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astro-ph.HE2026

Two sides of the same spin: tracking optical and radio pulsations of SAX J1808.4-3658 from outburst to quiescence

C. Ballocco, A. Miraval Zanon, A. Papitto +25

High-time-resolution optical and UV observations have revealed bright coherent pulsations from accreting millisecond pulsars, exceeding the luminosity expected from thermal emissio…

cs.LG2026

CHASE: Channel-Aligned Structure Exploitation for Geometry-Aware Model Engineering

Wei Wang, Wei Jiang, Ziran Liu

Geometric and Spectral Alignment (GSA) characterizes trained networks through spectral concentration, physical-channel alignment, support structure, and changes in singular bases.…

astro-ph.HE2026

Assessing transitional pulsar candidates through a quantitative estimation of their light-curve similarity

D. F. Torres, C. R. García, F. Coti Zelati +5

Transitional millisecond pulsars are often identified through X-ray light-curve morphology, especially by visual comparison with the prototype PSR J1023+0038. Such classifications…

astro-ph.HE2026

The X-ray and optical emission of the intermediate polar Swift J0614.0+1709

Nikita Rawat, Domitilla De Martino, David A. H. Buckley +5

We present the first detailed X-ray and optical study of the intermediate polar Swift J0614.0+1709 based on a pointed XMM-Newton observation complemented by long-term optical photo…

astro-ph.SR2026

On the frequency-dependent time lags of the intermediate polar V709 Cas

Zackery A. Irving, Noel Castro Segura, Diego Altamirano +9

Cataclysmic variables (CVs) are binary systems in which a white dwarf (WD) primary accretes material from a late-type secondary, typically via a disc. To date, only six CVs, all of…

astro-ph.HE2026

Fast optical spectroscopic observations of PSR J1023+0038 over one orbital period

M. M. Messa, M. C. Baglio, P. D'Avanzo +8

Transitional millisecond pulsars (tMSPs) are neutron-star binaries that switch between rotation-powered and accretion-powered states, providing a key link between low-mass X-ray bi…

astro-ph.SR2026

The Long-Period Radio Transient and Cataclysmic Variable ASKAP J1745-5051: Evidence for a 15,000 K White Dwarf and a Sub-Stellar Donor

Christian Knigge, Simone Scaringi, Noel Castro Segura +2

Long-period transients (LPTs) are radio sources that exhibit polarized periodic radio bursts on time-scales of minutes to hours. At least some LPTs are associated with white dwarfs…

astro-ph.HE2026

The X-ray emission of the long-period transient and accreting cataclysmic variable ASKAP J174508.9-505149

M. Imbrogno, M. Veresvarska, Y. L. Wang +8

Long-period transients (LPTs) challenge our knowledge of the mechanism producing radio periodic pulsations in compact objects. Some LPTs have been associated with systems hosting a…

astro-ph.SR2026★ 1 cited

A persistent bow shock in a diskless magnetised accreting white dwarf

Krystian Ilkiewicz, Simone Scaringi, Domitilla de Martino +9

Stellar bow shocks are formed when an outflow interacts with the interstellar medium. In white dwarfs accreting from a binary companion, outflows are associated with either strong…

astro-ph.IM2025

The final stages of binary evolution using multi-messenger studies

Thomas Kupfer, Simone Scaringi, Paul Groot +11

Ultracompact Galactic binaries with orbital periods below an hour are among the strongest persistent gravitational-wave (GW) sources in the mHz band and will constitute the dominan…

astro-ph.HE2025

Multi-band study of the flaring mode emission in the transitional millisecond pulsar PSR J1023+0038

M. C. Baglio, F. Coti Zelati, A. K. Hughes +17

We present a comprehensive study of the flaring mode of the transitional millisecond pulsar (tMSP) PSR J1023+0038 during its X-ray sub-luminous state, using strictly simultaneous X…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 4 cited

Polarized multiwavelength emission from pulsar wind - accretion disk interaction in a transitional millisecond pulsar

M. C. Baglio, F. Coti Zelati, A. Di Marco +17

Transitional millisecond pulsars (tMSPs) bridge the evolutionary gap between accreting neutron stars in low-mass X-ray binaries and millisecond radio pulsars. These systems exhibit…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 11 cited

