Irradiation models for ULXs and fits to HST data. Chris Copperwheat (MSSL) ... When we include irradiation and take the age of candidate #1 to also be 20 Myr, ...
D Swartz (MSFC), A Goncalves (Paris-M), R Mushotzky, T ... ULXs may have a persistently. super-Edd accretion rate. High/soft. Very high. ultraluminous ...
Distribution of ULXs in Galaxies ... in the halos of the galaxies. (Colbert & Ptak 2002) ... Detection of a strong narrow 54 mHz QPO in the starburst galaxy M82. ...
Jimmy Irwin. Patrick Seitzer. Definition of an Ultraluminous X-Ray Source (ULX) T. h ... The interacting pair of NGC4038/4039 (Antennae) has 14 ULXs, in the ...
Ultraluminous X-ray sources: highlights on NGC1313 X-2 and M82 X-1 ... NGC1313 is a nearby spiral galaxy hosting two ULXs, NGC1313 X-1 and X-2, and the ...
Black Holes: Observations Lecture 2: BHs in close binaries Sergei Popov (SAI MSU) Plan of the lecture Reviews X-ray observations: Cyg X-1 X-ray novae X-ray nova light ...
Evidence for Intermediate Mass Black Holes from. Ultra-luminous X-Ray Sources ... color disk (MCD) blackbody model: each annulus of the accretion disk radiates as ...
... merging galaxies. Interacting galaxies have higher ... Similar to the nuclei of M33 and other Scd galaxies. Systematic study of Scd nuclei may be test ...
Roberto Soria (CfA) The Antennae, courtesy of G Fabbiano (CfA) ... Implications for SMBH growth at high z. Seed IMBHs from early nuclear starburst or from mergers? ...
... Black Hole Candidates ... Black hole mass may be constrained from X-ray ... Such a massive black holes may not exist in our Galaxy, but not uncommon ...
We find many SSSs and QSSs; their luminosity is between 1036-1039 erg/s. ... L0.5-10=5x1039 erg/s. Miller et al. 2003. A Recurrent SSS ... Lbol=1.5x1039 erg/s ...
Primarily astronomical (see King 2003) Difficulties in forming and feeding them ... mass-radius relation is R=M (solar units) and periods of 2-8 hours translates to ...
INPE Advanced Course on Compact Objects Course IV: Accretion Processes in Neutron Stars & Black Holes Ron Remillard Kavli Center for Astrophysics and Space Research
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Intermediate-Mass BHs and star clusters. Roberto Soria (CfA / University College London) ... old BHs, recycled systems? In globular. clusters? IMBH formation in ...
NA1 Management of I3 T. Charles Yun, JIVE. NA2 EVN-NREN Forum John Chevers, DANTE ... LSI 61.303, 256 Mbps, 26 Oct, Perez-Torres et al. Algol, 26 Oct/14 Dec, ...
Chania, August 2004. Intergalactic recycling: the formation of ... Pierre-Alain Duc. Recycling in the galaxy environment. F. Bournaud. J. Braine. U. Lisenfeld ...
... Energy Density. Gas ... Density & Velocity fields. Outflow. Bubbles & Circular ... Radiation Energy Density. Radiation Pressure. Gas Pressure. Gas ...
Supermassive Black Hole Growth and Merger ... to have gas accreting SMBH, it is easy to grow Sagittarius A* size black hole. ... Sagittarius A* M31 SMBH. 14 ...
High Energy Universe Viewed Through Astrosat P.C.Agrawal Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai Talk at the Chandrayan Symposium at IMSc , Chennai , January 4 ...
Most of the information we have about the Universe so far has come to us in ... Will look for coincidences between Swift and HETE events and possible GW signals ...
... might be best candidates to harbor binary BHs. 8. U. Ulvestad & Ho 2001 ... radio binary BHs? ... Birth of stellar-mass BHs in starburst/merger galaxies such ...
... Mass transfer via decretion disk (Be stars) or via strong wind or Roche ... Persistent nature of the LS 5039 jets thanks to EVN and MERLIN observations on ...
Slavko Bogdanov, Craig Heinke, Maureen van den Berg, Fernando Camilo, Paulo Freire and ... (Grindlay, Portegies Zwart & McMillan 2006, Nature Physics, 2, 116) ...
XIV Advanced School on Astrophysics ... X-ray Astronomy and Identification of Accreting Binaries ... disk fraction (2-20 keV) in energy spectrum: fdisk 75 ...
Need much better sensitivity to get near Cas A power, or to observe many more modest starbursts ... needs lots of long(ish) baselines, and frequencies above a ...
SIGRAV Graduate School in Contemporary. Relativity and ... Virgo. M101 group ... so far, accurate mapping of the BLR requires a number of characteristics: ...
Chris Simpson. Liverpool John Moores University. and a cast of ... Ouchi et al. 2005, ApJ, 620, L1, Discovery of primeval LSS with forming clusters at z=6 ...
T. P Roberts & M.J. Ward (Durham) With special thanks to Ramesh Narayan, Jeff McClintock ... IC 10 X-1 and NGC 300 X-1. CXC. Our Local ULX, Prestwich, ...
Title: The Violent Universe Author: Chris Done Last modified by: Chris Done Created Date: 9/7/2004 7:52:28 PM Document presentation format: On-screen Show
Persistent and Transient Blank Field Sources A. Treves Insubria University, Italy S. Campana Brera Observatory, Italy M. Chieregato Insubria University, Italy ...
... in the most local bulges; tight correlation between MBH and bulge properties. ... Most bulges passed a phase of activity: Complete SMBH census, ...
(High-frequency) quasi-periodic oscillations in accreting stellar mass black hole systems ... Magnetic torquing of inner accretion disk by spinning black hole? ...
I. INTRODUCTION. II. OUR RECENT RESEARCH. III. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION. 3 ... consistent with IMBH mass (iii) Abundance pattern ...consistent with M82 gas, ICM, IGM ...