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most citedOptical spectroscopy and demographics of redback millisecond pulsar binaries

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26 papers

astro-ph.SR2022★ 8 cited

1RXH J082623.6-505741: a new long-period cataclysmic variable with an evolved donor and a low mass transfer rate

Kirill V. Sokolovsky, Jay Strader, Samuel J. Swihart +13

We report the discovery of 1RXH J082623.6-505741, a 10.4 hr orbital period compact binary. Modeling extensive optical photometry and spectroscopy reveals a K-t…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 18 cited

The MAVERIC Survey: Radio catalogs and source counts from deep Very Large Array imaging of 25 Galactic globular clusters

Laura Shishkovsky, Jay Strader, Laura Chomiuk +7

The MAVERIC survey is the first deep radio continuum imaging survey of Milky Way globular clusters, with a central goal of finding and classifying accreting compact binaries, inclu…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 12 cited

The MAVERIC survey: A catalogue of radio sources in southern globular clusters from the Australia Telescope Compact Array

Vlad Tudor, James C. A. Miller-Jones, Jay Strader +11

Radio continuum observations offer a new window on compact objects in globular clusters compared to typical X-ray or optical studies. As part of the MAVERIC survey, we have used th…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 17 cited

The MAVERIC Survey: Variable Jet-Accretion Coupling in Luminous Accreting Neutron Stars in Galactic Globular Clusters

T. Panurach, J. Strader, A. Bahramian +9

Accreting neutron stars in low-mass X-ray binaries show outflows -- and sometimes jets -- in the general manner of accreting black holes. However, the quantitative link between the…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 16 cited

The MAVERIC Survey: Simultaneous Chandra and VLA observations of the transitional millisecond pulsar candidate NGC 6652B

Alessandro Paduano, Arash Bahramian, James C. A. Miller-Jones +12

Transitional millisecond pulsars are millisecond pulsars that switch between a rotation-powered millisecond pulsar state and an accretion-powered X-ray binary state, and are though…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 24 cited

The Loudest Stellar Heartbeat: Characterizing the most extreme amplitude heartbeat star system

T. Jayasinghe, C. S. Kochanek, J. Strader +16

We characterize the extreme heartbeat star system MACHO 80.7443.1718 in the LMC using TESS photometry and spectroscopic observations from the Magellan Inamori Kyocera Echelle (MIKE…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 2 cited

The MAVERIC Survey: Dynamical Origin of Radio Sources in Galactic Globular Clusters

Yue Zhao, Craig O. Heinke, Laura Shishkovsky +7

We investigate potential correlations between radio source counts (after background corrections) of 22 Galactic globular clusters (GCs) from the MAVERIC survey, and stellar encount…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 23 cited

Discovery of a New Redback Millisecond Pulsar Candidate: 4FGL J0940.3-7610

Samuel J. Swihart, Jay Strader, Elias Aydi +3

We have discovered a new candidate redback millisecond pulsar binary near the center of the error ellipse of the bright unassociated Fermi-LAT -ray source 4FGL J0940.3-7610. The…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 74 cited

Early spectral evolution of classical novae: consistent evidence for multiple distinct outflows

E. Aydi, L. Chomiuk, L. Izzo +18

The physical mechanism driving mass ejection during a nova eruption is still poorly understood. Possibilities include ejection in a single ballistic event, a common envelope intera…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 25 cited

A New Candidate Transitional Millisecond Pulsar in the Sub-luminous Disk State: 4FGL J0407.7--5702

Jessie M. Miller, Samuel J. Swihart, Jay Strader +7

We report the discovery of a variable optical and X-ray source within the error ellipse of the previously unassociated Fermi Large Area Telescope -ray source 4FGL J0407.7--5702.…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 15 cited

A deep Chandra survey for faint X-ray sources in the Galactic globular cluster M30, and searches for optical and radio counterparts

Yue Zhao, Craig O. Heinke, Haldan N. Cohn +11

We present a deep () {\it Chandra} survey of the Galactic globular cluster M30 (NGC 7099). Combining the new Cycle 18 with the previous Cycle 3 observations w…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 19 cited

The MAVERIC Survey: New compact binaries revealed by deep radio continuum observations of the Galactic globular cluster Terzan 5

Ryan Urquhart, Arash Bahramian, Jay Strader +12

Owing to its massive, dense core, Terzan 5 has the richest population of millisecond pulsars known among Galactic globular clusters. Here we report new deep GHz radio contin…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 40 cited

