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New insight into the Rapid Burster by Insight-HXMT
Y. P. Chen, S. Zhang, S. N. Zhang +91
We report the timing and spectral analyses upon of the type II X-ray bursts from the Rapid Burster (MXB 1730--335) observed by Insight-HXMT and Swift/XRT. By stacking the long-dura…
The First GECAM Observation Results on Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes and Terrestrial Electron Beams
Y. Zhao, J. C. Liu, S. L. Xiong +59
Gravitational-wave high-energy Electromagnetic Counterpart All-sky Monitor (GECAM) is a space-borne instrument dedicated to monitoring high-energy transients, including Terrestrial…
Search for Gamma-Ray Bursts and Gravitational Wave Electromagnetic Counterparts with High Energy X-ray Telescope of \textit{Insight}-HXMT
C. Cai, S. L. Xiong, C. K. Li +96
The High Energy X-ray telescope (HE) on-board the Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (\textit{Insight}-HXMT) can serve as a wide Field of View (FOV) gamma-ray monitor with high time r…
Broadband variability study of MAXI J1631-479 in its Hard-Intermediate State observed with Insight-HXMT
Q. C. Bu, S. N. Zhang, A. Santangelo +10
We report the energy-resolved broadband timing analysis of the black hole X-ray transient MAXI J1631-479 during its 2019 outburst from February 11 to April 9, using data from the I…
Accretion Torque Reversals in GRO J1008-57 Revealed by Insight-HXMT
W. Wang, Y. M. Tang, Y. L. Tuo +92
GRO J1008-57, as a Be/X-ray transient pulsar, is considered to have the highest magnetic field in known neutron star X-ray binary systems. Observational data of the X-ray outbursts…
QPOs and Orbital elements of X-ray binary 4U 0115+63 during the 2017 outburst observed by Insight-HXMT
Y. Z. Ding, W. Wang, P. Zhang +90
In this paper, we presented a detailed timing analysis of a prominent outburst of 4U 0115+63 detected by \textit{Insight}-HXMT in 2017 August. The spin period of the neutron star w…
X-ray reprocessing in accreting pulsar GX 301-2 observed with Insight-HXMT
L. Ji, V. Doroshenko, V. Suleimanov +100
We investigate the absorption and emission features in observations of GX 301-2 detected with Insight-HXMT/LE in 2017-2019. At different orbital phases, we found prominent Fe Kalph…
Insight-HXMT observations of a possible fast transition from jet to wind dominated state during a huge flare of GRS~1915+105
L. D. Kong, S. Zhang, Y. P. Chen +92
We present the analysis of the brightest flare that was recorded in the \emph{Insight}-HMXT data set, in a broad energy range (2200 keV) from the microquasar GRS~1915+105 during…
Physical origin of the nonphysical spin evolution of MAXI J1820+070
J. Guan, L. Tao, J. L. Qu +91
We report on the Insight-HXMT observations of the new black hole X-ray binary MAXI J1820+070 during its 2018 outburst. Detailed spectral analysis via the continuum fitting method s…
A variable ionized disk wind in the black-hole candidate EXO 1846-031
Yanan Wang, Long Ji, Javier A. Garcia +88
After 34 years, the black-hole candidate EXO 1846-031 went into outburst again in 2019. We investigate its spectral properties in the hard intermediate and the soft states with NuS…
Constraining the transient high-energy activity of FRB180916.J0158+65 with Insight-HXMT followup observations
C. Guidorzi, M. Orlandini, F. Frontera +96
A link between magnetars and fast radio burst (FRB) sources has finally been established. In this context, one of the open issues is whether/which sources of extra galactic FRBs ex…
Insight-HXMT firm detection of the highest energy fundamental cyclotron resonance scattering feature in the spectrum of GRO J1008-57
M. Y. Ge, L. Ji, S. N. Zhang +118
We report on the observation of the accreting pulsar GRO J1008-57 performed by Insight-HXMT at the peak of the source's 2017 outburst. Pulsations are detected with a spin period of…
