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An Insight-HXMT View of the Evolution of the Type-C Quasiperiodic Oscillation during the Flaring State of Swift J1727.8-1613
Min Wei, Xiang Ma, Liang Zhang +16
We present a detailed analysis of the evolution of type-C quasiperiodic oscillations (QPOs) observed during the flaring state of the recently discovered black hole X-ray binary Swi…
Characteristics of the High-frequency Humps in the Black hole X-ray Binary Swift J1727.8--1613
Ze-Xi Li, Liang Zhang, Lian Tao +13
We present a detailed timing analysis of the two high-frequency humps observed in the power density spectrum of Swift J1727.8--1613 up to 100 keV, using data from the Hard X-ray Mo…
Testing the Lense-Thirring Precession Origin of the QPO in Swift J1727.81613
Ruican Ma, Chris Done, Aya Kubota
We present a comprehensive spectral and timing analysis of the newly discovered black hole transient Swift J1727.81613, based on broadband (2150 keV) observations from $Insig…
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…
Science objectives of the Einstein Probe mission
Weimin Yuan, Lixin Dai, Hua Feng +93
The Einstein Probe (EP) is an interdisciplinary mission of time-domain and X-ray astronomy. Equipped with a wide-field lobster-eye X-ray focusing imager, EP will discover cosmic X-…
Ground calibration and network of the first CATCH pathfinder
Yiming Huang, Jingyu Xiao, Lian Tao +53
The Chasing All Transients Constellation Hunters (CATCH) space mission is focused on exploring the dynamic universe via X-ray follow-up observations of various transients. The firs…
estimating the spin of MAXI J1348--630 from intermediate and soft states using \textit{Insight}-HXMT data
J. Guan, R. C. Ma, L. Tao +6
We present a broadband spectral analysis of the soft-intermediate and soft states using \textit{Insight}-HXMT observations of the black hole binary MAXI J1348--630 during its outbu…
A timing view of the additional high-energy spectral component discovered in the black hole candidate Swift J1727.8-1613
Zi-Xu Yang, Liang Zhang, Shuang-Nan Zhang +15
We present an energy-dependent analysis for the type-C quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) observed in the black hole X-ray binary Swift J1727.8-1613 using Insight-HXMT observations…
Polarization Perspectives on Hercules X-1: Further Constraining the Geometry
Qingchang Zhao, Hancheng Li, Lian Tao +24
We conduct a comprehensive analysis of the accreting X-ray pulsar, Hercules X-1, utilizing data from IXPE and NuSTAR. IXPE performed five observations of Her X-1, consisting of thr…
Simulation Studies for the First Pathfinder of the CATCH Space Mission
Yiming Huang, Juan Zhang, Lian Tao +42
The Chasing All Transients Constellation Hunters (CATCH) space mission is an intelligent constellation consisting of 126 micro-satellites in three types (A, B, and C), designed for…
Broadband noise and quasi-periodic oscillation characteristics of the X-ray pulsar RX J0440.9+4431
P. P. Li, L. Tao, R. C. Ma +15
We present a comprehensive timing analysis on the Be/X-ray binary pulsar RX J0440.9+4431 using observations from \textit{NICER} and \textit{Insight}-HXMT during the 2022--2023 outb…
Studies on the soft intermediate state X-ray flare of MAXI J1535-571 during its 2017 outburst
Ruican Ma, Lian Tao, Mariano Méndez +15
We analyzed an observation with the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array of the black-hole X-ray binary MAXI J1535-571 in the soft intermediate state, in which we detected a 2.5-k…
The First Polarimetric View on Quasi-Periodic Oscillations in a Black Hole X-ray Binary
Qingchang Zhao, Lian Tao, Hancheng Li +19
We present the first polarimetric analysis of Quasi-Periodic Oscillations (QPO) in a black hole binary utilizing \textit{IXPE} data. Our study focuses on Swift J1727.8--1613, which…
The bright black hole X-ray binary 4U 1543--47 during 2021 outburst: a thick accretion disk inflated by high luminosity
S. J. Zhao, L. Tao, P. P. Li +17
The black hole X-ray binary source 4U 1543--47 experienced a super-Eddington outburst in 2021, reaching a peak flux of up to …
Type-A quasi-periodic oscillation in the black hole transient MAXI J1348-630
Liang Zhang, Mariano Méndez, Federico García +12
We present a detailed analysis of the spectral and timing characteristics of a 7-Hz type-A quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) detected in NICER observations of the black hole X-ray b…
Detection of a strong ~2.5 Hz modulation in the Newly Discovered Millisecond Pulsar MAXI J1816-195
P. P. Li, L. Tao, L. Zhang +16
MAXI J181-195 is a newly discovered accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar that went outburst in June 2022. Through timing analysis with NICER and NuSTAR observations, we find a transi…
A variable corona during the transition from type-C to type-B quasi-periodic oscillations in the black hole X-ray binary MAXI J1820+070
Ruican Ma, Mariano Mendez, Federico Garcia +3
We analyze a Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) observation of the black hole X-ray binary MAXI J1820+070 during a transition from type-C to type-B quasi-periodic o…
The mHz quasi-regular modulations of 4U 1630--47 during its 1998 outburst
Qingchang Zhao, Hongxing Yin, Lian Tao +19
We present the results of a detailed timing and spectral analysis of the quasi-regular modulation (QRM) phenomenon in the black hole X-ray binary 4U 1630--47 during its 1998 outbur…
A spectral-timing study of the inner flow geometry in MAXI J1535--571 with -HXMT and NICER
Wei Yu, Qing-Cui Bu, He-Xin Liu +48
We have performed a spectral-timing analysis on the black hole X-ray binary MAXI J1535--571 during its 2017 outburst, with the aim of exploring the evolution of the inner accretion…
In-orbit background simulation of a type-B CATCH satellite
Jingyu Xiao, Liqiang Qi, Shuang-Nan Zhang +23
The Chasing All Transients Constellation Hunters (CATCH) space mission plans to launch three types of micro-satellites (A, B, and C). The type-B CATCH satellites are dedicated to l…
Fast transitions of X-ray variability in the black hole transient GX 339--4: comparison with MAXI J1820+070 and MAXI J1348-630
Zi-Xu Yang, Liang Zhang, S. N. Zhang +30
Fast transitions between different types of power density spectra (PDS) happening over timescales of several tens of seconds are rare phenomena in black hole X-ray binaries. In thi…
Insight-HXMT and GECAM-C observations of the brightest-of-all-time GRB 221009A
Zheng-Hua An, S. Antier, Xing-Zi Bi +174
GRB 221009A is the brightest gamma-ray burst ever detected since the discovery of this kind of energetic explosions. However, an accurate measurement of the prompt emission propert…
A NICER look at the jet-like corona of MAXI J1535-571 through type-B quasi-periodic oscillations
Yuexin Zhang, Mariano Méndez, Federico García +7
MAXI J1535-571 is a black-hole X-ray binary that in 2017 exhibited a very bright outburst which reached a peak flux of up to 5 Crab in the 2-20 keV band. Given the high flux, sever…
CATCH: Chasing All Transients Constellation Hunters Space Mission
Panping Li, Qian-Qing Yin, Zhengwei Li +34
In time-domain astronomy, a substantial number of transients will be discovered by multi-wavelength and multi-messenger observatories, posing a great challenge for follow-up capabi…