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  1. Evolution of the X-ray Binary System Sco X-1

    Abstract

    The possible evolution of a bright low-mass X-ray binary system Sco X-1 is numerically investigated within the framework of a model assuming...

    A. V. Fedorova, A. V. Tutukov in Astronomy Reports
    Article 01 November 2023
  2. X-Ray Astronomy and Close Binary Systems

    Abstract

    The discovery in 1962 of the compact source Sco X-1, the first X-ray source located outside the Solar System, marked a new (“golden”) era in...

    A. M. Cherepashchuk in Astronomy Reports
    Article 01 September 2023
  3. Low-Mass X-ray Binaries

    A large fraction of X-ray sources in our Galaxy are low-mass X-ray binaries, containing a black hole or a neutron star accreting from a...
    Arash Bahramian, Nathalie Degenaar in Handbook of X-ray and Gamma-ray Astrophysics
    Reference work entry 2024
  4. High-Mass X-ray Binaries

    Binary systems in which a neutron star or black hole accretes material from a high-mass star are known as high-mass X-ray binaries (HMXBs). This...
    Francesca Fornasini, Vallia Antoniou, Guillaume Dubus in Handbook of X-ray and Gamma-ray Astrophysics
    Reference work entry 2024
  5. High-Mass X-ray Binaries

    Binary systems in which a neutron star or black hole accretes material from a high-mass star are known as high-mass X-ray binaries (HMXBs). This...
    Francesca Fornasini, Vallia Antoniou, Guillaume Dubus in Handbook of X-ray and Gamma-ray Astrophysics
    Living reference work entry 2024
  6. X-ray Variability of the Milky Way

    By constructing the power density spectrum of the Milky Way due to Galactic X-ray binaries (XRB) we investigate the prospect of disentangling the...
    H.-J. Grimm, M. Gilfanov, R. Sunyaev in Growing Black Holes: Accretion in a Cosmological Context
    Conference paper
  7. Investigation of the Disk of the Be Star in the High-Mass X-ray Binary IGR J21343+4738

    Abstract

    We present the results of our long-term photometric and spectroscopic monitoring with the 1.5-m telescope RTT-150 for the optical counterpart...

    E. A. Nikolaeva, I. F. Bikmaev, ... N. A. Sakhibullin in Astronomy Letters
    Article 01 November 2023
  8. X-ray Polarimetry-Timing

    X-ray polarimetry-timing is the characterization of rapid variability in the X-ray polarization degree and angle. As for the case of spectral-timing,...
    Reference work entry 2024
  9. Vertical wind structure in an X-ray binary revealed by a precessing accretion disk

    The accretion of matter onto black holes and neutron stars often leads to the launching of outflows that can greatly affect the environments...

    P. Kosec, E. Kara, ... J. Wilms in Nature Astronomy
    Article 10 April 2023
  10. Low-Mass X-ray Binaries

    A large fraction of X-ray sources in our Galaxy are low-mass X-ray binaries, containing a black hole or a neutron star accreting from a...
    Arash Bahramian, Nathalie Degenaar in Handbook of X-ray and Gamma-ray Astrophysics
    Living reference work entry 2023
  11. X-ray Binaries in External Galaxies

    X-ray appearance of normal galaxies is mainly determined by X-ray binaries powered by accretion onto a neutron star or a stellar mass black hole....
    Marat Gilfanov, Giuseppina Fabbiano, ... Andreas Zezas in Handbook of X-ray and Gamma-ray Astrophysics
    Reference work entry 2024
  12. The X-ray Emission from Planetary Nebulae

    Planetary nebulae, the progeny of low- and intermediate-mass stars, are formed by the interaction of the fast stellar wind from its central star,...
    Reference work entry 2024
  13. X-Ray Astronomy and Astrophysics

    The most compelling nature of X-ray astronomy is its richness and scale. Almost every observable object in the sky either naturally emits X-ray...
    F.S. Porter, G.V. Brown, J. Cottam in Cryogenic Particle Detection
    Chapter
  14. Cygnus X-3 revealed as a Galactic ultraluminous X-ray source by IXPE

    The accretion of matter by compact objects can be inhibited by radiation pressure if the luminosity exceeds a critical value known as the Eddington...

    Alexandra Veledina, Fabio Muleri, ... Silvia Zane in Nature Astronomy
    Article 21 June 2024
  15. The Solar X-ray Corona

    The X-ray emission from the Sun reveals a very dynamic hot atmosphere, the corona, which is characterized by a complex morphology and a broad range...
    Paola Testa, Fabio Reale in Handbook of X-ray and Gamma-ray Astrophysics
    Reference work entry 2024
  16. X-ray Polarimetry-Timing

    X-ray polarimetry-timing is the characterization of rapid variability in the X-ray polarization degree and angle. As for the case of spectral-timing,...
    Living reference work entry 2023
  17. What is the hard spectral state in X-ray binaries? Insights from GRRMHD accretion flows simulations and polarization of their X-ray emission

    X-ray binaries are known to exhibit different spectral states which are often associated with different black hole accretion modes. The exact...

    M. Moscibrodzka in Astrophysics and Space Science
    Article Open access 09 July 2024
  18. The Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope

    The Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT), dubbed as Insight-HXMT after its launch on June 15, 2017, is China’s first X-ray astronomical satellite....
    Fangjun Lu, Yupeng Xu, ... Yunxiang **ao in Handbook of X-ray and Gamma-ray Astrophysics
    Reference work entry 2024
  19. Evolution of the X-ray Binary System Sco X-1 within the Framework of the Induced Stellar Wind Model

    Abstract

    Within the framework of the induced stellar wind (ISW) model, the possible evolution of the X-ray binary system Sco X-1 after the formation...

    A. V. Fedorova, A. V. Tutukov in Astronomy Reports
    Article 01 November 2022
  20. Modeling and Simulating X-ray Spectra

    X-ray spectroscopy is a powerful technique for the analysis of the energy distribution of X-rays from astrophysical sources. It allows for the study...
    Lorenzo Ducci, Christian Malacaria in Handbook of X-ray and Gamma-ray Astrophysics
    Reference work entry 2024
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