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Phase-resolved QPO Analysis of GX 339-4: Improved Technique and Consistent Behaviors between QPOs and Broadband Noise
Jin Qin, Hua Feng, Liang Zhang +5
The nature of low-frequency quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) in black hole X-ray binaries remains unclear, and their relationship with the accompanying broadband noise (BBN) is s…
Rapid quasi-periodic reconfiguration of the accretion column in pulsar 1A 0535+262
Lingda Kong, Xiaohang Dai, Andrea Santangelo +12
Accretion onto strongly magnetized neutron stars is commonly interpreted using quasi-steady models, in which the accretion-column structure adjusts smoothly to the mass inflow rate…
Search for the Highest-energy Quasiperiodic Oscillation in the Black Hole X-Ray Binary Candidate Swift J1727.8-1613
Xiang Ma, Qing-Cang Shui, Ming-Yu Ge +8
We report the first detection of a low-frequency quasiperiodic oscillation (QPO) extending above 250 keV in the black hole X-ray binary candidate Swift J1727.8-1613 using Insight-H…
A clean broad iron line in GS 1354--64 as seen by XRISM
Honghui Liu, Lingda Kong, Oluwashina K. Adegoke +13
We present a spectroscopic analysis of XRISM and NuSTAR observations of the black hole X-ray binary GS~1354--64 during its 2026 outburst. A total number of 3.5 million photons are…
Discovery of a New Spectral Transition in Swift J0243.6+6124 in the Sub-Eddington Regime
Bo-Yan Chen, Shu Zhang, Qing-Cang Shui +9
We conduct a detailed spectral analysis of the Galactic ultraluminous X-ray pulsar Swift J0243.6+6124 in its sub-Eddington regime, using Insight-HXMT and NICER observations during…
Investigation on Quasi-periodic Oscillation Phase Lag of RE J1034+396
Wen-Zhong Li, Shu Zhang, Qing-Cang Shui +9
We conduct an in-depth study of the quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) properties of RE J1034+396, by constructing QPO phase-folded light curves from 10 XMM-Newton observations durin…
Einstein Probe Discovery of an X-ray Flare from K-type Star PM J23221-0301
Guoying Zhao, WeiKang Zheng, Rong-Feng Shen +21
Stellar flares are an intense stellar activity that can significantly impact the atmospheric composition of the surrounding planets and even the possible existence of life. During…
Revealing an Oscillating and Contracting Compact Corona near the Event Horizon of the Supermassive Black Hole in 1ES 1927+654
Qing-Cang Shui, Shu Zhang, Shuang-Nan Zhang +7
Dynamic processes in the accretion flow near black holes produce X-ray flux variability, sometimes quasi-periodic. Determining its physical origin is key to mapping accretion geome…
QPOs in a highly magnetized ultra-compact X-ray binary 4U 1626-67
Zi-Yi Zhou, Long Ji, Ling-Da Kong +3
We report the detection of mHz quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) in four NuSTAR observations of 4U 1626-67 during its recent spin-down episode. By using a novel method based on th…
Physics of Strong Magnetism with eXTP
Mingyu Ge, Long Ji, Roberto Taverna +47
In this paper we present the science potential of the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry (eXTP) mission, in its new configuration, for studies of strongly magnetized compact obj…
Probing the Strong Gravity Region of Black Holes with eXTP
Qingcui Bu, Cosimo Bambi, Lijun Gou +42
We present the novel capabilities of the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry (eXTP) mission to study the strong gravity region around stellar-mass black holes in X-ray binary sys…
A Phase-resolved View of Millihertz Quasi-periodic Oscillations in the Ultraluminous X-ray Source M51 ULX-7: Evidence for a Magnetically Truncated Disk and Geometrical Beaming
Qingcang Shui, Shu Zhang, Hua Feng +3
X-ray quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) are commonly observed in Galactic X-ray binaries (XRBs) and extragalactic ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs). In this study, we perform a p…
A possible jet and corona configuration for Swift J1727.8--1613 during the hard state
