Manuel Linares Alegret
About
Neutron stars, black holes and white dwarfs:
compact objects are fascinating astronomical objects
and laboratories for extreme physics.
My research field is high-energy astrophysics
with a main focus on compact objects in binary systems,
neutron stars and accretion flows.
For more:
See the LOVE-NEST website here.
Publications
A more complete and updated list may be found in this NASA-ADS link.
2025
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Koljonen, Karri Iiro Iisakki;
Linares, Manuel;
Miller-Jones, J.C.A..
(2025)
Jet break revealed in the transitional millisecond pulsar candidate 4FGL J0427.8-6704.
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Academic article
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Misra, Devina;
Linares, Manuel;
Ye, Claire S..
(2025)
Investigating cannibalistic millisecond pulsar binaries using MESA: New constraints from pulsar spin and mass evolution.
Astronomy and Astrophysics (A & A)
Academic article
-
Simpson-Parry, Jordan Asher;
Alegret, Manuel Linares;
Casares, Jorge;
Shahbaz, Tariq;
Sen, Bidisha;
Camilo, Fernando.
(2025)
A GTC spectroscopic study of three spider pulsar companions: Line-based temperatures, a new face-on redback, and improved mass constraints.
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Academic article
-
Turchetta, Marco;
Sen, Bidisha;
Simpson-Parry, Jordan Asher;
Linares, Manuel;
Breton, Rene P.;
Casares, Jorge.
(2025)
Discovery of the variable optical counterpart of the redback pulsar PSR J2055+1545.
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Academic article
-
Misra, Devina;
Koljonen, Karri Iiro Iisakki;
Linares, Manuel.
(2025)
The slowest spinning Galactic-field spider PSR J1932+2121: A history of inefficient mass transfer.
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters (MNRAS Letters)
Academic article
-
Kormpakis, Triantafyllos;
Linares, Manuel;
José, Jordi.
(2025)
Connecting the m-dots: Accretion rates and thermonuclear burst recurrence times on neutron stars and white dwarfs.
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Academic article
2024
-
Sen, Bidisha;
Alegret, Manuel Linares;
Kennedy, Mark R.;
Breton, Rene P.;
Misra, Devina;
Turchetta, Marco.
(2024)
The Orbit and Companion of PSR J1622-0315: Variable Asymmetry and a Massive Neutron Star.
The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ)
Academic article
-
Koljonen, Karri Iiro Iisakki;
Lindseth, Sindre Synnes;
Alegret, Manuel Linares;
Harding, A.K.;
Turchetta, Marco.
(2024)
The invisible black widow PSR J1720−0534: implications for the electron density towards the North Polar Spur.
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Academic article
-
Turchetta, Marco;
Alegret, Manuel Linares;
Koljonen, Karri Iiro Iisakki;
Casares, Jorge;
Miles-Páez, Paulo A.;
Rodríguez-Gil, Pablo.
(2024)
COBIPULSE: A Systematic Search for Compact Binary Millisecond Pulsars.
The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ)
Academic article
2023
-
Koljonen, Karri;
Alegret, Manuel Linares.
(2023)
A Gaia view of the optical and X-ray luminosities of compact binary millisecond pulsars.
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Academic article
-
Turchetta, Marco;
Alegret, Manuel Linares;
Koljonen, Karri;
Sen, Bidisha.
(2023)
Quantifying irradiation in spider pulsars: the extreme case of PSR J1622-0315.
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Academic article
2022
-
Vurgun, Eda;
Linares, Manuel;
Ransom, Scott;
Papitto, Alessandro;
Bogdanov, Slavko;
Bozzo, Enrico.
(2022)
The Neutron Star Population in M28: A Joint Chandra/GBT Look at Pulsar Paradise.
The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ)
Academic article
-
Linares, Manuel;
Marco, Barbara De;
Wijnands, Rudy;
Klis, Michiel Van Der.
(2022)
X-ray variability of transitional millisecond pulsars: a faint, stable, and fluctuating disc.
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Academic article
-
Shahbaz, T.;
González-Hernández, J.I.;
Breton, R.P.;
Kennedy, M.R.;
Sánchez, D. Mata;
Linares, Manuel.
(2022)
The peculiar chemical abundance of the transitional millisecond pulsar PSR J1023+0038 - Li enhancement.
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Academic article
-
García-Senz, Domingo;
Wissing, Robert Bleckert Nils Håkan;
Cabezón, R. M.;
Vurgun, E.;
Linares, Manuel.
(2022)
Axisymmetric smoothed particle magnetohydrodynamics.
