We discuss the method, and potential systematic effects therein, used for measuring the
mass of stellar-mass black holes in X-ray binaries. We restrict our discussion to the method …

Aims. During the last~ 50 years, the population of black hole candidates in X-ray binaries
has increased considerably, with 59 Galactic objects being detected in transient low-mass X …

With the advent of more sensitive all-sky instruments, the transient universe is being probed
in greater depth than ever before. Taking advantage of available resources, we have …

We explore possible systematic errors in the mass measurements of stellar mass black
holes (BHs). We find that significant errors can arise from the assumption of zero or constant …

Sixteen years of observations of black hole transients with the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer,
complemented by other X-ray observatories and ground-based optical/infrared/radio …

The study of compact object populations has come a long way since the determination of the
mass of the Hulse–Taylor pulsar, and we now count on more than 150 known Galactic …

We present a systematic study of the orbital inclination effects on black hole transients fast
time-variability properties. We have considered all the black hole binaries that have been …

We report on a first census of Galactic black hole X-ray binary (BHXRB) properties with the
second data release (DR2) of Gaia, focusing on dynamically confirmed and strong …

We compile a catalogue of low-mass and high-mass X-ray binaries, some recently reported
binaries that likely host a neutron star (NS) or a black hole (BH), and binary pulsars (a pulsar …

The discovery of gravitational-wave radiation from merging black holes (BHs) also
uncovered BHs with masses in the range of≈ 20–160 M⊙. In contrast, the most massive …