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CORONAE AND WINDS FROM IRRADIATED DISKS IN X-RAY BINARIES by Higginbottom, Nick, Proga, Daniel

“…ABSTRACT X-ray and UV line emission in X-ray binaries (XRBs) can be accounted for by a hot corona. Such a corona forms through irradiation of the outer disk by…”
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Thermally driven winds in ultraluminous X-ray sources by Middleton, Matthew J, Higginbottom, Nick, Knigge, Christian, Khan, Norman, Wiktorowicz, Grzegorz

“…ABSTRACT The presence of radiatively driven outflows is well established in ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs). These outflows are optically thick and can…”
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LINE-DRIVEN DISK WINDS IN ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI: THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF IONIZATION AND RADIATIVE TRANSFER by Higginbottom, Nick, PROGA, DANIEL, Knigge, Christian, Long, Knox S, Matthews, James H, Sim, Stuart A

“…Accretion disk winds are thought to produce many of the characteristic features seen in the spectra of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) and quasi-stellar objects…”
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Stratified disc wind models for the AGN broad-line region: ultraviolet, optical, and X-ray properties by Matthews, James H, Knigge, Christian, Higginbottom, Nick, Long, Knox S, Sim, Stuart A, Mangham, Samuel W, Parkinson, Edward J, Hewitt, Henrietta A

“…ABSTRACT The origin, geometry, and kinematics of the broad-line region (BLR) gas in quasars and active galactic nuclei (AGN) are uncertain. We demonstrate that…”
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State-of-the-art simulations of line-driven accretion disc winds: realistic radiation hydrodynamics leads to weaker outflows by Higginbottom, Nick, Scepi, Nicolas, Knigge, Christian, Long, Knox S, Matthews, James H, Sim, Stuart A

“…ABSTRACT Disc winds are a common feature in accreting astrophysical systems on all scales. In active galactic nuclei (AGNs) and accreting white dwarfs (AWDs),…”
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Radiation-hydrodynamic simulations of thermally driven disc winds in X-ray binaries: a direct comparison to GRO J1655−40 by Higginbottom, Nick, Knigge, Christian, Long, Knox S, Matthews, James H, Sim, Stuart A, Hewitt, Henrietta A

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Optical line spectra of tidal disruption events from reprocessing in optically thick outflows by Parkinson, Edward J, Knigge, Christian, Matthews, James H, Long, Knox S, Higginbottom, Nick, Sim, Stuart A, Mangham, Samuel W

“…ABSTRACT A significant number of tidal disruption events (TDEs) radiate primarily at optical and ultraviolet (UV) wavelengths, with only weak soft X-ray…”
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Thermal and radiation driving can produce observable disc winds in hard-state X-ray binaries by Higginbottom, Nick, Knigge, Christian, Sim, Stuart A, Long, Knox S, Matthews, James H, Hewitt, Henrietta A, Parkinson, Edward J, Mangham, Sam W

“…ABSTRACT X-ray signatures of outflowing gas have been detected in several accreting black hole binaries, always in the soft state. A key question raised by…”
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The luminosity dependence of thermally driven disc winds in low-mass X-ray binaries by Higginbottom, Nick, Knigge, Christian, Long, Knox S, Matthews, James H, Parkinson, Edward J

“…Abstract We have carried out radiation-hydrodynamic simulations of thermally driven accretion disc winds in low-mass X-ray binaries. Our main goal is to study…”
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Accretion disc winds in tidal disruption events: ultraviolet spectral lines as orientation indicators by Parkinson, Edward J, Knigge, Christian, Long, Knox S, Matthews, James H, Higginbottom, Nick, Sim, Stuart A, Hewitt, Henrietta A

