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A Rapid Change in X-Ray Variability and a Jet Ejection in the Black Hole Transient MAXI J1820+070

The Astrophysical Journal Letters American Astronomical Society 891:2 (2020) l29

Authors:

Jeroen Homan, Joe Bright, Sara E Motta, Diego Altamirano, Zaven Arzoumanian, Arkadip Basak, Tomaso M Belloni, Edward M Cackett, Rob Fender, Keith C Gendreau, Erin Kara, Dheeraj R Pasham, Ronald A Remillard, James F Steiner, Abigail L Stevens, Phil Uttley
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Classical Nova Carinae 2018: Discovery of circumbinary iron and oxygen

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Oxford University Press 494:1 (2020) 743-749

Authors:

Dominic McLoughlin, Katherine Blundell, Steven Lee

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We present time-lapse spectroscopy of a classical nova explosion commencing 9 days after discovery. These data reveal the appearance of a transient feature in Fe ii and [O i]. We explore different models for this feature and conclude that it is best explained by a circumbinary disc shock-heated following the classical nova event. Circumbinary discs may play an important role in novae in accounting for the absorption systems known as THEA, the transfer of angular momentum, and the possible triggering of the nova event itself.
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Uncovering the orbital dynamics of stars hidden inside their powerful winds: application to $\eta$ Carinae and RMC 140

(2020)

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David Grant, Katherine Blundell, James Matthews
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Classical Nova Carinae 2018: Discovery of circumbinary iron and oxygen

(2020)

Authors:

Dominic McLoughlin, Katherine M Blundell, Steven Lee
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A rapid change in X-ray variability and a jet ejection in the black hole transient MAXI J1820+070

(2020)

Authors:

Jeroen Homan, Joe Bright, Sara E Motta, Diego Altamirano, Zaven Arzoumanian, Arkadip Basak, Tomaso M Belloni, Edward M Cackett, Rob Fender, Keith C Gendreau, Erin Kara, Dheeraj R Pasham, Ronald A Remillard, James F Steiner, Abigail L Stevens, Phil Uttley
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