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Fingerprints of thermal Comptonization in accreting neutron stars. Plasma-vacuum interplay in cyclotron lines and polarisation
E. Sokolova-Lapa, D. K. Maniadakis, J. J. R. Stierhof +11
X-ray emission from accreting, strongly magnetised neutron stars and its pulse-phase variability probe their magnetic-field geometry, spin orientation, and emission processes. Whet…
Spectroscopic modeling of ionic structure in stellar winds of high-mass X-ray binaries
G. Sanjurjo-Ferrín, V. Grinberg, I. El Mellah +6
High-mass X-ray binaries (HMXBs) provide a natural laboratory to study radiatively driven stellar winds under strong external X-ray irradiation. As the compact object moves along i…
ATOMIUM: Inner circumstellar envelopes of oxygen-rich AGB stars as revealed by highly excited SiO lines
B. Pimpanuwat, S. Etoka, M. D. Gray +14
Silicon monoxide (SiO) traces the physical conditions and dynamics in the circumstellar envelopes (CSEs) of AGB stars. We present high-resolution ALMA Band 6 observations of highly…
Evidence for the Keplerian orbit of a close companion around a giant star
Mats Esseldeurs, Leen Decin, Joris De Ridder +31
Close companions influence stellar evolution through tidal interactions, mass transfer, and mass loss effects. While such companions are detected around young stellar objects, main…
Pulse profile variations in the accreting X-ray pulsar Vela X-1
V. Madurga-Favieres, A. Martin-Carrillo, C. M. Diez +7
Vela X-1 is a well-studied accreting X-ray pulsar, with a distinctive pulse profile that has been found to be very similar in different observations spread out over decades. On the…
The pre-eruption state of T CrB as observed with ALMA in 2024
D. Petry, G. Sala, I. El Mellah +2
T CrB is a nearby symbiotic binary and a recurrent nova with a period of ca. 80 years. The next eruption is expected to take place in 2025 or 2026. We present our pre-eruption obse…
Low-frequency spectra of neutron star + OB supergiant binaries: Does wind density drive persistent and flaring modes of accretion?
J. van den Eijnden, L. Sidoli, M. Díaz Trigo +10
Neutron star high-mass X-ray binaries are well-studied in wavebands between the infrared and hard X-rays. Their low-frequency millimeter and radio properties, on the other hand, re…
An accreting dwarf star orbiting the S-type giant star pi1 Gru
M. Montargès, J. Malfait, M. Esseldeurs +20
Aims. We aim to characterize the properties of the inner companion of the S-type AGB star pi1 Gru and to identify plausible future evolutionary scenarios for this triple system. Me…
ATOMIUM: Continuum emission and evidence of dust enhancement from binary motion
T. Danilovich, N. Samaratunge, Y. Mori +35
Low- and intermediate-mass stars on the asymptotic giant branch (AGB) account for a significant portion of the dust and chemical enrichment in their host galaxy. Here we present AL…
Characterisation of the stellar wind in Cyg X-1 via modelling of colour-colour diagrams
E. V. Lai, B. De Marco, Y. Cavecchi +11
Cygnus X-1 is a high mass X-ray binary where accretion onto the black hole is mediated by the stellar wind from the blue supergiant companion star HDE 226868. Depending on the posi…
ATOMIUM: Molecular inventory of 17 oxygen-rich evolved stars observed with ALMA
S. H. J. Wallstrom, T. Danilovich, H. S. P. Muller +35
The dusty winds of cool evolved stars are a major contributor of the newly synthesised material enriching the Galaxy and future generations of stars. However, the details of the ph…
The first mm detection of a neutron star high-mass X-ray binary
J. van den Eijnden, L. Sidoli, M. Diaz Trigo +9
Neutron stars accreting from OB supergiants are often divided between persistently and transiently accreting systems, called Supergiant X-ray Binaries (SgXBs) and Supergiant Fast X…
Reconnection-driven flares in 3D black hole magnetospheres -- A scenario for hot spots around Sagittarius A*
