Textbooks

  1. The Super-Massive Black Hole close environment in Active Galactic Nuclei (arXiv, ADS )
    2. William Alston, Margherita Giustini & Pierre-Oliver Petrucci, Springer 2022
  2. Tutorial Guide to X-ray and Gamma-ray Astronomy: Data Reduction and Analysis (Springer)
    3. Editor: Cosimo Bambi, Springer 2020

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  1. (55) A systematic study of the ultra-fast outflow responses to luminosity variations in active galactic nuclei (arXiv, ADS )
    2. Xu, Pinto, Rogantini, Barret, Bianchi, Guainazzi, Ebrero, Alston, Kara, Cusumano, 2024,
  2. (54) UV-Optical Disk Reverberation Lags despite a Faint X-Ray Corona in the Active Galactic Nucleus Mrk 335 (arXiv, ADS )
    3. Kara, Barth, Cackett, Gelbord, Montano, Li, Santana, Horne, Alston, et al, 2023, ApJ, 947, 62
  3. (53) X-ray Reverberation Mapping of Ark 564 using Gaussian Process Regression (arXiv, ADS )
    4. Lewin, Kara, Wilkins, Mastroserio, García, Zhang, Alston, Connors, Dauser, Fabian, Ingram, Jiang, Lohfink, Lucchini, Reynolds, Tombesi, van der Klis, Wang, 2022, ApJ, 939, 109
  4. (52) XMM-Newton observations of the narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy IRAS 13224-3809: X-ray spectral analysis II (arXiv, ADS )
    5. Jiang, Dauser, Fabian, Alston, Gallo, Parker, Reynolds, 2022, MNRAS, 514, 1107
  5. (51) High-density disc reflection spectroscopy of low-mass active galactic nuclei (arXiv, ADS )
    6. Mallick, Fabian, García, Tomsick, Parker, Dauser, Wilkins, De Marco, Steiner, Connors, Mastroserio, Markowitz, Pinto, Alston, Lohfink, Gandhi 2022, MNRAS, 513, 4361
  6. (50) Ejection-accretion connection in NLS1 AGN 1H 1934-063 (arXiv, ADS )
    7. Xu, Pinto, Kara, Masterson, García, Fabian, Parker, Barret, Alston, Cusumano 2022, MNRAS, 513, 1910
  7. (49) Evidence for a compact object in the aftermath of the extragalactic transient AT2018cow (arXiv, ADS, Nature Astronomy, Nat. Astron. free access)
    8. Dheeraj R. Pasham, Wynn C. G. Ho, William Alston, Ronald Remillard, Mason Ng, Keith Gendreau, Brian D. Metzger, Diego Altamirano, Deepto Chakrabarty, Andrew Fabian, Jon Miller, Peter Bult, Zaven Arzoumanian, James F. Steiner, Tod Strohmayer, Francesco Tombesi, Jeroen Homan, Edward M. Cackett, Alice Harding 2022, Nat.As 6, 249
  8. (48) The nature of the extreme X-ray variability in the NLS1 1H 0707-495 (arXiv, ADS)
    9. Parker, Alston, Härer, Igo, Joyce, Buisson, Chainakun, Fabian, Jiang, Kosec, Matzeu, Pinto, Xu, Zaidouni 2021, MNRAS, 508, 1798
  9. (47) The Chameleon on the branches: spectral state transition and dips in NGC 247 ULX-1 (arXiv, ADS)
    10. D'Aì, Pinto, Del Santo, Pintore, Soria, Robba, Ambrosi, Alston, Barret, Fabian, Fürst, Kara, Kosec, Middleton, Roberts, Rodriguez-Castillo, Walton 2021, MNRAS, 507, 5567
  10. (46) NuSTAR reveals the hidden nature of SS433 (arXiv, ADS)
    11. Middleton, Walton, Alston, Dauser, Eikenberry, Jiang, Fabian, Fuerst, Brightman, Marshall, Parker, Pinto, Harrison, Bachetti, Altamirano, Bird, Perez, Miller-Jones, Charles, Boggs, Christensen, Craig, Forster, Grefenstette, Hailey, Madsen, Stern, Zhang 2021, MNRAS, 506, 1045
  11. (45) Quasi-periodic dipping in the ultraluminous X-ray source, NGC 247 ULX-1 (arXiv, ADS)
    12. Alston, Pinto, Barret, D'Ai, Del Santo, Earnshaw, Fabian, Fuerst, Kara, Kosec, Middleton, Parker, Pintore, Robba, Roberts, Sathyaprakash, Walton, Ambrosi 2021, MNRAS, 505, 3722