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Academic article
-
Abe, H.;
Abe, S.;
Acciari, V.A.;
Aniello, T.;
Ansoldi, S.;
Antonelli, L.A..
(2022)
Gamma-ray observations of MAXI J1820+070 during the 2018 outburst.
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Academic article
2021
-
Linares, Manuel;
Kachelriess, Michael.
(2021)
Cosmic ray positrons from compact binary millisecond pulsars.
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (JCAP)
Academic article
2019
-
Watts, Anna L.;
Yu, WenFei;
Poutanen, Juri;
Zhang, Shu;
Bhattacharyya, Sudip;
Bogdanov, Slavko.
(2019)
Dense matter with eXTP.
Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy
Academic literature review
2017
-
Linares, Manuel;
Miles-Paez, Paulo;
Rodriguez-Gil, Pablo;
Shahbaz, Tariq;
Casares, Jorge;
Farina, Cecilia.
(2017)
A millisecond pulsar candidate in a 21-h orbit: 3FGL J0212.1+5320.
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Academic article
-
Parikh, A.S.;
Wijnands, R.;
Degenaar, N.;
Ootes, L.S.;
Page, Debra;
Altamirano, D..
(2017)
Potential cooling of an accretion-heated neutron star crust in the low-mass X-ray binary 1RXS J180408.9−342058.
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Academic article
2016
-
Munoz-Darias, T;
Casares, J;
Sanchez, D Mata;
Fender, RP;
Padilla, M Armas;
Linares, Manuel.
(2016)
Regulation of black-hole accretion by a disk wind during a violent outburst of V404 Cygni.
Nature
Academic article
-
Jenke, PA;
Linares, Manuel;
Connaughton, V.;
Beklen, E;
Camero-Arranz, A;
Finger, MH.
(2016)
THE FERMI-GBM THREE-YEAR X-RAY BURST CATALOG.
The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ)
Academic article
-
Tetarenko, AJ;
Bahramian, A;
Sivakoff, GR;
Tremou, E;
Linares, Manuel;
Tudor, V.
(2016)
Disc-jet coupling in the Terzan 5 neutron star X-ray binary EXO 1745-248.
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Academic article
-
Waterhouse, A.C.;
Degenaar, N.;
Wijnands, R.;
Brown, E.F.;
Miller, J.M.;
Altamirano, D..
(2016)
Constraining the properties of neutron star crusts with the transient low-mass X-ray binary Aql X-1.
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Academic article
Journal publications
-
Koljonen, Karri Iiro Iisakki;
Linares, Manuel;
Miller-Jones, J.C.A..
(2025)
Jet break revealed in the transitional millisecond pulsar candidate 4FGL J0427.8-6704.
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Academic article
-
Misra, Devina;
Linares, Manuel;
Ye, Claire S..
(2025)
Investigating cannibalistic millisecond pulsar binaries using MESA: New constraints from pulsar spin and mass evolution.
Astronomy and Astrophysics (A & A)
Academic article
-
Simpson-Parry, Jordan Asher;
Alegret, Manuel Linares;
Casares, Jorge;
Shahbaz, Tariq;
Sen, Bidisha;
Camilo, Fernando.
(2025)
A GTC spectroscopic study of three spider pulsar companions: Line-based temperatures, a new face-on redback, and improved mass constraints.
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Academic article
-
Turchetta, Marco;
Sen, Bidisha;
Simpson-Parry, Jordan Asher;
Linares, Manuel;
Breton, Rene P.;
Casares, Jorge.
(2025)
Discovery of the variable optical counterpart of the redback pulsar PSR J2055+1545.
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Academic article
-
Misra, Devina;
Koljonen, Karri Iiro Iisakki;
Linares, Manuel.
(2025)
The slowest spinning Galactic-field spider PSR J1932+2121: A history of inefficient mass transfer.
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters (MNRAS Letters)
Academic article
-
Kormpakis, Triantafyllos;
Linares, Manuel;
José, Jordi.
(2025)
Connecting the m-dots: Accretion rates and thermonuclear burst recurrence times on neutron stars and white dwarfs.
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Academic article
-
Sen, Bidisha;
Alegret, Manuel Linares;
Kennedy, Mark R.;
Breton, Rene P.;
Misra, Devina;
Turchetta, Marco.
(2024)
The Orbit and Companion of PSR J1622-0315: Variable Asymmetry and a Massive Neutron Star.
The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ)
Academic article
-
Koljonen, Karri Iiro Iisakki;
Lindseth, Sindre Synnes;
Alegret, Manuel Linares;
Harding, A.K.;
Turchetta, Marco.
(2024)
The invisible black widow PSR J1720−0534: implications for the electron density towards the North Polar Spur.
