Among the sample of Galactic transient X-ray binaries (SXTs) discovered to date, about 70 have been proposed as likely candidates to host a black hole. Yet...
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PublicationAn infrared FWHM-K<SUB>2</SUB> correlation to uncover highly reddened quiescent black holes
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PublicationAsk the machine: systematic detection of wind-type outflows in low-mass X-ray binaries
The systematic discovery of outflows in the optical spectra of low-mass X-ray binaries opened a new avenue for the study of the outburst evolution in these...
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NewsAstronomers develop new method for taking the temperature of black holes
An international research team led by researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has found a new method for measuring the masses of black...
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NewsAstronomers discover a giant black hole that challenges current models of stellar evolution
An international team of scientists, led by researchers from the National Astronomical Observatory of China and with the participation of the Instituto de...
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NewsAstronomers discover how to feed a black hole
The black holes at the centres of galaxies are the most mysterious objects in the Universe, not only because of the huge quantities of material within them...
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NewsAstronomers find a black hole which rotates highly inclined to its orbit
Astronomers have found a black hole which challenges current theoretical models for the formation of these compact objects, using telescopes at the Roque de los...
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TalkBlack holes
In his public talk, Prof. Narayan will summarize our knowledge of Black Holes in the universe. He will describe how Black Holes are discovered, how their...
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TalkBlack holes in globular clusters
In the past few years, a series of discoveries have been made of objects which appear to be accreting stellar mass black holes in globular clusters -- both in...
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PublicationBlackCAT: A catalogue of stellar-mass black holes in X-ray transients
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...