Regimes of Super-Eddington Accretion and Outflows in Extragalactic X-ray Binaries
Ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) represent stellar-mass binary systems accreting at extreme rates. Their observational diversity has been attributed to numerous different physical interpretations. Here we analyse multiwavelength observations of a select number of ULXs demonstrating a wide range of...
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| author | Urquhart, Ryan Troy |
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| description | Ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) represent stellar-mass binary systems accreting at extreme rates. Their observational diversity has been attributed to numerous different physical interpretations. Here we analyse multiwavelength observations of a select number of ULXs demonstrating a wide range of contrasting observable properties. We present the discovery of the first eclipsing ULXs, a detailed study of outflows, an examination of the highest accretion-rate sources, and finally, discuss how ULX observational and physical properties might be related. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-758362019-07-05T01:47:59Z Regimes of Super-Eddington Accretion and Outflows in Extragalactic X-ray Binaries Urquhart, Ryan Troy Ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) represent stellar-mass binary systems accreting at extreme rates. Their observational diversity has been attributed to numerous different physical interpretations. Here we analyse multiwavelength observations of a select number of ULXs demonstrating a wide range of contrasting observable properties. We present the discovery of the first eclipsing ULXs, a detailed study of outflows, an examination of the highest accretion-rate sources, and finally, discuss how ULX observational and physical properties might be related. 2018 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75836 Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Urquhart, Ryan Troy Regimes of Super-Eddington Accretion and Outflows in Extragalactic X-ray Binaries |
| title | Regimes of Super-Eddington Accretion and Outflows in Extragalactic X-ray Binaries |
| title_full | Regimes of Super-Eddington Accretion and Outflows in Extragalactic X-ray Binaries |
| title_fullStr | Regimes of Super-Eddington Accretion and Outflows in Extragalactic X-ray Binaries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Regimes of Super-Eddington Accretion and Outflows in Extragalactic X-ray Binaries |
| title_short | Regimes of Super-Eddington Accretion and Outflows in Extragalactic X-ray Binaries |
| title_sort | regimes of super-eddington accretion and outflows in extragalactic x-ray binaries |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75836 |