ORLANDINI, MAUROMAUROORLANDINIDoroshenko, V.V.DoroshenkoZAMPIERI, LucaLucaZAMPIERIBozzo, E.E.BozzoBaykal, A.A.BaykalBlay, P.P.BlayChernyakova, M.M.ChernyakovaCorbet, R.R.CorbetD'AI', ANTONINOANTONINOD'AI'Enoto, T.T.EnotoFerrigno, C.C.FerrignoFinger, M.M.FingerKlochkov, D.D.KlochkovKreykenbohm, I.I.KreykenbohmInam, S. C.S. C.InamJenke, P.P.JenkeLeyder, J. -C.J. -C.LeyderMASETTI, NICOLANICOLAMASETTIManousakis, A.A.ManousakisMihara, T.T.MiharaPaul, B.B.PaulPostnov, K.K.PostnovReig, P.P.ReigRomano, P.P.RomanoSantangelo, A.A.SantangeloShakura, N.N.ShakuraStaubert, R.R.StaubertTorrejón, J. M.J. M.TorrejónWalter, R.R.WalterWilms, J.J.WilmsWilson-Hodge, C.C.Wilson-Hodge2020-04-232020-04-232015http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12386/24193This is a White Paper in support of the mission concept of the Large Observatory for X-ray Timing (LOFT), proposed as a medium-sized ESA mission. We discuss the potential of LOFT for the study of high-mass X-ray binaries and ultra-luminous X-ray sources. For a summary, we refer to the paper.ELETTRONICOenWorking paperhttps://arxiv.org/abs/1501.02777FIS/05 - ASTRONOMIA E ASTROFISICAScienze Fisiche Settori ERC (ERC) di riferimento::PE9 Universe sciences: astro-physics/chemistry/biology; solar systems; stellar, galactic and extragalactic astronomy, planetary systems, cosmology, space science, instrumentation::PE9_11 Relativistic astrophysics