Gallo, E., Rupen, M. P., Mioduszewski, A. J., Brisken, W., Fender, R. P., ...
Observations of the black hole X-ray binary V404 Cyg with the very long baseline interferometer HSA (the High Sensitivity Array) have detected the source at a frequency of 8.4 GHz, providing a source...
Multi-epoch spectroscopy of the globular cluster black hole in NGC 4472 (2008)
Shih, I. C., Maccarone, T. J., Kundu, A., Zepf, S. E.
We present a study of the X-ray spectral properties of the highly variable X-ray emitting black hole in a globular cluster in the elliptical galaxy NGC 4472. The XMM-Newton spectrum of the source in...
An extremely luminous X-ray outburst at the birth of a supernova (2008)
Soderberg, A. M., Berger, E., Page, K. L., Schady, P., Parrent, J., Pooley, D., ...
Massive stars end their short lives in spectacular explosions, supernovae, that synthesize new elements and drive galaxy evolution. Throughout history supernovae were discovered chiefly through their...
An extremely luminous X-ray outburst at the birth of a supernova (2008)
Soderberg, A. M., Berger, E., Page, K. L., Schady, P., Parrent, J., Pooley, D., ...
Russell, D. M., Maccarone, T. J., Koerding, E. G., Homan, J.
We report the discovery of a new hysteresis effect in black hole X-ray binary state transitions, that of the near-infrared (NIR) flux (which most likely originates in the jets) versus X-ray flux. We...
Neutron Stars and Black Holes in Star Clusters (2006)
Rasio, F. A., Baumgardt, H., Corongiu, A., D'Antona, F., Fabbiano, G., Fregeau, J. M., ...
This article was co-authored by all invited speakers at the Joint Discussion on `Neutron Stars and Black Holes in Star Clusters,' which took place during the IAU General Assembly in Prague, Czech...
Smits, M., Maccarone, T. J., Kundu, A., Zepf, S. E.
Optical and X-ray studies of six nearby galaxies show that the probability a globular cluster will be an X-ray source is consistent with being linearly proportional to its mass. We show that this...
Migliari, S., Tomsick, J. A., Maccarone, T. J., Gallo, E., Fender, R. P., Nelemans, G., ...
Spitzer observations of the neutron star (ultra-compact) X-ray binary (XRB) 4U 0614+091 with the Infrared Array Camera reveal emission of non-thermal origin in the range 3.5-8 um. The mid-infrared...
Migliari, S., Tomsick, J.A., Maccarone, T.J., Gallo, E., Fender, R.P., Nelemans, G., ...
Spitzer observations of the neutron star (ultracompact) X-ray binary (XRB) 4U 0614+091 with the Infrared Array Camera reveal emission of nonthermal origin in the range 3.5-8 mum. The mid-infrared...
Gallo, E., Fender, R.P., Merloni, A., Jonker, P.G., Heinz, S., ...
Deep observations with the Very Large Array of A0620-00, performed in 2005 August, resulted in the first detection of radio emission from a black hole binary at X-ray luminosities as low as 10-8.5...
Wijnands, R.A.D., Kuulkers, E., Muno, M.P., Cackett, E.M., Maccarone, T.J., ...
On 8-9 September 2006, a series of 7 XMM-Newton observations were performed as part of our XMM-Newton/Chandra monitoring campaign of the 1.7 square degree region around Sgr A* (Wijnands et al. 2006,...
Gallo, E., Fender, R.P., Merloni, A., Jonker, P.G., Heinz, S., ...
Deep observations with the Very Large Array of A0620-00, performed in 2005 August, resulted in the first detection of radio emission from a black hole binary at X-ray luminosities as low as 10-8.5...
Compact Object Modeling with the StarTrack Population Synthesis Code (2005)
Belczynski, K., Kalogera, V., Rasio, F. A., Taam, R. E., Zezas, A., Bulik, T., ...
We present a comprehensive description of the population synthesis code StarTrack. The original code has been significantly modified and updated. Special emphasis is placed here on processes leading...
Lithium enhancement in X-ray binaries due to stellar rotation (2005)
Maccarone, T. J., Jonker, P. G., Sills, A. I.
We discuss the high lithium abundances in the secondary stars of X-ray binaries. We show that no lithium production in these stars is necessary, and that the abundances can be explained simply due to...
Maccarone, T.J., Fender, R.P., Tzioumis, A.K.
Intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs) have been alternatively predicted to be quite common in the centres of globular clusters or nearly impossible to form and retain in the centres of globular...
Energization of interstellar media and cosmic ray production by jets from X-ray binaries (2005)
Fender, R.P., Maccarone, T.J., Kesteren, Z. Van
Drawing on recent estimates of the power of jets from X-ray binary systems as a function of X-ray luminosity, combined with improved estimates of the relevant log(N)-log(LX) luminosity functions, we...
Was the Narrow Line Seyfert 1 RGB J0044+193 ever radio loud? (2004)
Maccarone, T. J., Fender, R. P., Pooley, G. G.
We show new radio data and a re-analysis of old data for the Narrow Line Seyfert 1 (NLSy1) galaxy RGB J0044+193. This galaxy has previously been suggested to be both radio loud, and highly variable...
Finding Faint Intermediate-mass Black Holes in the Radio Band (2004)
Maccarone, T. J., Fender, R. P., Tzioumis, A. K.
