An extremely powerful long-lived superluminal ejection from the black hole MAXI J1820+ 070

JS Bright, RP Fender, SE Motta, DRA Williams… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Black holes in binary systems execute patterns of outburst activity where two characteristic X-
ray states are associated with different behaviours observed at radio wavelengths. The hard …

Measuring fundamental jet properties with multiwavelength fast timing of the black hole X-ray binary MAXI J1820+ 070

AJ Tetarenko, P Casella… - Monthly Notices of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
We present multiwavelength fast timing observations of the black hole X-ray binary MAXI
J1820+ 070 (ASASSN-18ey), taken with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) …

The binary mass ratio in the black hole transient MAXI J1820+ 070

MAP Torres, J Casares, F Jiménez-Ibarra… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We present intermediate-resolution spectroscopy of the optical counterpart to the black hole
X-ray transient MAXI J1820+ 070 (= ASASSN-18ey) obtained with the OSIRIS spectrograph …

Dynamical confirmation of a black hole in MAXI J1820+ 070

MAP Torres, J Casares, F Jiménez-Ibarra… - The Astrophysical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract We present time-resolved 10.4 m Gran Telescopio Canarias and 4.2 m William
Herschel Telescope intermediate resolution spectroscopy of the X-ray transient MAXI …

Disk, corona, jet connection in the intermediate state of MAXI J1820+ 070 revealed by NICER spectral-timing analysis

J Wang, G Mastroserio, E Kara, JA García… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We analyze five epochs of Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) data of the
black hole X-ray binary MAXI J1820+ 070 during the bright hard-to-soft state transition in its …

A full spectral-timing model to map the accretion flow in black hole binaries: the low/hard state of MAXI J1820+ 070

T Kawamura, M Axelsson, C Done… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The nature and geometry of the accretion flow in the low/hard state of black hole binaries is
currently controversial. While most properties are generally explained in the truncated …

Near-infrared emission lines trace the state-independent accretion disc wind of the black hole transient MAXI J1820+ 070

J Sánchez-Sierras, T Muñoz-Darias - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2020 - aanda.org
The black hole transient MAXI J1820+ 070 displayed optical P Cyg profiles and other wind-
related emission line features during the hard state of its discovery outburst. We present …

State-of-the-art simulations of line-driven accretion disc winds: realistic radiation hydrodynamics leads to weaker outflows

N Higginbottom, N Scepi, C Knigge… - Monthly Notices of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Disc winds are a common feature in accreting astrophysical systems on all scales. In active
galactic nuclei (AGNs) and accreting white dwarfs (AWDs), specifically, radiation pressure …

Hard-state Optical Wind during the Discovery Outburst of the Black Hole X-ray Dipper MAXI J1803–298

DM Sánchez, T Muñoz-Darias, VA Cúneo… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We present 12 epochs of optical spectroscopy taken across the discovery outburst of the
black hole (BH) candidate MAXI J1803− 298 with the Gran Telescopio Canarias and Very …

Failed-transition outbursts in black hole low-mass X-ray binaries

K Alabarta, D Altamirano, M Méndez… - Monthly Notices of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Black hole low-mass X-ray binaries (BH LMXBs) evolve in a similar way during outburst.
Based on the X-ray spectrum and variability, this evolution can be divided into three …