On the binary nature of 1RXS J162848.1-415241 (2005)
Torres, M. A. P., Garcia, M. R., Steeghs, D., McClintock, J. E.
We present spectroscopy of the optical counterpart to 1RXS J162848.1-41524, also known as the microquasar candidate MCQC J162847-4152. All the data indicate that this X-ray source is not a...
Zimmerman, E. R., Narayan, R., McClintock, J. E., Miller, J. M.
The standard spectral model for analyzing the soft component of thermal emission from a thin accretion disk around a black hole is the multi-temperature blackbody (MTB) model. The widely used...
Optical and X-ray observations of the neutron star soft X-ray transient XTE J1709-267 (2004)
Jonker, P. G., Galloway, D. K., McClintock, J. E., Buxton, M., Garcia, M., Murray, S.
We report on the discovery of the optical counterpart to the neutron star soft X-ray transient (SXT) XTE J1709-267 in outburst and quiescence. We further report the detection of type I bursts in RXTE...
Park, S. Q., Miller, J. M., McClintock, J. E., Remillard, R. A., Orosz, J. A., Shrader, C. R., ...
We present an X-ray spectral and timing analysis of 4U 1543-47 during its 2002 outburst based on 49 pointed observations obtained using the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE). The outburst reached a...
Resolved Jets and Long-Period Black Hole X-ray Novae (2003)
Garcia, M. R., Miller, J. M., McClintock, J. E., King, A. R., Orosz, J.
In this brief note we point out that the four spatially resolved relativistic jets among the 14 dynamically confirmed black hole X-ray novae are all in systems with long orbital periods. Many shorter...
XMM-Newton observations of two black hole X-ray transients in quiescence (2002)
Barret, D., McClintock, J. E., Menou, K., Motch, C., ...
We report on XMM-Newton observations of GRO J1655-40 and GRS 1009-45, which are two black hole X-ray transients currently in their quiescent phase. GRO J1655-40 was detected with a 0.5 - 10 keV...
X-ray Point Sources in The Central Region of M31 as seen by Chandra (2002)
Kong, A. K. H., Garcia, M. R., Primini, F. A., Murray, S. S., Di Stefano, R., McClintock, J. E.
We report on \chandra observations of the central region of M31. By combining eight \chandra ACIS-I observations taken between 1999 and 2001, we have identified 204 X-ray sources within the central...
Dynamical evidence for a black hole in the microquasar XTE J1550-564 (2002)
Orosz, J.A., Groot, P.J., Klis, M. Van Der, McClintock, J.E., Garcia, M.R., Zhao, P., ...
Torres, M. A. P., Callanan, P. J., Garcia, M. R., McClintock, J. E., Garnavich, P., Balog, Z., ...
We present spectroscopic observations of the X-ray transient XTE J1118+480 acquired during different epochs following the 2000 March outburst. We find that the emission line profiles show variations...
The X-ray Spectra of Black Hole X-ray Novae in Quiescence as Measured by Chandra (2001)
Kong, A. K. H., McClintock, J. E., Garcia, M. R., Murray, S. S., Barret, D.
We present Chandra observations of black hole X-ray novae V404 Cyg, A0620-00, GRO J1655-40 and XTE J1550-564 in quiescence. Their quiescent spectra can be well fitted by a power-law model with slope...
Complete and simultaneous spectral observations of the black hole X-Ray nova XTE J1118+480 (2001)
McClintock, J.E., Haswell, C.A., Garcia, M.R., Drake, J.J., Hynes, R.I., Marshall, H.L., ...
The X-ray nova XTE J1118+480 suffers minimal extinction (b = 62) and therefore represents an outstanding opportunity for multiwavelength studies. Hynes et al. conducted the first such study, which...
A black hole in the superluminal source SAX J1819.3-2525 (V4641 Sgr) (2001)
Orosz, J.A., Kuulkers, E., Klis, M. Van Der, McClintock, J.E., Garcia, M.R., Callanan, P.J., ...
Jain, R. K., Bailyn, C. D., Orosz, J. A., McClintock, J. E., Remillard, R. A.
We report optical, infrared, and X-ray light curves for the outburst, in 2000, of the black hole candidate XTE J1550-564. We find that the start of the outburst in the H and V bands precedes that...
Modeling the Low State Spectrum of the X-Ray Nova XTE J1118+480 (2001)
Esin, A. A., McClintock, J. E., Drake, J. J., Garcia, M. R., Haswell, C. A., Hynes, R. I., ...
Based on recent multiwavelength observations of the new X-ray nova XTE J1118+480, we can place strong constraints on the geometry of the accretion flow in which a low/hard state spectrum,...
Complete and Simultaneous Spectral Observations of the Black-Hole X-ray Nova XTE J1118+480 (2001)
McClintock, J. E., Haswell, C. A., Garcia, M. R., Drake, J. J., Hynes, R. I., Marshall, H. L., ...
The X-ray nova XTE J1118+480 suffers minimal extinction (b = 62 degrees) and therefore represents an outstanding opportunity for multiwavelength studies. Hynes et al. (2000) conducted the first such...
A Black Hole of > 6 Solar Masses in the X-ray Nova XTE J1118+480 (2001)
McClintock, J. E., Garcia, M. R., Caldwell, N., Falco, E. E., Garnavich, P. M., Zhao, P.
Observations of the quiescent X-ray nova XTE J1118+480 with the new 6.5-m MMT have revealed that the velocity amplitude of the dwarf secondary is 698 +/- 14 km/s and the orbital period of the system...
