaki Kanemaru +26
A recent report on the detection of very-high-energy gamma rays from V4641 Sagittarii (V4641 Sgr) up to ~0.8 peta-electronvolt has made it the second confirmed "PeVatron" microquas…
X-ray observations of the very-faint X-ray transient XMMSL1 J171900.4--353217: A new candidate neutron star low-mass X-ray binary
O. Ahmed, N. Degenaar, R. Wijnands +1
XMMSL1 J171900.4-353217 is a very-faint X-ray transient that was discovered in 2010 March when it exhibited an outburst. We report on 7 observations, obtained with the X-Ray Telesc…
Dynamical confirmation of a black hole in the X-ray transient Swift J1727.8-1613
D. Mata Sanchez, M. A. P. Torres, J. Casares +3
The X-ray transient Swift J1727.8-1613 ended its 10-month discovery outburst on June of 2024, when it reached an optical brightness comparable to pre-discovery magnitudes. With the…
Evidence for inflows and outflows in the nearby black hole transient Swift J1727.8-162
D. Mata Sánchez, T. Muñoz-Darias, M. Armas Padilla +2
We present 20 epochs of optical spectroscopy obtained with the GTC-10.4m telescope across the bright discovery outburst of the black hole candidate Swift J1727.8-162. The spectra c…
Fast infrared winds during the radio-loud and X-ray obscured stages of the black hole transient GRS 1915+105
J. Sánchez-Sierras, T. Muñoz-Darias, S. E. Motta +10
The black hole transient GRS 1915+105 entered a new phase of activity in 2018, generally characterised by low X-ray and radio fluxes. This phase has been only interrupted by episod…
Evidence for a black hole in the historical X-ray transient A 1524-61 (=KY TrA)
I. V. Yanes-Rizo, M. A. P. Torres, J. Casares +5
We present VLT spectroscopy, high-resolution imaging and time-resolved photometry of KY TrA, the optical counterpart to the X-ray binary A 1524-61. We perform a refined astrometry…
The omnipresent flux-dependent optical dips of the black hole transient Swift J1357.2-0933
G. Panizo-Espinar, T. Muñoz-Darias, M. Armas Padilla +15
Swift J1357.2-0933 is a black hole transient of particular interest due to the optical, recurrent dips found during its first two outbursts (in 2011 and 2017), with no obvious X-ra…
An infrared FWHM- correlation to uncover highly reddened quiescent black holes
V. A. Cúneo, J. Casares, M. Armas Padilla +7
Among the sample of Galactic transient X-ray binaries (SXTs) discovered to date, about 70 have been proposed as likely candidates to host a black hole. Yet, only 19 have been dynam…
H spectroscopy of the high-inclination black hole transient Swift J1357.2-0933 during quiescence
A. Anitra, D. Mata Sanchez, T. Munoz-Darias +6
Swift J1357.2-0933 is a transient low-mass X-ray binary hosting a stellar-mass black hole. The source exhibits optical dips and very broad emission lines during both outburst and q…
Unveiling optical signatures of outflows in accreting white dwarfs
V. A. Cúneo, T. Muñoz-Darias, F. Jiménez-Ibarra +8
Accreting white dwarfs are known to show signatures of wind-type outflows in the ultraviolet. At optical wavelengths, however, wind detections have only been reported for a few sou…
The orbital period, black hole mass and distance to the X-ray transient GRS 1716-249 (=N Oph 93)
J. Casares, I. V. Yanes-Rizo, M. A. P. Torres +7
We present evidence for a 0.278(8) d (=6.7 h) orbital period in the X-ray transient GRS 1716-249 (=N Oph 93), based on a superhump modulation detected during the 1995 mini-outburst…
Sub-second infrared variability from the archetypal accreting neutron star 4U~1728-34
F. M. Vincentelli, P. Casella, A. Borghese +23
We report on the first simultaneous high-time resolution X-ray and infrared (IR) observations of a neutron star low mass X-ray binary in its hard state. We performed h…
UltraCompCAT: a comprehensive Catalogue of Ultra-Compact and Short Orbital Period X-ray Binaries
M. Armas Padilla, J. M. Corral-Santana, A. Borghese +4
Ultracompact X-ray binaries (UCXBs) are a distinctive but elusive family of low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) characterised by their tight orbits and degenerate donor stars. Here we…