I. El Mellah, B. Cerutti, B. Crinquand
Low-luminosity supermassive and stellar-mass black holes (BHs) may be embedded in a collisionless and highly magnetized plasma. They show non-thermal flares indicative of efficient…
Stellar wind variability in Cygnus X-1 from high-resolution excess variance spectroscopy with Chandra
Lucia K. Härer, Michael L. Parker, Ileyk El Mellah +5
Stellar winds of massive stars are known to be driven by line absorption of UV photons, a mechanism which is prone to instabilities, causing the wind to be clumpy. The clumpy struc…
Observing the onset of the accretion wake in Vela X-1
C. M. Diez, V. Grinberg, F. Fürst +7
High-Mass X-ray Binaries (HMXBs) offer a unique opportunity for the investigation of accretion onto compact objects and of wind structure in massive stars. A key source for such st…
Clumpy wind studies and the non-detection of cyclotron line in OAO 1657-415
Pragati Pradhan, Carlo Ferrigno, Biswajit Paul +11
Winds of massive stars are suspected to be inhomogeneous (or clumpy), which biases the measures of their mass loss rates. In High Mass X-ray Binaries (HMXBs), the compact object ca…
The VLT/SPHERE view of the ATOMIUM cool evolved star sample. I. Overview: Sample characterization through polarization analysis
M. Montargès, E. Cannon, A. de Koter +32
Aims. Through the ATOMIUM project, based on an ALMA large program, we aim to present a consistent view of a sample of 17 nearby cool evolved stars (Aymptotic Giant Branch and red s…
First 3D Radiation-Hydrodynamic Simulations of Wolf-Rayet Winds
N. Moens, L. G. Poniatowski, L. Hennicker +3
Classical Wolf Rayet (WR) stars are direct supernova progenitors undergoing vigorous mass-loss. Understanding the dense and fast outflows of such WR stars is thus crucial for under…
ATOMIUM: ALMA tracing the origins of molecules in dust forming oxygen rich M-type stars: Motivation, sample, calibration, and initial results
C. A. Gottlieb, L. Decin, A. M. S. Richards +33
This overview paper presents ATOMIUM, a Large Programme in Cycle 6 with the Atacama Large Millimeter-submillimeter Array (ALMA). The goal of ATOMIUM is to understand the dynamics a…
Spinning black holes magnetically connected to a Keplerian disk -- Magnetosphere, reconnection sheet, particle acceleration and coronal heating
I. El Mellah, B. Cerutti, B. Crinquand +1
Context: Accreting black holes (BHs) may be surrounded by a highly magnetized plasma threaded by a poloidal magnetic field. Non-thermal flares and high energy components could orig…
Binary-object spectral-synthesis in 3D (BOSS-3D) -- Modelling H-alpha emission in the enigmatic multiple system LB-1
L. Hennicker, N. D. Kee, T. Shenar +5
Context: To quantitatively decode the information stored within an observed spectrum, detailed modelling of the physical state and accurate radiative transfer solution schemes are…
Atomium: The astounding complexity of the near circumstellar environment of the M-type AGB star R Hydrae. I. Morpho-kinematical interpretation of CO and SiO emission
Ward Homan, Bannawit Pimpanuwat, Fabrice Herpin +36
Evolved low- to intermediate-mass stars are known to shed their gaseous envelope into a large, dusty, molecule-rich circumstellar nebula which typically develops a high degree of s…
Radiation-Hydrodynamics with MPI-AMRVAC: Flux-Limited Diffusion
N. Moens, J. O. Sundqvist, I. El Mellah +3
Radiation controls the dynamics and energetics of many astrophysical environments. To capture the coupling between the radiation and matter, however, is often a physically complex…
Atomium: A high-resolution view on the highly asymmetric wind of the AGB star Pi1 Gruis. I. First detection of a new companion and its effect on the inner wind
Ward Homan, Miguel Montarges, Bannawit Pimpanuwat +35
The nebular circumstellar environments of cool evolved stars are known to harbour a rich morphological complexity of gaseous structures on different length scales. A large part of…