Different progenitors of short hard gamma-ray bursts (2007)
Troja, Eleonora, King, Andrew R., O'Brien, Paul T., Lyons, Nicola, Cusumano, Giancarlo
We consider the spatial offsets of short hard gamma-ray bursts (SHBs) from their host galaxies. We show that all SHBs with extended duration soft emission components lie very close to their hosts. We...
Progenitors of Long Gamma-ray Bursts (2007)
Davies, Melvyn B., Levan, Andrew J., Larsson, Josefin, King, Andrew R., Fruchter, Andrew S.
Pinpointing the progenitors of long duration gamma-ray bursts (LGRBs) remains an extremely important question, although it is now clear that at least a fraction of LGRBs originate in the core...
An alternative to common envelope evolution (2006)
Beer, Martin E., Dray, Lynnette M., King, Andrew R., Wynn, Graham A.
We investigate the evolution of interacting binaries where the donor star is a low-mass giant more massive than its companion. It is usual to assume that such systems undergo common-envelope (CE)...
Neutron star binaries and long duration gamma-ray bursts (2006)
Levan, Andrew J., Davies, Melvyn B., King, Andrew R.
This is the version of the paper from arXiv.org. Subsequently published as Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2006, 372, pp.1351-1356, available from...
The modulated emission of the ultraluminous X-ray source in NGC 3379 (2006)
Fabbiano, G., Fragos, T., Kalogera, V., King, Andrew R., Angelini, Lorella, ...
The definitive version of this paper, with enhancements, is available from http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/ApJ/journal/issues/ApJ/v650n2/64844/64844.html
The M-sigma relation for nucleated galaxies (2006)
McLaughlin, Dean E., King, Andrew R., Nayakshin, Sergei
The definitive version of this paper is available at http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/ApJ/journal/issues/ApJL/v650n1/20872/20872.html
Multiwavelength observations of EXO 0748-676. I. Reprocessing of X-ray bursts (2006)
Hynes, R.I., Horne, Keith, O'Brien, K., Haswell, C.A., Robinson, E.L., King, Andrew R., ...
The definitive version of this paper is available at http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/ApJ/journal/issues/ApJ/v648n2/64641/64641.html
Multiwavelength observations of EXO 0748-676. II. Emission-line behavior (2006)
Pearson, K.J., Hynes, R.I., Steeghs, D., Jonker, P.G., Haswell, C.A., King, Andrew R., ...
The definitive version of this paper, with enhancements, is available from http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/ApJ/journal/issues/ApJ/v648n2/64642/64642.html
Young stars in the Galactic Centre: a potential intermediate-mass star origin (2006)
Dray, L.M., King, Andrew R., Davies, Melvyn B.
This is the version archived in arXiv.org of a paper published as Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2006, 372, pp.31-44, available from...
The M-sigma Relation for Nucleated Galaxies (2006)
McLaughlin, Dean E., King, Andrew R., Nayakshin, Sergei
Momentum feedback from super-Eddington accretion offers a simple explanation for the observed M-sigma and M-M_{spheroid} relations between supermassive black holes (SMBH) and the spheroids of their...
Neutron star binaries and long duration gamma-ray bursts (2006)
Levan, Andrew J., Davies, Melvyn B., King, Andrew R.
Cosmological long-duration gamma-ray bursts (LGRBs) are thought to originate from the core collapse to black holes of stripped massive stars. Those with sufficient rotation form a...
The nature of SS433 and the ultraluminous X-ray sources (2006)
Begelman, M.C., King, Andrew R., Pringle, J.E.
This is the version as submitted to arXiv.org, of a paper published as Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2006, 370, pp.399-404, available from...
Short gamma-ray bursts in old populations: magnetars from white dwarf-white dwarf mergers (2006)
Levan, Andrew J., Wynn, Graham A., Chapman, Robert, Davies, Melvyn B., King, Andrew R., Priddey, Robert S., ...
Also available at http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1745-3933.2006.00144.x. The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com
Short GRBs in old populations: Magnetars from WD-WD mergers (2006)
Levan, Andrew J., Wynn, Graham A., Chapman, Robert, Davies, Melvyn B., King, Andrew R., Priddey, Robert S., ...
Recent progress on the nature of short duration gamma-ray bursts has shown that a fraction of them originate in the local universe. These systems may well be the result of giant flares from soft...
Growing supermassive black holes by chaotic accretion (2006)
King, Andrew R., Pringle, J.E.
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2006, 373(1), pp. L90-L92
A new type of long gamma-ray burst (2006)
King, Andrew R., Olsson, Emma, Davies, Melvyn B.
This is the version of the paper from arxiv.org. Accepted for publication in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society by the Royal Astronomical Society and Blackwell Publishing
Paper presented at a discussion meeting on Gamma-ray Bursts, September 18-20, 2006. To be published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A. This is the preprint as...
Aligning spinning black holes and accretion discs (2005)
King, Andrew R., Lubow, S.H., Ogilvie, G.I., Pringle, J.E.
This paper is also available from http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.09378.x. The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com
The stars of the galactic center (2005)
Davies, Melvyn B., King, Andrew R.
We consider the origin of the so-called S stars orbiting the supermassive black hole at the very center of the Galaxy. These are usually assumed to be massive main-sequence stars. We argue instead...
The ultimate outcome of black hole - neutron star mergers (2005)
Davies, Melvyn B., Levan, Andrew J., King, Andrew R.
