Astrophysical: Black hole physics

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    XMM-Newton detection of Nova Muscae 1991 in quiescence
    The soft X-ray transient GU Mus has been detected by XMM-Newton in the quiescent state. The source is very faint, with a 0.5-10.0 keV unabsorbed flux of =~ 1.1...
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    XTE J1118+480: A Metal-rich Black Hole Binary in the Galactic Halo
    We present medium-resolution optical spectra of the secondary star in the high Galactic latitude black hole X-ray binary XTE J1118+480 and determine the...