Dynamical Evidence for a Black Hole in the Microquasar XTE J1550-564 (2001)
Orosz, J.A., Klis, M. Van Der, McClintock, J.E., Jain, R.K., Bailyn, C.D., Remillard, R.A.
A Black Hole in the Superluminal Source SAX J1819.3-2525 (V4641 Sgr) (2001)
Orosz, J.A., Kuulkers, E., Klis, M. Van Der, McClintock, J.E., Garcia, M.R., Callanan, P.J., ...
Chandra Observations of M31 (2000)
Garcia, M. R., Murray, S. S., Primini, F. A., Forman, W. R., Jones, C., McClintock, J. E.
As part of the Chandra GTO program we are monitoring and surveying M31 using the HRC and ACIS cameras. These observations have resolved the nuclear X-ray source into five separate sources, one of...
A black hole in the superluminal source SAX J1819.3-2525 (V4641 Sgr (2000)
Orosz, J.A., Kuulkers, E., Klis, M. Van Der, McClintock, J.E., Garcia, M.R., Callanan, P.J., ...
Black Hole in the Superluminal source SAX J1819.3-2525 (V4641 Sgr (2000)
Orosz, J.A., Kuulkers, E., Klis, M. Van Der, McClintock, J.E., Garcia, M.R., Callanan, P.J., ...
RXTE observations of 0.1-300 Hz QPOs in the microquasar GRO J1655-40 (1999)
Remillard, R.A., Morgan, E.H., McClintock, J.E., Bailyn, C.D., Orosz, J.A.
RXTE spectral observations of the 1996-97 outburst of the microquasar GRO J1655-40 (1999)
Soczak, G.J., McClintock, J.E., Remillard, R.A., Bailyn, C.D., Orosz, J.A.
X-ray Nova XTE J1550-564: RXTE spectral observation (1999)
Remillard, R.A., McClintock, J.E., Levine, A.M., Morgan, E.H., Bailyn, C.D., Orosz, J.A., ...
X-ray Nova XTE J1550-564: optical observations (1999)
Jain, R.K., Bailyn, C.D., Orosz, J.A., Remillard, R.A., McClintock, J.E.
X-ray Nova XTE J1550-564: Optical Observations (1999)
Jain, R. K., Bailyn, C. D., Orosz, J. A., Remillard, R. A., McClintock, J. E.
We report the identification of the optical counterpart of the X-ray transient XTE J1550-564 described in two companion papers by Sobczak et al (1999) and Remillard et al (1999). We find that the...
X-ray Nova XTE J1550-564: Discovery of a QPO Near 185 Hz (1999)
Remillard, R. A., McClintock, J. E., Sobczak, G. J., Bailyn, C. D., Orosz, J. A., Morgan, E. H., ...
We have investigated the X-ray timing properties of XTE J1550-564 during 60 RXTE PCA observations made between 1998 September 18 and November 28. We detect quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) near 185...
RXTE Observations of 0.1-300 Hz QPOs in the Microquasar GRO J1655-40 (1998)
Remillard, R. A., Morgan, E. H., McClintock, J. E., Bailyn, C. D., Orosz, J. A.
We have investigated 52 RXTE pointed observations of GRO J1655-40 spanning the X-ray outburst that commenced on 1996 April 25 and lasted for 16 months. Our X-ray timing analyses reveal four types of...
Bipolar Jets and Orbital Dynamics of the Supersoft X-Ray Source RX J0019.8+2156 (1998)
Becker, C. M., Remillard, R. A., Rappaport, S. A., McClintock, J. E.
From 1994 to 1997 we monitored the optical spectrum of RXJ0019.8+2156. This supersoft X-ray source is one of only two accreting white dwarfs in the Galaxy thought to be burning hydrogen on their...
Power lay decays in the optical counterparts of GRB 970228 and GRB 970508 (1998)
Garcia, M., Callanan, P.J., Moraru, D., McClintock, J.E., Hergenrother, C., Tollestrup, E., ...
Power Law Decays in the Optical Counterparts of GRB 970228 and GRB970508 (1997)
Garcia, M. R., Callanan, P. J., Moraru, D., McClintock, J. E., Tollestrup, E., Willner, S. P., ...
We report on R_c and K band observations of the optical counterpart to GRB 970508 with the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory (FLWO) 1.2m telescope. Eleven R_c-band observations were obtained on 1997...
Black Hole Event Horizons and X-ray Nova Luminosities: Update (1997)
Garcia, M. R., McClintock, J. E., Narayan, R., Callanan, P. J.
Recently, Narayan, Garcia and McClintock showed that there is a difference in the quiescent luminosities of black hole and neutron star x-ray nova: when the quiescent, Eddington scaled luminosities...
Esin, A. A., McClintock, J. E., Narayan, R.
We present a self-consistent model of accretion flows which unifies four distinct spectral states observed in black hole X-ray binaries: quiescent, low, intermediate and high states. In the...
Advection-Dominated Flows and the X-ray Delay in the Outburst of GRO J1655-40 (1997)
McClintock, J. E., Narayan, R.
We show that the time delay between the optical and X-ray outbursts of the black-hole soft X-ray transient source GRO J1655-40, observed in April 1996, requires that the accretion flow in this object...
Advection-Dominated Accretion Model of X-Ray Nova Muscae in Outburst (1997)
Esin, A. A., McClintock, J. E., Narayan, R.
We present a model for the high-low state transition of the X-Ray Nova GS 1124-68 (Nova Muscae 1991) observed by Ginga. The model consists of an advection-dominated accretion flow (ADAF) near the...