  12. (44) XMM-Newton campaign on the ultraluminous X-ray source NGC 247 ULX-1: outflows (arXiv, ADS)
    13. Pinto, Soria, Walton, D'Ai, Pintore, Kosec, Alston, Fuerst, Middleton, Roberts, Del Santo, Barret, Ambrosi, Robba, Earnshaw, Fabian 2021, MNRAS, 505, 5058
  13. (43) Extreme relativistic reflection in the active galaxy, ESO 033-G002 (arXiv, ADS)
    14. Walton, Baloković, Fabian, Gallo, Koss, Nardini, Reynolds, Ricci, Stern, Alston, Dauser, García, Kosec, Reynolds, Harrison, Miller 2021, MNRAS, 505, 1557
  14. (42) Broadband X-ray spectral variability of the pulsing ULX NGC 1313 X-2 (arXiv, ADS)
    15. Robba, Pinto, Walton, Soria, Kosec, Pintore, Roberts, Alston, Middleton, Cusumano, Earnshaw, Fuerst, Sathyaprakash, Kyritsis, Fabian 2021, A&A, 652, 118
  15. (41) Modelling the Multiwavelength Variability of Mrk 335 using Gaussian Processes (arXiv, ADS)
    16. Griffiths, Jiang, Buisson, Wilkins, Gallo, Ingram, Lee, Grupe, Kara, Parker, Alston, Bourached, Cann, Young, Komossa 2020, ApJ, 914, 144
  16. (40) Discovery of soft and hard X-ray time lags in low-mass AGNs (arXiv, ADS)
    17. Mallick, Wilkins, Alston, Markowitz, De Marco, Parker, Lohfink, Stalin 2020, MNRAS, 503, 3775
  17. (39) Modelling X-ray RMS spectra II: the ultra-fast outflow of PDS 456 (arXiv, ADS)
    18. Härer, Parker, Joyce, Igo, Alston, Fürst, Lobban, Matzeu, Reeves 2020, MNRAS, 500, 4506
  18. (38) A full characterization of the supermassive black hole in IRAS 09149-6206 (arXiv, ADS)
    19. Walton, Alston, Kosec, Fabian, Gallo, Garcia, Miller, Nardini, Reynolds, Ricci, Stern, Dauser, Harrison, Reynolds 2020, MNRAS, 499, 1480
  19. (37) Detection of a possible multiphase ultra-fast outflow in IRAS 13349+2438 with NuSTAR and XMM-Newton (arXiv, ADS)
    20. Parker, Matzeu, Alston, Fabian, Lobban, Miniutti, Pinto, Santos-Lleó, Schartel, 2020, MNRAS, 498, 140
  20. (36) The first broad-band X-ray view of the narrow-line Seyfert 1 Ton S180 (arXiv, ADS)
    21. Matzeu, Nardini, Parker, Reeves, Braito, Porquet, Middei, Kammoun, Lusso, Alston, Giustini, Lobban, Joyce, Igo, Ebrero, Ballo, Santos-Lleó, Schartel 2020, MNRAS 497, 2352
  21. (35) Characterising continuum variability in the radio-loud narrow-line Seyfert 1
    galaxy IRAS 17020+4544     (arXiv, ADS)
    22. Gonzalez, Gallo, Kosec, Fabian, Alston, Berton & Wilkins, 2020, MNRAS, 496, 3708
  22. (34) A dynamic black hole corona in an active galaxy through X-ray reverberation mapping (arXiv, ADS, Nature Astronomy, Nat. Astron. free access)
    23. Alston, Fabian, Kara, Parker, Dovciak, Pinto, Jiang, Middleton, Miniutti, Walton, Wilkins, Buisson, Caballero-Garcia, Cackett, De Marco, Gallo, Lohfink, Reynolds, Uttley, Young & Zogbhi, 2020, Nature Astronomy, 4, 597-602
  23. (33) Blueshifted absorption lines from X-ray reflection in IRAS 13224-3809 (arXiv, ADS)
    24. Fabian, Reynolds, Jiang, Pinto, Gallo, Parker, Lasenby, Alston, Buisson, Cackett, De Marco, Garcia, Kara, Kosec, Middleton, Miller, Miniutti, Walton, Wilkins, Young, 2020, MNRAS, 493, 2518
  24. (32) Searching for Ultra-fast Outflows in AGN using Variability Spectra (arXiv, ADS)
    25. Igo, Parker, Matzeu, Alston, Alvarez Crespo, Buisson, Fürst, Joyce, Mallick, Schartel, Santos-Lleó, 2020, MNRAS, 493, 1088
