The INTEGRAL view on black hole X-ray binaries

SE Motta, J Rodriguez, E Jourdain, M Del Santo… - New Astronomy …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
INTEGRAL is an ESA mission in fundamental astrophysics that was launched in October
2002. It has been in orbit for over 18 years, during which it has been observing the high …

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 …

Discovery of oscillations above 200 keV in a black hole X-ray binary with Insight-HXMT

X Ma, L Tao, SN Zhang, L Zhang, QC Bu, MY Ge… - Nature …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Low-frequency quasiperiodic oscillations (LFQPOs) are commonly found in black hole X-ray
binaries, and their origin is still under debate. The properties of LFQPOs at high energies …

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) …

A variable corona during the transition from type-C to type-B quasi-periodic oscillations in the black hole X-ray binary MAXI J1820+ 070

R Ma, M Méndez, F García, N Sai… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT We analyse a Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer observation of the
black hole X-ray binary MAXI J1820+ 070 during a transition from type-C to type-B quasi …

Accretion geometry in the hard state of the black hole x-ray binary MAXI J1820+ 070

AA Zdziarski, MA Dziełak, B De Marco… - The Astrophysical …, 2021‏ - iopscience.iop.org
We study X-ray spectra from the outburst rise of the accreting black hole binary MAXI J1820+
070. We find that models having the disk inclinations within those of either the binary or the …

A rapid change in X-ray variability and a jet ejection in the black hole transient MAXI J1820+ 070

J Homan, J Bright, SE Motta, D Altamirano… - The Astrophysical …, 2020‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract We present Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer X-ray and Arcminute
Microkelvin Imager Large Array radio observations of a rapid hard-to-soft state transition in …

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 …

The inner flow geometry in MAXI J1820+ 070 during hard and hard-intermediate states

B De Marco, AA Zdziarski, G Ponti, G Migliori… - Astronomy & …, 2021‏ - aanda.org
Context. We present a systematic X-ray spectral-timing study of the recently discovered,
exceptionally bright black hole X-ray binary system MAXI J1820+ 070. Our analysis focuses …