“…ABSTRACT Some tidal disruption events (TDEs) exhibit blueshifted broad absorption lines (BALs) in their rest-frame ultraviolet (UV) spectra, while others…”
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State-of-the-art simulations of line-driven accretion disc winds: realistic radiation-hydrodynamics leads to weaker outflows by Higginbottom, Nick, Scepi, Nicolas, Knigge, Christian, Long, Knox S, Matthews, James H, Sim, Stuart A

“…Disc winds are a common feature in accreting astrophysical systems on all scales. In active galactic nuclei (AGN) and accreting white dwarfs (AWDs),…”
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Thermally driven winds in ULXs by Middleton, Matthew, Higginbottom, Nick, Knigge, Christian, Khan, Norman, Wiktorowicz, Grzegorz

“…The presence of radiatively driven outflows is well established in ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs). These outflows are optically thick and can reprocess a…”
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SIROCCO: A Publicly Available Monte Carlo Ionization and Radiative Transfer Code for Astrophysical Outflows by Matthews, James H, Long, Knox S, Knigge, Christian, Sim, Stuart A, Parkinson, Edward J, Higginbottom, Nick, Mangham, Samuel W, Scepi, Nicolas, Wallis, Austen, Hewitt, Henrietta A, Mosallanezhad, Amin

“…Outflows are critical components of many astrophysical systems, including accreting compact binaries and active galactic nuclei (AGN). These outflows can…”
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Coronae and Winds from Irradiated Disks in X-ray binaries by Higginbottom, Nick, Proga, Daniel

“…ApJ, 807, 107, 2015 X-ray and UV line emission in X-ray binaries can be accounted for by a hot corona. Such a corona forms through irradiation of the outer…”
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Optical line spectra of tidal disruption events from reprocessing in optically thick outflows by Parkinson, Edward J, Knigge, Christian, Matthews, James H, Long, Knox S, Higginbottom, Nick, Sim, Stuart A, Mangham, Samuel W

“…A significant number of tidal disruption events (TDEs) radiate primarily at optical and ultraviolet (UV) wavelengths, with only weak soft X-ray components. One…”
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Accretion Disc Winds in Tidal Disruption Events: Ultraviolet Spectral Lines as Orientation Indicators by Parkinson, Edward J, Knigge, Christian, Long, Knox S, Matthews, James H, Higginbottom, Nick, Sim, Stuart A, Hewitt, Henrietta A

“…Some tidal disruption events (TDEs) exhibit blueshifted broad absorption lines (BALs) in their rest-frame ultraviolet (UV) spectra, while others display broad…”
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The luminosity dependence of thermally-driven disc winds in low-mass X-ray binaries by Higginbottom, Nick, Knigge, Christian, Long, Knox S, Matthews, James H, Parkinson, Edward J

“…We have carried out radiation-hydrodynamic simulations of thermally-driven accretion disc winds in low-mass X-ray binaries. Our main goal is to study the…”
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Thermal Disk Winds in X-ray Binaries: Realistic Heating and Cooling Rates Give Rise to Slow, but Massive Outflows by Higginbottom, Nick, Proga, Daniel, Knigge, Christian, Long, Knox S

“…A number of X-ray binaries exhibit clear evidence for the presence of disk winds in the high/soft state. A promising driving mechanism for these outflows is…”
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Radiation-hydrodynamic simulations of thermally-driven disc winds in X-ray binaries: A direct comparison to GRO J1655-40 by Higginbottom, Nick, Knigge, Christian, Long, Knox S, Matthews, James H, Sim, Stuart A, Hewitt, Henrietta A

“…Essentially all low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) in the soft state appear to drive powerful equatorial disc winds. A simple mechanism for driving such outflows…”
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Thermal and radiation driving can produce observable disk winds in hard-state X-ray binaries by Higginbottom, Nick, Knigge, Christian, Sim, Stuart A, Long, Knox S, Matthews, James H, Hewitt, Henrietta A, Parkinson, Edward J, Mangham, Sam W

“…X-ray signatures of outflowing gas have been detected in several accreting black-hole binaries, always in the soft state. A key question raised by these…”
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