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BlackCAT: A catalogue of stellar-mass black holes in X-ray transients

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Aims. During the last ~50 years, the population of black hole candidates in X-ray binaries has increased considerably, with 59 Galactic objects being detected in transient low-mass X-ray binaries, as well as a few in persistent systems (including ~5 extragalactic binaries).

Source: Astronomy and Astrophysics

DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201527130

Authors: J. M. Corral-Santana, J. Casares, T. Muñoz-Darias, F. E. Bauer, I. G. Martínez-Pais, D. M. Russell

Institutions: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad de La Laguna, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Space Science Institute, Millennium Institute of Astrophysics, New York University Abu Dhabi

Language: English

Topic: Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations

Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, California Institute of Technology, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, China National Textile and Apparel Council, Goddard Space Flight Center, Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, RIKEN

Awards: G249051994, G3212984348, G3880561207, G7075080176, G871136297

OpenAlex ID: W1922050112

FWCI: 8.6

Cites: 247

Cited by: 489

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