Insight-HXMT insight into switch of the accretion mode: the case of the X-ray pulsar 4U 1901+03
Y. L. Tuo, L. Ji, S. S. Tsygankov +116
We use the In data collected during the 2019 outburst from X-ray pulsar 4U 1901+03 to complement the orbital parameters reported by Fermi/GBM. Using the Insight-HXMT, we examine th…
The evolution of the broadband temporal features observed in the black-hole transient MAXI J1820+070 with Insight-HXMT
Yanan Wang, Long Ji, S. N. Zhang +117
We study the evolution of the temporal properties of MAXI 1820+070 during the 2018 outburst in its hard state from MJD 58190 to 58289 with Insight-HXMT in a broad energy band 1-150…
Discovery of delayed spin-up behavior following two large glitches in the Crab pulsar, and the statistics of such processes
M. Y. Ge, S. N. Zhang, F. J. Lu +130
Glitches correspond to sudden jumps of rotation frequency () and its derivative () of pulsars, the origin of which remains not well understood yet, partly because the jum…
A search for prompt gamma-ray counterparts to fast radio bursts in the Insight-HXMT data
C. Guidorzi, M. Marongiu, R. Martone +118
No robust detection of prompt electromagnetic counterparts to fast radio bursts (FRBs) has yet been obtained, in spite of several multi-wavelength searches carried out so far. Spec…
Switches between accretion structures during flares in 4U 1901+03
L. Ji, L. Ducci, A. Santangelo +120
We report on our analysis of the 2019 outburst of the X-ray accreting pulsar 4U 1901+03 observed with Insight-HXMT and NICER. Both spectra and pulse profiles evolve significantly i…
Joint Analysis of Energy and RMS Spectra from MAXI J1535-571 with Insight-HXMT
L. D. Kong, S. Zhang, Y. P. Chen +115
A new black hole X-ray binary (BHXRB) MAXI J1535-571 was discovered by MAXI during its outburst in 2017. Using observations taken by the first Chinese X-ray satellite, the Hard X-r…
Diagnostic of the spectral properties of Aquila X-1 by Insight-HXMT snapshots during the early propeller phase
C. Güngör, M. Y. Ge, S. Zhang +108
We study the 2018 outburst of Aql X-1 via the monitor of all sky X-ray image (MAXI) data. We show that the outburst starting in February 2018 is a member of short-low class in the…
-HXMT study of the timing properties of Sco X-1
S. M. Jia, Q. C. Bu, J. L. Qu +106
We present a detailed timing study of the brightest persistent X-ray source Sco X-1 using the data collected by the Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (-HXMT) from July 2017…
Insight-HXMT observation on 4U~1608--52: evolving spectral properties of a bright type-I X-ray burst
Y. P. Chen, S. Zhang, S. N. Zhang +109
The evidences for the influence of thermonuclear (type-I) X-ray bursts upon the surrounding environments in neutron star low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXB) were detected previously via…
Insight-HXMT observations of 4U~1636-536: Corona cooling revealed with single short type-I X-ray burst
Y. P. Chen, S. Zhang, S. N. Zhang +108
Corona cooling was detected previously from stacking a series of short type-I bursts occurred during the low/had state of atoll outburst. Type-I bursts are hence regarded as sharp…
Timing analysis of 2S 1417-624 observed with NICER and Insight-HXMT
L. Ji, V. Doroshenko, A. Santangelo +112
We present a study of timing properties of the accreting pulsar 2S 1417-624 observed during its 2018 outburst, based on Swift/BAT, Fermi/GBM, Insight-HXMT and NICER observations. W…
Constant cyclotron line energy in Hercules X-1 -- Joint Insight-HXMT and NuSTAR observations
G. C. Xiao, L. Ji, R. Staubert +108
The long-term evolution of the centroid energy of the CRSF in Her X-1 is still a mystery. We report a new measurement from a campaign between {\sl Insight}-HXMT and {\sl NuSTAR} pe…