  25. (31) Modelling X-ray RMS spectra I: intrinsically variable AGN (arXiv, ADS)
    26. Parker, Alston, Igo & Fabian 2020, MNRAS, 492, 1363
  26. (30) The Unusual Broadband X-ray Spectral Variability of NGC 1313 X-1 seen with XMM-Newton, Chandra and NuSTAR (arXiv, ADS)
    27. Walton, Pinto, Nowak, Bachetti, Sathyaprakash, Kara, Roberts, Soria, Brightman, Canizares, Earnshaw, Fürst, Heida, Middleton, Stern, Tao, Webb, Alston, Barret, Fabian, Harrison, Kosec, 2020, MNRAS, 494, 6012
  27. (29) XMM-Newton Campaign On Ultraluminous X-ray Source NGC 1313 X-1: Wind vs. State Variability (arXiv, ADS)
    28. Pinto, Walton, Kara, Parker, Soria, Kosec, Middleton, Alston, Fabian, Guainazzi, Roberts, Fuerst, Earnshaw, Sathyaprakash & Barret, 2020, MNRAS, 492, 4646
  28. (28) Discovery of a soft X-ray lag in the Ultraluminous X-ray Source NGC 1313 X-1 (arXiv, ADS)
    29. Kara, Pinto, Walton, Alston, Bachetti, Barret, Brightman, Canizares, Earnshaw, Fabian, Furst, Kosec, Middleton, Roberts, Soria, Tao & Webb, 2020, MNRAS, 491, 5172
  29. (27) The discovery of weak coherent pulsations in the ultraluminous X-ray source NGC 1313 X-2 (arXiv, ADS)
    30. Sathyaprakash, Roberts, Walton, Fuerst, Bachetti, Pinto,
    Alston, Earnshaw, Fabian, Middleton & Soria, 2019, MNRAS, 488, 35
  30. (26) Non-stationary variability in accreting compact objects (arXiv, ADS)
    31. Alston, 2019, MNRAS, 485, 260
  31. (25) The remarkable X-ray variability of IRAS 13224--3809 I: the variability process (arXiv, ADS)
    32. Alston, Fabian, Buisson, Kara, Parker, Lohfink, Uttley, Wilkins, Pinto, De Marco, Cackett, Middleton, Walton, Reynolds, Jiang, Gallo, Zogbhi, Miniutti, Dovciak & Young, 2019, MNRAS, 482, 2088
  32. (24) A high-density relativistic reflection origin for the soft and hard
    X-ray excess emission from Mrk 1044     (arXiv, ADS)
    33. Mallick, Alston, Parker, Fabian, Pinto, Dewangan, Markowitz, Gandhi, Kembhavi & Misra, 2018, MNRAS, 479, 615
  33. (23) The 1.5 Ms Observing Campaign on IRAS 13224-3809: X-ray Spectral Analysis I (arXiv, ADS)
    34. Jiang, Parker, Fabian, Alston, Buisson, Cackett, Chiang, Dauser, Gallo, García, Harrison, Lohfink, De Marco, Kara, Miller, Miniutti, Pinto, Walton & Wilkins, 2018, MNRAS, 477, 3711
  34. (22) Ultrafast outflows disappear in high radiation fields (arXiv, ADS)
    35. Pinto, Alston, Parker, Fabian, Gallo, Buisson, Walton, Kara, Jiang, Lohfink & Reynolds, 2018, MNRAS, 476, 1021
  35. (21) Is there a UV/X-ray connection in IRAS 13224-3809? (arXiv, ADS)
    36. Buisson, Lohfink, Alston, Cackett, Chiang, Dauser, De Marco, Fabian, Gallo, García, Jiang, Kara, Middleton, Miniutti, Parker, Pinto, Uttley, Walton & Wilkins, 2018, MNRAS, 475, 2306
  36. (20) Revealing the ultra-fast outflow in IRAS 13224-3809 through spectral variability (arXiv, ADS)
    37. Parker, Alston, Buisson, Fabian, Jiang, Kara, Lohfink, Pinto & Reynolds, 2017, MNRAS, 469, 1553
  37. (19) The response of relativistic outflowing gas to the inner accretion disk of a black hole (arXiv, ADS, Nature)
    38. Parker, Pinto, Fabian, Lohfink, Buisson, Alston, Kara, Cackett, Chiang, Dauser, De Marco, Gallo, Garcia, Harrison, King, Middleton, Miller, Miniutti, Reynolds, Uttley, Vasudevan, Walton, Wilkins & Zoghbi, 2017, Nature, 543, 83
  38. (18) From ultraluminous X-ray sources to ultraluminous supersoft
    sources: NGC 55 ULX, the missing link     (arXiv, ADS)