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Academic article
-
Turchetta, Marco;
Alegret, Manuel Linares;
Koljonen, Karri Iiro Iisakki;
Casares, Jorge;
Miles-Páez, Paulo A.;
Rodríguez-Gil, Pablo.
(2024)
COBIPULSE: A Systematic Search for Compact Binary Millisecond Pulsars.
The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ)
Academic article
-
Koljonen, Karri;
Alegret, Manuel Linares.
(2023)
A Gaia view of the optical and X-ray luminosities of compact binary millisecond pulsars.
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Academic article
-
Turchetta, Marco;
Alegret, Manuel Linares;
Koljonen, Karri;
Sen, Bidisha.
(2023)
Quantifying irradiation in spider pulsars: the extreme case of PSR J1622-0315.
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Academic article
-
Vurgun, Eda;
Linares, Manuel;
Ransom, Scott;
Papitto, Alessandro;
Bogdanov, Slavko;
Bozzo, Enrico.
(2022)
The Neutron Star Population in M28: A Joint Chandra/GBT Look at Pulsar Paradise.
The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ)
Academic article
-
Linares, Manuel;
Marco, Barbara De;
Wijnands, Rudy;
Klis, Michiel Van Der.
(2022)
X-ray variability of transitional millisecond pulsars: a faint, stable, and fluctuating disc.
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Academic article
-
Shahbaz, T.;
González-Hernández, J.I.;
Breton, R.P.;
Kennedy, M.R.;
Sánchez, D. Mata;
Linares, Manuel.
(2022)
The peculiar chemical abundance of the transitional millisecond pulsar PSR J1023+0038 - Li enhancement.
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Academic article
-
García-Senz, Domingo;
Wissing, Robert Bleckert Nils Håkan;
Cabezón, R. M.;
Vurgun, E.;
Linares, Manuel.
(2022)
Axisymmetric smoothed particle magnetohydrodynamics.
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Academic article
-
Abe, H.;
Abe, S.;
Acciari, V.A.;
Aniello, T.;
Ansoldi, S.;
Antonelli, L.A..
(2022)
Gamma-ray observations of MAXI J1820+070 during the 2018 outburst.
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Academic article
-
Linares, Manuel;
Kachelriess, Michael.
(2021)
Cosmic ray positrons from compact binary millisecond pulsars.
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (JCAP)
Academic article
-
Watts, Anna L.;
Yu, WenFei;
Poutanen, Juri;
Zhang, Shu;
Bhattacharyya, Sudip;
Bogdanov, Slavko.
(2019)
Dense matter with eXTP.
Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy
Academic literature review
-
Linares, Manuel;
Miles-Paez, Paulo;
Rodriguez-Gil, Pablo;
Shahbaz, Tariq;
Casares, Jorge;
Farina, Cecilia.
(2017)
A millisecond pulsar candidate in a 21-h orbit: 3FGL J0212.1+5320.
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Academic article
-
Parikh, A.S.;
Wijnands, R.;
Degenaar, N.;
Ootes, L.S.;
Page, Debra;
Altamirano, D..
(2017)
Potential cooling of an accretion-heated neutron star crust in the low-mass X-ray binary 1RXS J180408.9−342058.
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Academic article
-
Munoz-Darias, T;
Casares, J;
Sanchez, D Mata;
Fender, RP;
Padilla, M Armas;
Linares, Manuel.
(2016)
Regulation of black-hole accretion by a disk wind during a violent outburst of V404 Cygni.
Nature
Academic article
-
Jenke, PA;
Linares, Manuel;
Connaughton, V.;
Beklen, E;
Camero-Arranz, A;
Finger, MH.
(2016)
THE FERMI-GBM THREE-YEAR X-RAY BURST CATALOG.
The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ)
Academic article
-
Tetarenko, AJ;
Bahramian, A;
Sivakoff, GR;
Tremou, E;
Linares, Manuel;
Tudor, V.
(2016)
Disc-jet coupling in the Terzan 5 neutron star X-ray binary EXO 1745-248.
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Academic article
-
Waterhouse, A.C.;
Degenaar, N.;
Wijnands, R.;
Brown, E.F.;
Miller, J.M.;
Altamirano, D..
(2016)
Constraining the properties of neutron star crusts with the transient low-mass X-ray binary Aql X-1.
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Academic article
Teaching
Courses
The spring course on observational astrophysics includes:
Lecture at the planetarium of the science center in Trondheim.
Observing project with the Nordic Optical Telescope in La Palma.
For more details on teaching see my personal page.
Supervision
See MSc theses supervised at/from NTNU here.