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Detection of kilosecond hard lags in the new pulsating ULX candidate NGC 7456 ULX-1
W. Leone, F. Pintore, C. Pinto +19
Context. Ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) are thought to be powered, in many cases, by super-Eddington accretion onto compact objects. While soft X-ray lags have been detected in…
4U 1624-490 as a possible intermediate-mass X-ray binary: constraints from XRISM and NuSTAR spectroscopy
R. Iaria, A. Anitra, T. Di Salvo +7
High-inclination dipping neutron-star X-ray binaries provide a direct view of accretion-flow structure because the line of sight intercepts ionised plasma above the disc. We analys…
CubeSats Reach the Millisecond X-Ray Domain: Crab Pulsar Timing with SpIRIT/HERMES
Wladimiro Leone, R. Mearns, T. Di Salvo +70
The High Energy Rapid Modular Ensemble of Satellites (HERMES) instrument is a compact X/-ray spectrometer operating on board the 6U (11 kg) SpIRIT CubeSat. The payload is partic…
Flashing fast: characterising the 2025 outburst of MAXI J1957+032
A. Sanna, G. Illiano, M. C. Baglio +13
MAXI J1957+032 is an accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar that shows brief, recurrent outbursts in an ultra-compact ~1 h orbit. We characterise the 2025 outburst using X-ray timing a…
A mysterious feature in the NICER spectrum of 4U 1820-30: A gravitationally redshifted absorption line?
R. Iaria, T. Di Salvo, A. Anitra +6
A mysterious absorption feature at approximately 3.8 keV has been identified in the NICER spectrum of the low-mass X-ray binary system 4U 1820-30. We interpret this feature as a gr…
The 2025 outburst of IGR J17511-3057: timing and spectral insights from NICER and NuSTAR
A. Sanna, G. K. Jaisawal, T. E. Strohmayer +13
IGR J17511-3057 was observed in a new outburst phase starting in February 2025 and lasting at least nine days. We investigated the spectral and temporal properties of IGR J17511-30…
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…
Unveiling the reflection spectrum in the ultracompact LMXB 4U 1820-30
A. Anitra, A. Gnarini, T. Di Salvo +12
4U 1820-30 is a ultracompact X-ray binary located in the globular cluster NGC 6624, consisting of a neutron star accreting material from a helium white dwarf companion characterize…
HERMES: Gamma Ray Burst and Gravitational Wave counterpart hunter
G. Ghirlanda, L. Nava, O. Salafia +67
Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) bridge relativistic astrophysics and multi-messenger astronomy. Space-based gamma/X-ray wide field detectors have proven essential to detect and localize th…
The puzzling orbital residuals of XTE J1710-281: is a Jovian planet orbiting around the binary system?
R. Iaria, T. Di Salvo, A. Anitra +8
XTE J1710-281 is a transient eclipsing binary system with a period close to 3.28 hours, hosting a neutron star. The average eclipse duration is 420 seconds, and eclipse arrival tim…
Study of the reflection spectrum of the LMXB 4U 1702-429
R. Iaria, T. Di Salvo, M. Del Santo +7
The source 4U 1702-429 (Ara X-1) is a low-mass X-ray binary system hosting a neutron star. Albeit the source is quite bright ( erg s) its broadband spectrum ha…