It is generally believed that active galactic nuclei (AGN) and black hole X-ray binaries (XRBs) have a similar central engine and that they could be described with a unified model. However, up to now such a model has not ...
X-ray binaries contain a compact object, a black hole or a neutron star, and a normal companion star. An exclusive club of only ∼5 sources, also emits in radio and in gamma-rays. The nature of these gamma-ray binaries is ...