Discovery of Persistent Quasi-Periodic Oscillations in Accreting White Dwarfs: A New Link to X-ray Binaries

M. Veresvarska, S. Scaringi, C. Knigge +8

Almost all accreting black hole and neutron star X-ray binary systems (XRBs) exhibit prominent brightness variations on a few characteristic time-scales and their harmonics. These…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 1 cited

Indications of magnetic accretion in Swift J0826.2-7033

Nikita Rawat, Domitilla De Martino, Koji Mukai +3

We present our findings from the first long X-ray observation of the hard X-ray source Swift J0826.2-7033 with XMM-Newton, which has shown characteristics of magnetic accretion. Th…

astro-ph.HE2024

On the nature of the 2.4 hr-period eclipsing cataclysmic variable W2 in 47 Tuc

R. Amato, N. La Palombara, M. Imbrogno +5

W2 (CXOGlb J002415.8-720436) is a cataclysmic variable (CV) in the Galactic globular cluster 47 Tucanae. Its modulation was discovered within the CATS@BAR project. The source shows…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 8 cited

The Peculiar Bursting Nature of CP Pup

M. Veresvarska, S. Scaringi, S. Hagen +5

The classical nova CP Puppis has been observed to have particularly puzzling and peculiar properties. In particular, this classical nova displays occasional bursts in its long-term…

astro-ph.SR2024

Classifying optical (out)bursts in cataclysmic variables: the distinct observational characteristics of dwarf novae, micronovae, stellar flares and magnetic gating

Krystian Ilkiewicz, Simone Scaringi, Martina Veresvarska +5

Cataclysmic variables can experience short optical brightenings, which are commonly attributed to phenomena such as dwarf novae outbursts, micronovae, donor flares or magnetic gati…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 14 cited

Prospects for a survey of the Galactic plane with the Cherenkov Telescope Array

CTA Consortium

Approximately one hundred sources of very-high-energy (VHE) gamma rays are known in the Milky Way. A survey of the entire Galactic Plane in the energy range from a few tens of GeV…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 1 cited

Long-period radio pulsars: population study in the neutron star and white dwarf rotating dipole scenarios

Nanda Rea, Natasha Hurley-Walker, Celsa Pardo-Araujo +9

The nature of two recently discovered radio emitters with unusually long periods of 18min (GLEAM-X J1627-52) and 21min (GPM J1839-10) is highly debated. Their bright radio emission…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 16 cited

New X-ray detections of magnetic period-bounce cataclysmic variables from XMM-Newton and SRG/eROSITA

Daniela Muñoz-Giraldo, Beate Stelzer, Domitilla de Martino +1

A great portion of the cataclysmic variable population, between 40% and 70%, is predicted to be made up of period-bouncers, systems with degenerate donors that have evolved past th…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 16 cited

Sensitivity of the Cherenkov Telescope Array to TeV photon emission from the Large Magellanic Cloud

The Cherenkov Telescope Array Consortium

A deep survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud at ~0.1-100TeV photon energies with the Cherenkov Telescope Array is planned. We assess the detection prospects based on a model for the…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 19 cited

Investigating the origin of optical and X-ray pulsations of the transitional millisecond pulsar PSR J1023+0038

G. Illiano, A. Papitto, F. Ambrosino +21

PSR J1023+0038 is the first millisecond pulsar that was ever observed as an optical and UV pulsar. So far, it is the only optical transitional millisecond pulsar. The rotation- and…

astro-ph.SR2022★ 54 cited

white dwarfs within 40 pc III: spectroscopic observations of new candidates in the southern hemisphere

Mairi W. O'Brien, P. -E. Tremblay, N. P. Gentile Fusillo +31

We present a spectroscopic survey of 248 white dwarf candidates within 40 pc of the Sun; of these 244 are in the southern hemisphere. Observations were performed mostly with the Ve…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 29 cited

Constraining the nature of the 18-min periodic radio transient GLEAM-X J162759.5-523504.3 via multi-wavelength observations and magneto-thermal simulations

N. Rea, F. Coti Zelati, C. Dehman +13

We observed the periodic radio transient GLEAM-X J162759.5-523504.3 (GLEAM-X J1627) using the Chandra X-ray Observatory for about 30-ks on January 22-23, 2022, simultaneously with…