5 papers
X-rays breaking out of pre-explosion ejecta mark a supernova's first light
Weimin Yuan, Qiu-Ju Huang, Jin-Ping Zhu +130
Massive stars die as core-collapse supernovae, whose optical light emerges days after the implosion. Theory predicts that the initial collapse-driven shock, upon breaking through t…
Multiwavelength Analysis of the Einstein Probe X-ray Transient EP240305a
Ruican Ma, Ye Li, Lian Tao +32
We report multiwavelength observations of EP240305a, an uncatalogued X-ray transient detected by the Einstein Probe on March 5, 2024. The source exhibits distinct characteristics a…
GRB 250706B/C: Insight-HXMT Discovery of a High-Luminosity Burst as a Candidate for Fallback-Regulated Accretion in the Prompt Emission
Chen-Wei Wang, R. Moradi, Shao-Lin Xiong +15
Fallback accretion in collapsar models is often associated with underluminous gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), leading to the widespread view that fallback-fed engines may be intrinsically…
NICER detection of a new candidate cyclotron line in the bursting X-ray pulsar GRO J1744-28
Qi Liu, Lingda Kong, Long Ji +15
We report the detection of cyclotron resonant scattering features (CRSFs) in the spectrum of the unique bursting pulsar GRO J1744-28, observed during its recent outburst in 2021 wi…
Radiation mechanism of twin kilohertz quasi-periodic oscillations in neutron star low mass X-ray binaries
ChangSheng Shi, GuoBao Zhang, ShuangNan Zhang +1
Context: The connection between quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) and magnetic fields has been investigated across various celestial bodies. Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) waves have…