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...
Swift J1753.5-0127: The Black Hole Candidate with the Shortest Orbital Period
We present time-resolved photometry of the optical counterpart to the black hole candidate Swift J1753.5-0127 which has remained in the low/hard X-ray state and...
Swift/XRT, Chandra, and XMM-Newton observations of IGR J17091-3624 as it returns into quiescence
IGR J17091-3624 is a low-mass X-ray binary (LMXB), which received wide attention from the community thanks to its similarities with the bright black hole system...
SWSextantis stars: the dominant population of cataclysmic variables with orbital periods between 3 and 4h
We present time-series optical photometry of five new cataclysmic variables (CVs) identified by the Hamburg Quasar Survey (HQS). The deep eclipses observed in...
Intermediate-resolution (0.5-1 Å) optical spectroscopy of the cataclysmic variable (CV) SY Cnc reveals the spectrum of the donor star. Our data enable us to...
System mass constraints for the accreting millisecond pulsar XTE J1814-338 using Bowen fluorescence
We present phase-resolved spectroscopy of the millisecond X-ray pulsar XTE J1814-338 obtained during its 2003 outburst. The spectra are dominated by high...
T Pyxidis: The First Short-Period Cataclysmic Variable with a Collimated Jet
We present the first observational evidence for a collimated jet in a short-period cataclysmic variable system: the recurrent nova T Pyxidis. Optical spectra...
T Tauri candidates and accretion rates using IPHAS: method and application to IC 1396
The Isaac Newton Telescope (INT) Photometric H-Alpha Survey (IPHAS) is a 1800 deg2 survey of the Northern Galactic Plane, reaching down to r'˜ 21. We...
Testing the Jet Quenching Paradigm with an Ultradeep Observation of a Steadily Soft State Black Hole
We present ultradeep radio observations with the Expanded Very Large Array of 4U 1957+11, a Galactic black hole (BH) candidate X-ray binary known to exist in a...