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most citedDetection and luminosity-dependent evolution of the high-energy hump in the Be/X-ray pulsar 1A 1118-61

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astro-ph.HE2026

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…

astro-ph.HE2026★ 1 cited

Detection and luminosity-dependent evolution of the high-energy hump in the Be/X-ray pulsar 1A 1118-61

Alexander Salganik, Sergey S. Tsygankov, Sergey V. Molkov +12

Context. Accreting X-ray pulsars exhibit strong luminosity-dependent changes in their broad-band spectra. At high luminosities, their spectra are usually described by a power-law c…

astro-ph.HE2026★ 1 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2026

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…

astro-ph.HE2025

The First X-ray Polarimetry of GRS 1739--278 Reveals Its Rapidly Spinning Black Hole

Qing-Chang Zhao, Michal Dovciak, Han-Cheng Li +6

We present a joint spectro-polarimetric analysis of the black hole X-ray binary GRS~1739--278 during its 2025 mini-outburst, using simultaneous observations from \ixpe\ and \nustar…

astro-ph.HE2025

First detection of X-ray polarization from the long-period X-ray pulsar 4U 1954+319

Alexander Salganik, Lingda Kong, Sofia V. Forsblom +6

We report the first detection of X-ray polarization with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer from the X-ray pulsar (XRP) 4U 1954319. The source belongs to an extremely rare c…

astro-ph.HE2025

Fast Transitions of X-ray Variability in the Neutron Star Low Mass X-ray Binary Cygnus X-2

Liang Zhang, Mariano Méndez, Hua Feng +12

We present a spectral-timing analysis of two NICER observations of the weakly magnetized neutron star low-mass X-ray binary Cygnus X-2. During these observations, we detect a rapid…

astro-ph.HE2025

X-ray Polarimetry in the Low Statistics Regime using the Bayesian Approach Reveals Polarization Angle Variations

Hong Li, Qing-Chang Zhao, Hua Feng +2

X-ray polarimetry of accreting compact objects has revealed fast time variations in the polarization angle (PA), suggesting that the geometry and/or optical depth of the Comptoniza…

astro-ph.HE2025

Spectral analysis of the X-ray flares in the 2023 outburst of the new black binary transient Swift J1727.8--1613 observed with Insight-HXMT

Jia-Ying Cao, Jin-Yuan Liao, Shuang-Nan Zhang +12

The new black hole transient Swift J1727.8--1613 exhibited a series of X-ray flares during its 2023 outburst extensively observed with Insight-HXMT. We analyze the spectra of the f…

astro-ph.HE2024

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…

astro-ph.HE2024

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…

astro-ph.HE2024

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…