Radio studies of relativistic outflows from black hole transients

Thesis

In this thesis I will present observational studies of transient systems that produce mildly to extremely relativistic outflows through a coupling to an accretion flow. I will focus on the analysis of data taken from three source classes: black hole X-ray binaries (BHXRBs; particularly the system MAXI J1820+070), gamma-ray bursts (GRBs; particularly the system GRB 171010A), and tidal disruption events (TDEs; particularly the systems ASASSN-14li and Swift J1644+57).

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Authors: Bright, J

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: Accretion; Astrophysics; X-ray Binary; Variables; Tidal Disruption Event; Gamma-ray burst; Radio Interferometry; Transients; Jet Physics
• Subjects: Astrophysics; Physics