Using cosmological hydrodynamic simulations with physically motivated models of supermassive black hole (SMBH) formation and growth, we compare the assembly of...
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PublicationSelf-interacting dark matter and the delay of supermassive black hole growth
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PublicationSoft X-ray emission lines in the X-ray binary Swift J1858.6-0814 observed with XMM-Newton Reflection Grating Spectrometer: disc atmosphere or wind?
We find soft X-ray emission lines from the X-ray binary Swift J1858.6-0814 in data from XMM-NewtonReflection Grating Spectrometer (RGS): N VII, O VII, and O...
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PublicationSpectral and timing evolution of the bright failed outburst of the transient black hole Swift J174510.8-262411
We studied time variability and spectral evolution of the Galactic black hole transient Swift J174510.8-262411 during the first phase of its outburst. INTEGRAL...
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PublicationSpectral and timing evolution of the bright failed outburst of the transient black hole Swift J174510.8-262411
We studied time variability and spectral evolution of the Galactic black hole transient Swift J174510.8-262411 during the first phase of its outburst. INTEGRAL...
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PublicationSpectral state transitions of the Ultraluminous X-ray Source IC 342 X-1
We observed the Ultraluminous X-ray Source (ULX) IC 342 X-1 simultaneously in X-ray and radio with Chandra and the JVLA to investigate previously reported...
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PublicationStarbursts and black hole masses in X-shaped radio galaxies: Signatures of a merger event?
We present new spectroscopic identifications of 12 X-shaped radio galaxies and use the spectral data to derive starburst histories and masses of the nuclear...
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PublicationSupermassive black holes from OASIS and SAURON integral-field kinematics
Supermassive black holes are a key element in our understanding of how galaxies form. Most of the progress in this very active field of research is based on...
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PublicationSupermassive black holes in the EAGLE Universe. Revealing the observables of their growth
We investigate the evolution of supermassive black holes in the `Evolution and Assembly of GaLaxies and their Environments' (EAGLE) cosmological hydrodynamic...
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PublicationSwift J1357.2-0933: the faintest black hole?
Swift J1357.2-0933 is a confirmed very faint black hole X-ray transient and has a short estimated orbital period of 2.8 h. We observed Swift J1357.2-0933 for...