We present a simple, semi--analytical description for the final stagesof mergers of black hole (BH) -- neutron star (NS) systems. Such systemsare of much interest as gravitational wave sources and...
Gamma-ray bursts: restarting the engine (2005)
King, Andrew R., O'Brien, Paul T., Goad, Michael R., Osborne, Julian P., Ollson, E., Page, Kim L.
Hierarchical Merging, Ultraluminous and Hyperluminous X-ray Sources (2004)
King, Andrew R., Dehnen, Walter
Various arguments strongly suggest that the population of ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs: apparent X-ray luminosity > Eddington limit for 10 Msun ~10^39 erg/s) in nearby galaxies are mostly...
The ultimate outcome of black hole - neutron star mergers (2004)
Davies, Melvyn B., Levan, Andrew J., King, Andrew R.
We present a simple, semi--analytical description for the final stages of mergers of black hole (BH) -- neutron star (NS) systems. Such systems are of much interest as gravitational wave sources and...
Exploring the complex X-ray spectrum of NGC 4051 (2004)
Pounds, Kenneth A., Reeves, J.N., King, Andrew R., Page, Kim L.
Also available at http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.07639.x. The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com.
Evidence of a high-velocity ionized outflow in a second narrow-line quasar PG 0844+349 (2003)
Pounds, Kenneth A., King, Andrew R., Page, Kim L., O'Brien, Paul T.
Also available at http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2003.07164.x. The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com
Pounds, Kenneth A., Reeves, J.N., King, Andrew R., Page, Kim L., O'Brien, Paul T., Turner, Martin J.L.
Also available from http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1365-8711.2003.07006.x. The definitive version is available from www.blackwell-synergy.com. Erratum published in Monthly Notices...
King, Andrew R., Pounds, Kenneth A.
Also available at http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1365-8711.2003.06980.x. The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com.
Ultraluminous X-ray Sources and Star Formation (2003)
Chandra observations of the Cartwheel galaxy reveal a population of ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) with lifetimes < 10^7 yr associated with a spreading wave of star formation which began some 3 x...
Accretion in Compact Binaries (2003)
Compact binaries have long been a paradigm for accretion theory. Much of our present view of how accretion occurs comes directly from the comparison of theory with observations of these sources....
Pounds, Kenneth A., Reeves, J.N., King, Andrew R., Page, Kim L., O'Brien, Paul T., Turner, Martin J.L.
A comparison of the acceleration mechanisms in YSO and AGN jets (2002)
Price, Daniel J., Pringle, James E., King, Andrew R.
We examine the hypothesis that there exists a simple scaling between the observed velocities of jets found in Young Stellar Objects (YSOs) and jets found in Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN). We employ a...
Gamma-Ray Bursts, Supernova Kicks, and Gravitational Radiation (2002)
Davies, Melvyn B., King, Andrew R., Rosswog, Stephan, Wynn, Graham A.
Ronald Dickinson, Andrew R. King
This research explored a novel mechanism of transport of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs into the lower intestine.
A New Evolutionary Picture for CVs and LMXBs (2001)
King, Andrew R., Schenker, Klaus
We consider an alternative to the standard picture of CV and LMXB evolution, namely the idea that most CVs (and by extension LMXBs) may not yet have had time to evolve to their theoretical minimum...
Schenker, Klaus, King, Andrew R.
Depending on the outcome of pre-CV formation, mass transfer may set in under thermally unstable conditions in a significant number of systems. Full computations have shown that such an early phase of...
The violent past of Cygnus X-2 (2001)
Davies, Melvyn B., Kolb, Ulrich, King, Andrew R., Ritter, Hans
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Ultraluminous X-ray sources in external galaxies (2001)
King, Andrew R., Davies, Melvyn B., War, M.J., Fabbiaon, G., Elvis, M.
Ronald Dickinson, Andrew R. King
This research explored a novel mechanism of transport of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs into the lower intestine.
Superhumps in Low-Mass X-Ray Binaries (2000)
Haswell, Carole A., King, Andrew R., Murray, James R., Charles, Philip A.
We propose a mechanism for the superhump modulations observed in optical photometry of at least two black hole X-ray transients (SXTs). As in extreme mass-ratio cataclysmic variables (CVs),...
On a Theoretical Interpretation of the Period Gap in Binary Millisecond Pulsars (2000)
Taam, Ronald E., King, Andrew R., Ritter, Hans
We reexamine evolutionary channels for the formation of binary millisecond pulsars in order to understand their observed orbital period distribution. The available paths provide a natural division...
The Population of Faint Transients in the Galactic Centre (2000)
BeppoSAX has detected a population of faint transient X-ray sources in the Galactic Centre. I show that a simple irradiated-disc picture gives a consistent fit to the properties of this population,...
The Evolutionary Status of SS433 (1999)
King, Andrew R., Taam, Ronald E., Begelman, Mitchell C.
We consider possible evolutionary models for SS 433. We assume that common-envelope evolution is avoided if radiation pressure is able to expel most of a super-Eddington accretion flow from a region...
Radiatively-Driven Outflows and Avoidance of Common-Envelope Evolution in Close Binaries (1999)
King, Andrew R., Begelman, Mitchell C.
Recent work on Cygnus X-2 suggests that neutron-star or black-hole binaries survive highly super-Eddington mass transfer rates without undergoing common-envelope evolution. We suggest here that the...