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...
The "K-Correction" for Irradiated Emission Lines in LMXBs: Evidence for a Massive Neutron Star in X1822-371 (V691 CrA)
We study the K-correction for the case of emission lines formed in the X-ray-illuminated atmosphere of a Roche lobe-filling star. We compute the K-correction as...
The 1989 and 2015 outbursts of V404 Cygni: a global study of wind-related optical features
The black hole transient V404 Cygni exhibited a bright outburst in June 2015 that was intensively followed over a wide range of wavelengths. Our team obtained...
The 2005 Outburst of the Halo Black Hole X-Ray Transient XTE J1118+480
We present optical and infrared monitoring of the 2005 outburst of the halo black hole X-ray transient XTE J1118+480. We measured a total outburst amplitude of...
The 2008 Outburst of EX Lup—Silicate Crystals in Motion
EX Lup is the prototype of the EXor class of eruptive young stars. These objects show optical outbursts which are thought to be related to runaway accretion...