Jing-Qiang Peng, Shu Zhang, Qing-Cang Shui +2
Swift J1727.8--1613 is a black hole X-ray binary that differs from other black hole X-ray binaries in that it has an extra hard component in addition to a reflection component. We…
The peculiar disk evolution of 4U 1630--472 observed by Insight-HXMT during the 2022 and 2023 outbursts
Jing-Qiang Peng, Shu Zhang, Qing-Cang Shui +10
We study the spectral properties of the black hole X-ray transient binary 4U 1630--472 during the 2022 and 2023 outbursts with Insight-HXMT observations. We find that the outbursts…
Insight-HXMT, NICER and NuSTAR views to the newly discovered black hole X-ray binary Swift J151857.0--572147
Jing-Qiang Peng, Shu Zhang, Qing-Cang Shui +10
The systematic properties are largely unknown for the black hole X-ray binary Swift J151857.0--572147 newly discovered in the 2024 outburst. The nature of a black hole can be compl…
NICER, NuSTAR and Insight-HXMT views to black hole X-ray binary SLX 1746--331
Jing-Qiang Peng, Shu Zhang, Qing-Cang Shui +13
We study the spectral and temporal properties of the black hole X-ray transient binary SLX 1746--331 during the 2023 outburst with NICER, NuSTAR, and Insight-HXMT observations. Thr…
NICER, NuSTAR and Insight-HXMT views to the newly discovered black hole X-ray binary Swift J1727.8--1613
Jing-Qiang Peng, Shu Zhang, Qing-Cang Shui +13
Swift J1727.8--1613 is a black hole X-ray binary newly discovered in 2023. We perform spectral analysis with simultaneous Insight-HXMT, NICER and NuSTAR observations when the sourc…
Back to business: SLX 1746--331 after 13 years of silence
Jing-Qiang Peng, Shu Zhang, Peng-Ju Wang +17
The black hole candidate system SLX 1746--331 was back to business in 2023, after a long silence of roughly 13 years. An outburst was observed thoroughly by \textit{Insight}-HXMT a…
Insight-HXMT observations on thermonuclear X-ray bursts from 4U~1608--52 in 2022: the accretion rate dependent anisotropy of burst emission
Yu-Peng Chen, Shu Zhang, Long Ji +10
Thermonuclear X-ray bursts occur on the surface of an accreting neutron star (NS), and their characteristics and interplay with the surrounding circumstance could be a clue to unde…
Insight-HXMT observations on thermonuclear X-ray bursts from 4U~1608--52 in the low/hard state: the energy-dependant hard X-ray deficit and cooling saturation of the corona
Y. P. Chen, S. Zhang, L. Ji +9
During thermonuclear bursts, it is suspected that {\bf the cooling of the corona by the burst emission} may be the cause of hard X-ray {\bf deficits}. Although this {\bf deficit} h…
A Phase-resolved View of "Heartbeat"-like variability in IGR J17091-3624 During the 2022 Outburst
Qing-Cang Shui, Shu Zhang, Jing-Qiang Peng +9
IGR J17091-3624, in addition to GRS 1915+105, is the only black hole X-ray binary that displays ``heartbeat"-like variability characterized by structured flares with high amplitude…
Phase-resolved Spectroscopy of Low-frequency Quasi-periodic Oscillations from the Newly Discovered Black Hole X-ray Binary Swift J1727.8-1613
Qing-Cang Shui, Shu Zhang, Jiang-Qiang Peng +14
Low-frequency quasi-periodic oscillations (LFQPOs) are commonly observed in X-ray light curves of black hole X-ray binaries (BHXRBs); however, their origin remains a topic of debat…
Recovery of High-energy Low-frequency Quasi-periodic Oscillations from Black Hole X-ray Binary MAXI J1535-571 with a Hilbert-Huang Transform Method
Qingcang Shui, Shu Zhang, Shuangnan Zhang +15
We propose a method based on the Hilbert-Huang transform (HHT) to recover the high-energy waveform of low-frequency quasi-periodic oscillations (LFQPOs). Based on the method, we su…
Cyclotron line evolution revealed with pulse-to-pulse analysis in the 2020 outburst of 1A 0535+262
Qingcang Shui, Shu Zhang, Pengju Wang +17
We present a detailed analysis of the X-ray luminosity (Lx) dependence of the cyclotron absorption line energy (Ecyc) for the X-ray binary pulsar 1A 0535+262 during its 2020 giant…