    39. Pinto, Alston, Soria, Middleton, Walton, Sutton, Fabian, Earnshaw, Urquhart, Kara & Roberts, 2017, MNRAS, 468, 2865
  39. (17) The Future of X-ray Reverberation from AGN (arXiv, ADS)
    40. Fabian, Alston, Cackett, Kara, Uttley & Wilkins, 2016, Astro. Nach., 338, 269
  40. (16) Ultraviolet and X-ray variability of active galactic nuclei with Swift (arXiv, ADS)
    41. Buisson, Lohfink, Alston & Fabian, 2016, MNRAS, 464, 3194
  41. (15) False periodicities in quasar time-domain surveys (arXiv, ADS)
    42. Vaughan, Uttley, Markowitz, Huppenkothen, Middleton, Alston, Scargle & Farr, 2016, MNRAS, 461, 3145
  42. (14) A global look at X-ray time lags in Seyfert Galaxies (arXiv, ADS)
    43. Kara, Alston, Fabian, Cackett, Uttley, Reynolds & Zoghbi, 2016, MNRAS, 462, 511
  43. (13) Quasi periodic oscillations in active galactic nuclei (arXiv, ADS)
    44. Alston, Fabian, Markeviciute, Parker, Middleton & Kara, 2016, Astro. Nach., 337, 417
  44. (12) A global look at X-ray time lags in Seyfert Galaxies (arXiv, ADS)
    45. Kara, Alston & Fabian, 2016, Astro. Nach., 337, 473
  45. (11) The Rhythm of Fairall 9. I. Observing the Spectral Variability with XMM-Newton and NuSTAR (arXiv, ADS)
    46. Lohfink, Reynolds, Pinto, Alston, Boggs, Christensen, Craig, Fabian, Hailey, Harrison, Kara,
    Matt, Parker, Stern, Walton & Zhang, 2016, ApJ, 821, 11
  46. (10) NuSTAR and Suzaku observations of the hard state in Cygnus X-1:
    locating the inner accretion disk     (arXiv, ADS)
    47. Parker, Tomsick, Miller, Yamaoka, Lohfink, Nowak, Fabian, Alston, Boggs, Christensen, Craig, Fuerst, Gandhi, Grefenstette, Grinberg, Hailey, Harrison, Kara, King, Stern, Walton, Wilms & Zhang, 2015, ApJ, 808, 9
  47. (9) Discovery of a ~2 hr high frequency X-ray QPO and iron K alpha reverberation in
    the active galaxy MS 2254.9-3712     (arXiv, ADS)
    48. Alston, Parker, Markeviciute, Fabian, Middleton, Lohfink, Kara & Pinto, 2015, MNRAS, 449, 467
  48. (8) Revealing the X-ray variability of AGN with principal component analysis (arXiv, ADS)
    49. Parker, Fabian, Matt, Koljonen, Kara, Alston, Walton, Marinucci, Brenneman & Risaliti, 2015, MNRAS, 447, 72
  49. (7) X-ray time delays from the Seyfert 2 galaxy IRAS 18325-5926 (arXiv, ADS)
    50. Lobban, Alston & Vaughan, 2014, MNRAS, 445, 3229
  50. (6) Detection of a QPO in five XMM-Newton observations of RE J1034+396 (arXiv, ADS)
    51. Alston, Markevičiūtė, Kara, Fabian & Middleton, 2014, MNRAS, 445, 16
  51. (5) The changing X-ray time lag in MCG-6-30-15 (arXiv, ADS)
    52. Kara, Fabian, Marinucci, Matt, Parker, Alston, Brenneman, Cackett & Miniutti, 2014, MNRAS, 445, 56
  52. (4) A non-thermal study of the brightest cluster galaxy NGC 1275 - the Gamma-Radio connection
    over four decades     (arXiv, ADS)
    53. Dutson, Edge, Hinton, Hogan, Gurwell & Alston, 2014, MNRAS, 442, 2048
  53. (3) X-ray time delays in the narrow line Seyfert 1 galaxy PG 1244+026 (arXiv, ADS)
    54. Alston, Done & Vaughan, 2014, MNRAS, 439, 1548
  54. (2) The flux-dependent X-ray time lags in NGC 4051 (arXiv, ADS)
    55. Alston, Vaughan & Uttley, 2013, MNRAS, 435, 1511
  55. (1) Ultraviolet and X-ray variability of NGC 4051 over 45 days with XMM-Newton and Swift (arXiv, ADS)
    56. Alston, Vaughan & Uttley, 2013, MNRAS, 429, 75

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