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Long-Period Transients as a new frontier in time-domain astronomy
Manisha Caleb, Dougal Dobie, Natasha Hurley-Walker +8
Long-period radio transients (LPTs) are relatively new astrophysical objects occupying the observational gap between canonical pulsars and slowly varying radio variables. They emit…
A FAST search for radio pulsations during the dormant state of the AMSPs IGR J00291+5934 and MAXI J1957+032
A. Marino, E. Parent, F. Coti Zelati +15
Accreting millisecond pulsars (AMSPs) and transitional millisecond pulsars (tMSPs) are neutron star low-mass X-ray binaries which can evolve into "recycled" radio millisecond pulsa…
Pulsar Selection Criteria and Performance Evaluation of Autonomous X-ray Pulsar Navigation Systems
Sui Chen, Emilie Parent, Nanda Rea +1
Current space missions primarily depend on Earth-based Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) systems involving human-in-the-loop operations. X-ray pulsar-based navigation offers…
Einstein Probe discovery of EP J171159.4-333253: an eclipsing neutron star low-mass X-ray binary with clocked bursts
Y. L. Wang, F. Coti Zelati, E. Parent +27
EP J171159.4-333253 is a new neutron-star low-mass X-ray binary discovered in outburst by the Einstein Probe (EP) on 2025 June 23, exhibiting clocked type-I X-ray bursts, eclipses…
Accretion and Ejection Physics at High Time Resolution
F. M. Vincentelli, P. Casella, A. Veledina +18
Accretion onto compact objects is one of the most fundamental phenomena in the astrophysics, powering some of the most luminous objects in the sky. Along with this, accretion has a…
Why the Northern Hemisphere Needs a 30-40 m Telescope and the Science at Stake: Time-domain astronomy
F. Coti Zelati, P. G. Jonker, C. P. Gutiérrez +9
We outline the science case for a 30-40 m optical/infrared telescope in the Northern Hemisphere, optimised for transformative time-domain astronomy in the 2040s. Upcoming multi-wav…
The multiple facets of millisecond pulsar binaries
A. Miraval Zanon, G. Illiano, F. Ambrosino +17
Millisecond pulsar (MSP) binaries are unique laboratories for studying matter and radiation under extreme conditions that are unattainable on Earth. Recent detections of optical mi…
Aql X-1 from dawn 'til dusk: the early rise, fast state transition and decay of its 2024 outburst
A. Marino, F. Coti Zelati, K. Alabarta +36
Transient Low-Mass X-ray Binaries (LMXBs) are usually first detected by all-sky X-ray monitors when they enter new outbursts, typically at X-ray luminosities above 10…
Einstein Probe Discovery of EP J182730.0-095633: A New Black Hole X-ray Binary Candidate in Faint Outburst?
Huaqing Cheng, Qingchang Zhao, L. Tao +77
Black hole X-ray binaries (candidates) currently identified in our galaxy are mainly transient sources, with the majority discovered through the detection of their X-ray outbursts.…
Einstein Probe discovery of the short period intermediate polar EP J115415.8-501810
Y. Xiao, M. Ge, N. Rea +21
The X-ray transient source EP240309a/EP\,J115415.8501810 was first detected by the Wide-Field X-ray Telescope (WXT) on board Einstein Probe (EP) during the commissioning phase.…
New X-ray Supernova Remnants in NGC 7793
Maria Kopsacheili, Konstantina Anastasopoulou, Nanda Rea +2
This work focuses on the detection of X-ray Supernova Remnants (SNRs) in the galaxy NGC 7793 and the study of their properties. X-ray SNRs in galaxies beyond the Local Group are ra…
On the nature of the X-ray binary transient MAXI J1834-021: clues from its first observed outburst
A. Manca, A. Marino, A. Borghese +14
MAXI J1834-021 is a new X-ray transient that was discovered in February 2023. We analysed the spectral and timing properties of MAXI J1834-021 using NICER, NuStar and Swift data co…
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…
Detection of X-ray Emission from a Bright Long-Period Radio Transient
Ziteng Wang, Nanda Rea, Tong Bao +46
Recently, a class of long-period radio transients (LPTs) has been discovered, exhibiting emission on timescales thousands of times longer than radio pulsars. Several models had bee…
Einstein Probe discovery of EP240408a: a peculiar X-ray transient with an intermediate timescale
Wenda Zhang, Weimin Yuan, Zhixing Ling +136
We report the discovery of a peculiar X-ray transient, EP240408a, by Einstein Probe (EP) and follow-up studies made with EP, Swift, NICER, GROND, ATCA and other ground-based multi-…
Short-term variability of the transitional pulsar candidate CXOU J110926.4-650224 from X-rays to infrared
F. Coti Zelati, D. de Martino, V. S. Dhillon +14
CXOU J110926.4-650224 is a candidate transitional millisecond pulsar (tMSP) with X-ray and radio emission properties reminiscent of those observed in confirmed tMSPs in their X-ray…
X-ray and optical observations of the millisecond pulsar binary PSRJ1431-4715
D. de Martino, A. Phosrisom, V. S. Dhillon +7
We present the first X-ray observation of the energetic millisecond pulsar binary PSR J1431-4715, performed with XMM-Newton and complemented with fast optical multi-band photometry…
A 2.9-hour periodic radio transient with an optical counterpart
N. Hurley-Walker, S. J. McSweeney, A. Bahramian +12
We present a long-period radio transient (GLEAM-X J0704-37) discovered to have an optical counterpart, consistent with a cool main sequence star of spectral type M3. The radio puls…
A very young radio-loud magnetar
P. Esposito, N. Rea, A. Borghese +20
The magnetar Swift ,J1818.0-1607 was discovered in March 2020 when Swift detected a 9 ms hard X-ray burst and a long-lived outburst. Prompt X-ray observations revealed a spin perio…
Discovery of a new accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar in the globular cluster NGC 2808
A. Sanna, A. Papitto, L. Burderi +6
We report on the discovery of coherent pulsations at a period of 2.9 ms from the X-ray transient MAXI J0911-655 in the globular cluster NGC 2808. We observed X-ray pulsations at a…
Comparing supernova remnants around strongly magnetized and canonical pulsars
J. Martin, N. Rea, D. F. Torres +1
The origin of the strong magnetic fields measured in magnetars is one of the main uncertainties in the neutron star field. On the other hand, the recent discovery of a large number…
Simultaneous X-ray and Radio Observations of Rotating Radio Transient J1819-1458
Joshua Miller, Maura McLaughlin, Nanda Rea +4
We present the results of simultaneous radio and X-ray observations of PSR J1819-1458. Our 94-ks XMM-Newton observation of the high magnetic field 5*10^13 G pulsar reveals a blackb…