We discuss the prospects for detecting faint intermediate-mass black holes, such as those predicted to exist in the cores of globular clusters and dwarf spheroidal galaxies. We briefly summarize the...
Exploring the role of jets in X-ray binaries and low-luminosity AGN (2004)
Markoff, S., Nowak, M., Falcke, H., Maccarone, T.J., Fender, R.P.
Kundu, A., Maccarone, T.J., Zepf, S.E., Puzia, T.H.
The number of low-mass X-ray binaries in NGC 4365 that are within 0.5" of a globular cluster and considered to be matches is 18, not 23 as mistakenly reported in the first paragraph of ? 3. The...
An X-Ray-selected Active Galactic Nucleus at z=4.6 Discovered by the CYDER Survey (2004)
Treister, E., Castander, F.J., Maccarone, T.J., Herrera, D., Gawiser, E., Maza, J., ...
We present the discovery of a high-redshift, X-ray-selected active galactic nucleus (AGN) by the Calan-Yale Deep Extragalactic Research (CYDER) survey: CXOCY J033716.7-050153, located at z=4.61, the...
Probing Low Mass X-ray Binaries Using the Globular Cluster Link (2004)
Kundu, A., Maccarone, T.J., Zepf, S.E.
A large fraction (roughly half) of X-ray binaries observed in early type galaxies are associated with globular clusters. As in the Milky Way dynamical processes in globular clusters appear to be...
An Explanation for Metallicity Effects on X-Ray Binary Properties (2004)
Maccarone, T.J., Kundu, A., Zepf, S.E.
We show that irradiation-induced stellar winds can explain two important metallicity effects in X-ray binaries: the higher numbers and softer spectra of X-ray binaries in metal-rich globular clusters...
We take the established relation between black hole mass, X-ray luminosity and radio luminosity and show that intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs), such as those predicted to exist at the centres of...
Implications of the Globular Cluster/X-ray Binary Correlations (2004)
Maccarone, T.J., Kundu, A., Zepf, S.E.
We will discuss implications of correlations between the X-ray and optical properties of globular clusters in early-type galaxies. The probability that a globular cluster contains an X-ray binary...
Where are Low Mass X-ray Binaries Formed? (2004)
Kundu, A., Maccarone, T.J., Zepf, S.E.
Chandra images of nearby galaxies reveal large numbers of low mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs). As in the Galaxy, a significant fraction of these are associated with globular clusters. We exploit the...
Coppi, P.S., Treister, E., Castander, F.J., Maccarone, T.J., Gawiser, E., Maza, J., ...
We present the results of deep optical imaging and spectroscopy of archival Chandra sources with intermediate fluxes (>1e-15 erg/cm2/sec). 267 Chandra sources were detected in 5 archival fields, with...
Portegies Zwart, S.F., Dewi, J., Maccarone, T.J.
We study the origin of the ultraluminous X-ray source M82 X-1 in the nearby starburst galaxy M82. This X-ray source is of particular interest as it is currently the best candidate for an intermediate...
A transient large-scale relativistic radio jet from GX 339-4 (2004)
Gallo, E., Corbel, S., Fender, R.P., Maccarone, T.J., Tzioumis, A.K.
We report on the formation and evolution of a large-scale, synchrotron-emitting jet from the black hole candidate and X-ray binary system GX 339-4. In 2002 May, the source moved from a low/hard to a...
Reduced radio emission in "high/soft state" AGN (2004)
Maccarone, T.J., Gallo, E., Fender, R.P.
It has long been known that black holes in X-ray binaries exhibit spectral states - qualitatively distinct sets of X-ray spectral and variability properties. Recent work has helped to establish that...
X-ray binaries in early type galaxies and the globular Cluster connection (2004)
Kundu , A., Maccarone , T. J., Puzia , T. H., Zepf , S. E.
Presentamos un resumen de las observaciones claves de fuentes de rayos X realizadas recientemente en galaxias de tipos tempranos. TÃpicamente, alrededor de la mitad de las binarias de rayos X en...
Do X-ray binary spectral state transition luminosities vary? (2003)
We tabulate the luminosities of the soft-to-hard state transitions of all X-ray binaries for which there exist good X-ray flux measurements at the time of the transition, good distance estimates, and...
The Connection Between Radio Quiet AGN and the High/Soft State of X-Ray Binaries (2003)
Maccarone, T. J., Gallo, E., Fender, R.
A large sample of AGN studied here shows a ``quenching'' of the radio emission occurs when the luminosity is at a few percent to about 10% of the Eddington rate, just as is seen in the high/soft...
High Redshift X-Ray Selected Quasars: CXOCY J125304.0-090737 joins the club (2003)
Castander, F. J., Treister, E., Maccarone, T. J., Coppi, P. S., Maza, J., Zepf, S. E., ...
We present a new X-ray selected high redshift quasar CXOCY J125304.0-090737 at z=4.179, discovered by the Calan-Yale Deep Extragalactic Research (CYDER) Survey. This quasar is the fifth X-ray...
X-ray Binaries in Early Type Galaxies and the Globular Cluster Connection (2003)
Maccarone, T.J., Kundu, A., Zepf, S.E., Puzia, T.H.
We summarize the key observations made in recent observations of X-ray sources in early-type galaxies. Typically about half of the X-ray binaries in early-type galaxies are in globular clusters, they...