The NICER “Reverberation Machine”: A Systematic Study of Time Lags in Black Hole X-Ray Binaries

J Wang, E Kara, M Lucchini, A Ingram… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We perform the first systematic search of all NICER archival observations of black hole (and
candidate) low-mass X-ray binaries for signatures of reverberation. Reverberation lags …

The black hole transient MAXI J1348–630: evolution of the compact and transient jets during its 2019/2020 outburst

F Carotenuto, S Corbel, E Tremou… - Monthly Notices of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
We present the radio and X-ray monitoring campaign of the 2019/2020 outburst of MAXI
J1348–630, a new black hole X-ray binary (BH XRB) discovered in 2019 January. We …

Evidence for mass-dependent peculiar velocities in compact object binaries: towards better constraints on natal kicks

Y Zhao, P Gandhi, C Dashwood Brown… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
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 …

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 …

Type-A quasi-periodic oscillation in the black hole transient MAXI J1348− 630

L Zhang, M Méndez, F García, Y Zhang… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We present a detailed analysis of the spectral and timing characteristics of a 7-Hz type-A
quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) detected in NICER observations of the black hole X-ray …

Transitions and origin of the type-B quasi-periodic oscillations in the black hole X-ray binary MAXI J1348–630

HX Liu, Y Huang, QC Bu, W Yu, ZX Yang… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The fast transitions between different types of quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) are
generally observed in black hole transient sources (BHTs). We present a detailed study of …

Discovery of optical and infrared accretion disc wind signatures in the black hole candidate MAXI J1348–630

G Panizo-Espinar, MA Padilla, T Muñoz-Darias… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
MAXI J1348–630 is a low mass X-ray binary discovered in 2019 during a bright outburst.
During this event, the system experienced both hard and soft states following the standard …

Detailed analysis on the reflection component for the black hole candidate MAXI J1348-630

N Jia, X Zhao, L Gou, JA García, Z Liao… - Monthly Notices of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The black hole candidate MAXI J1348-630 was discovered in 2019 January 26, with the Gas
Slit Camera (GSC) on-board MAXI. We report a detailed spectral analysis of this source by …

MAXI J1348–630: Estimating the black hole mass and binary inclination using a scaling technique

L Titarchuk, E Seifina - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023 - aanda.org
The multi-wavelength outburst activity in the recently discovered X-ray binary transient MAXI
J1348–630 has sparked a great deal of controversy about the characteristics of this binary …

Modelling the kinematics of the decelerating jets from the black hole X-ray binary MAXI J1348–630

F Carotenuto, AJ Tetarenko… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Black hole low mass X-ray binaries (BH LMXBs) can launch powerful outflows in the form of
discrete ejecta. Observing the entire trajectory of these ejecta allows us to model their …