The MAVERIC Survey: Chandra/ACIS Catalog of Faint X-ray sources in 38 Galactic globular clusters

Arash Bahramian, Jay Strader, James C. A. Miller-Jones +11

Globular clusters host a variety of lower-luminosity ( erg s) X-ray sources, including accreting neutron stars and black holes, millisecond pulsars, cataclysmic…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 21 cited

The MAVERIC survey: A hidden pulsar and a black hole candidate in ATCA radio imaging of the globular cluster NGC 6397

Yue Zhao, Craig O. Heinke, Vlad Tudor +9

Using a 16.2 hr radio observation by the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) and archival Chandra data, we found radio counterparts to 4 known and 3 new X-ray sources wi…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 19 cited

The Swift Bulge Survey: optical and near-IR follow-up featuring a likely symbiotic X-ray binary & a focused wind CV

A. W. Shaw, C. O. Heinke, T. J. Maccarone +13

The nature of very faint X-ray transients (VFXTs) - transient X-ray sources that peak at luminosities - is poorly understood. The faint and of…

astro-ph.HE2019★ 21 cited

A New Likely Redback Millisecond Pulsar Binary with a Massive Neutron Star: 4FGL J2333.1--5527

Samuel J. Swihart, Jay Strader, Ryan Urquhart +7

We present the discovery of a likely new redback millisecond pulsar binary associated with the \emph{Fermi} -ray source 4FGL J2333.1--5527. Using optical photometric and spectro…

astro-ph.HE2019★ 14 cited

Observations of the Ultra-compact X-ray Binary 4U 1543-624 in Outburst with NICER, INTEGRAL, Swift, and ATCA

R. M. Ludlam, L. Shishkovsky, P. M. Bult +17

We report on X-ray and radio observations of the ultra-compact X-ray binary 4U 1543-624 taken in August 2017 during an enhanced accretion episode. We obtained NICER monitoring of t…

astro-ph.HE2019

Flaring, Dust Formation, And Shocks In The Very Slow Nova ASASSN-17pf (LMCN 2017-11a)

E. Aydi, L. Chomiuk, J. Strader +25

We present a detailed study of the 2017 eruption of the classical nova ASASSN-17pf (LMCN 2017-11a), which is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, including data from AAVSO, ASAS-…

astro-ph.HE2019★ 19 cited

PSR J1306--40: An X-ray Luminous Redback with an Evolved Companion

Samuel J. Swihart, Jay Strader, Laura Chomiuk +1

PSR J1306--40 is a millisecond pulsar binary with a non-degenerate companion in an unusually long 1.097 day orbit. We present new optical photometry and spectroscopy of this…

astro-ph.HE2019★ 117 cited

Optical spectroscopy and demographics of redback millisecond pulsar binaries

Jay Strader, Samuel J. Swihart, Laura Chomiuk +12

We present the first optical spectroscopy of five confirmed (or strong candidate) redback millisecond pulsar binaries, obtaining complete radial velocity curves for each companion…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 33 cited

A multi-wavelength view of the neutron star binary 1FGL J1417.7--4402: A progenitor to canonical millisecond pulsars

Samuel J. Swihart, Jay Strader, Laura Shishkovsky +6

The Fermi -ray source 1FGL J1417.7--4407 (J1417) is a compact X-ray binary with a neutron star primary and a red giant companion in a 5.4 day orbit. This initial conclusio…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 23 cited

The MAVERIC survey: A transitional millisecond pulsar candidate in Terzan 5

Arash Bahramian, Jay Strader, Laura Chomiuk +11

Transitional millisecond pulsars are accreting millisecond pulsars that switch between accreting X-ray binary and millisecond radio pulsar states. Only a handful of these objects h…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 111 cited

The MAVERIC Survey: Still No Evidence for Accreting Intermediate-mass Black Holes in Globular Clusters

Evangelia Tremou, Jay Strader, Laura Chomiuk +8

We present the results of an ultra-deep, comprehensive radio continuum survey for the accretion signatures of intermediate-mass black holes in globular clusters. The sample, imaged…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 53 cited

The Maveric Survey: a Red Straggler Binary with an Invisible Companion in the Galactic Globular Cluster M10

Laura Shishkovsky, Jay Strader, Laura Chomiuk +9

We present the discovery and characterization of a radio-bright binary in the Galactic globular cluster M10. First identified in deep radio continuum data from the Karl G. Jansky V…