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Jorge Casares is a researcher affiliated with the University of La Laguna in Spain. Their work primarily spans the disciplines of Physics and Astronomy, with significant contributions also in Engineering.

The focus of their research lies within several specialized subfields including:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Geophysics
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

The scientist's publications address a variety of topics, prominently including:

  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
  • Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Jorge Casares demonstrate ongoing research activity across leading journals and scientific outlets. Selected recent works include:

  • HiPERCAM: a quintuple-beam, high-speed optical imager on the 10.4-m Gran Telescopio Canarias, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • IGAPS: the merged IPHAS and UVEX optical surveys of the northern Galactic plane, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • A persistent ultraviolet outflow from an accreting neutron star binary transient, 2022, Nature
  • Black hole mass and spin measurements through the relativistic precession model: XTE J1859+226, 2022, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Hard-state Optical Wind during the Discovery Outburst of the Black Hole X-Ray Dipper MAXI J1803-298, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Jorge Casares frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • T. Muñoz-Darias
  • M. A. P. Torres
  • M. Armas Padilla
  • D. Mata Sánchez
  • V. A. Cúneo

Their publications are commonly found in the following venues:

  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Astrophysical Journal

Best Publications

  • BlackCAT: A catalogue of stellar-mass black holes in X-ray transients

    Jesus M. Corral-Santana;Jorge Casares;Jorge Casares;Teo Munoz-Darias;Teo Munoz-Darias;Franz E. Bauer;Franz E. Bauer;Franz E. Bauer

  • Dynamical Evidence for a Black Hole in GX 339-4

    R. I. Hynes;R. I. Hynes;D. Steeghs;D. Steeghs;J. Casares;P. A. Charles

  • SDSS unveils a population of intrinsically faint cataclysmic variables at the minimum orbital period

    B.T. Gaensicke;M. Dillon;J. Southworth;J.R. Thorstensen

  • SDSS unveils a population of intrinsically faint cataclysmic variables at the minimum orbital period

    B. T. Gänsicke;Monihar Dillon;J. Southworth;John Robert Thorstensen

  • Peering into the Dark Side: Magnesium Lines Establish a Massive Neutron Star in PSR J2215+5135

    Manuel Linares;Manuel Linares;Tariq Shahbaz;Tariq Shahbaz;Jorge Casares;Jorge Casares

  • A possible black hole in the γ-ray microquasar LS 5039

    J. Casares;M. Ribó;M. Ribó;I. Ribas;J. M. Paredes

  • A possible black hole in the gamma-ray microquasar LS 5039

    J. Casares;M. Ribo;I. Ribas;J. M. Paredes

  • A 6.5-day periodicity in the recurrent nova V404 Cygni implying the presence of a black hole

    J. Casares;P. A. Charles;T. Naylor;T. Naylor

  • Orbital parameters of the microquasar LS I +61 303

    J. Casares;I. Ribas;J. M. Paredes;J. Martí

  • Evidence of a supernova origin for the black hole in the system GRO J1655 - 40

    G. Israelian;R. Rebolo;G. Basri;J. Casares

  • The Mass Donor of Scorpius X-1 Revealed

    Danny Steeghs;Jorge Casares

  • The Distance and Interstellar Sight Line to GX339-4

    R. I. Hynes;D. Steeghs;J. Casares;P. A. Charles

  • A Be-type star with a black-hole companion

    J. Casares;I. Negueruela;M. Ribó;I. Ribas

  • Orbital Parameters of the Microquasar LSI +61 303

    J. Casares;I. Ribas;J. M. Paredes;J. Marti

  • Mass Measurements of Stellar and Intermediate-Mass Black Holes

    J. Casares;J. Casares;P. G. Jonker;P. G. Jonker;P. G. Jonker

  • The Distance and Interstellar Sight Line to GX 339–4

    R. I. Hynes;D. Steeghs;J. Casares;P. A. Charles

  • The mass of X-ray Nova Scorpii 1994 (=GRO J1655-40)

    T. Shahbaz;F. van der Hooft;J. Casares;P.A. Charles

  • On the masses and evolutionary status of the black hole binary GX 339-4: a twin system of XTE J1550-564?

    T. Muñoz-Darias;J. Casares;I. G. Martínez-Pais

  • The mass of the black hole in V404 Cygni

    T. Shahbaz;F. A. Ringwald;J. C. Bunn;T. Naylor

  • The Halo Black Hole X-Ray Transient XTE J1118+480*

    R. Mark Wagner;C. B. Foltz;T. Shahbaz;J. Casares

Frequent Co-Authors

Rafael Rebolo
Rafael Rebolo Spanish National Research Council
Peter G. Jonker
Peter G. Jonker Netherlands Institute for Space Research
Tom Marsh
Tom Marsh University of Warwick
Carole A. Haswell
Carole A. Haswell The Open University
Alberto J. Castro-Tirado
Alberto J. Castro-Tirado Spanish National Research Council
Rob Fender
Rob Fender University of Oxford
J. van Paradijs
J. van Paradijs University of Amsterdam
G. L. Israel
G. L. Israel National Institute for Astrophysics
Luigi Stella
Luigi Stella National Institute for Astrophysics
Gijs Nelemans
Gijs Nelemans Radboud University

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