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astro-ph.SR2026

Long-term high-resolution spectroscopic monitoring of the evolved metal-poor binary PS Gem

V. G. Klochkova, V. E. Panchuk, J. K. Zhao +3

The paper reports three decades of high‑resolution spectroscopic observations of the metal‑poor binary star PS Gem, analyzing Hα line variations and radial velocities to characteri…

#metal-poor stars#binary star systems#spectroscopic monitoring#stellar evolution
astro-ph.SR2026

The physical origin of the maximum stellar size

Gautham N. Sabhahit, Jorick S. Vink

The authors explain the observed maximum radius of the most massive stars as a result of a transition to an Eddington‑enhanced mass‑loss regime, reproducing the Humphreys‑Davidson…

#stellar evolution#massive stars#eddington limit#stellar winds
astro-ph.SR2026

Unveiling the period-bounce population of cataclysmic variables: Spectroscopic and time-domain follow-up of eROSITA-selected candidates

S. Hernández-Díaz, B. Stelzer, A. Schwope +9

The paper presents spectroscopic and time‑domain follow‑up of eROSITA‑selected cataclysmic variable candidates, confirming 24 new systems and showing they are consistent with perio…

#cataclysmic variables#period bouncers#spectroscopy#time-domain astronomy
astro-ph.HE2026

A Four-dimensional Model-agnostic Probe into the Astrophysical Origins of Binary Black Hole Subpopulations

Anarya Ray, Vicky Kalogera

The paper presents a data-driven reconstruction of the four-dimensional joint distribution of binary black hole primary masses, mass ratios, effective inspiral spin, and effective…

#binary black holes#gravitational waves#population inference#spin distributions
astro-ph.HE2026

High-mass binary black hole mergers from detailed binary evolution models

Max M. Briel, Olcay Bıyıklı, Tassos Fragos +10

The paper uses detailed binary evolution simulations to test whether super‑Eddington mass transfer in isolated binaries can produce the observed high‑mass binary black hole mergers…

#binary black holes#gravitational waves#stellar evolution#accretion
astro-ph.SR2026

Cataclysmic variables from SRG/eROSITA: new systems from eRASS1

A. D. Schwope, J. Brink, D. A. H. Buckley +12

The paper presents a new sample of 156 cataclysmic variable stars identified from the first eROSITA all‑sky X‑ray survey using a Random Forest classifier and follow‑up spectroscopy…

#cataclysmic variables#x-ray surveys#binary stars#magnetic fields