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most citedNICER, NuSTAR and Insight-HXMT views to the newly discovered black hole X-ray binary Swift J1727.8--1613

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28 papers

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

Fast Optical Variability of the TeV Blazar PKS 1725+123 Observed by SVOM-VT and Insights from Multi-wavelength Follow-up Observations

Shuo-Yu Liu, Yu-Wei Yu, Ji-Shun Lian +29

PKS 1725+123 is a flat-spectrum radio quasar (FSRQ) with a redshift of . The detection of this object in the TeV band was reported by the MAGIC telescopes and H.E.S.S. in…

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.IM2026

A New Method for Identifying Contaminating Sources and Locating Target Sources through the Cross-Arm Features of Micro Pore Optics

Yiming Huang, Lian Tao, Jin-Yuan Liao +15

The Pathfinder of the Type-A satellites in the Chasing All Transients Constellation Hunters (CATCH) space mission is equipped with Micro-Pore Optics (MPOs) and four single-pixel Si…

astro-ph.HE2026

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…

astro-ph.HE2026★ 1 cited

SVOM discovery of a strong X-ray outburst of the blazar 1ES~1959+650 and multi-wavelength follow-up with the Neil Gehrels Swift observatory

A. Foisseau, A. Coleiro, S. Komossa +37

On December 6, 2024, 1ES 1959+650, one of the X-ray brightest blazars known, underwent a high-amplitude X-ray outburst detected by SVOM, the first such discovery with this mission.…

astro-ph.HE2026

Detection of Oscillations in a Type I X-Ray Burst of 4U 0614+091 with SVOM/ECLAIRs

Sébastien Le Stum, Floriane Cangemi, Alexis Coleiro +29

On 2025 January 10, a thermonuclear (Type I) X-ray burst from the neutron star low-mass X-ray binary \textit{4U~0614+091} was detected with the ECLAIRs instrument on board the \tex…

astro-ph.HE2025

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…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 4 cited

Timing and spectral studies of SRGA J144459.2604207 with NICER, Einstein Probe, IXPE, NuSTAR, Insight-HXMT and INTEGRAL during its 2024 outburst

Zhaosheng Li, Lucien Kuiper, Yuanyue Pan +13

SRGA J144459.2604207 is a newly confirmed accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar and type I X-ray burster. We present the broadband X-ray timing and spectral behaviors of SRGA J1444…

astro-ph.HE2025

Patterns of X-ray and -ray Flares: from Blazar to Maganetar and Sun

Haiyun Zhang, Dahai Yan, Lijuan Dong +6

Using Gaussian process methods, we analyzed the light curves of three extreme solar X-ray flares observed by the RHESSI satellite. Their variability characteristics were then compa…

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.HE2025★ 9 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 45 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 5 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 18 cited

PSR J1231-1411 revisited: Pulse Profile Analysis of X-ray Observation

Liqiang Qi, Shijie Zheng, Juan Zhang +14

One of the primary goals of Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER)-like X-ray missions is to impose stringent constraints on the neutron star equation of state by preci…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 1 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2024

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…

astro-ph.HE2024

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…

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

Insights from the Gaussian Processes Method for the FRB-associated X-ray Burst of SGR 1935+2154

Ruijing Tang, Dahai Yan, Haiyun Zhang +7

Gaussian processes method is employed to analyze the light curves of bursts detected by Insight-HXMT, NICER, and GECAM from SGR 1935+2154 between 2020 to 2022. It is found that a s…

astro-ph.HE2024

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…

astro-ph.HE2024

Timing analysis of the newly discovered black hole candidate Swift J1727.8-1613 with Insight-HXMT

Wei Yu, Qing-Cui Bu, Shuang-Nan Zhang +9

We present the results obtained from an X-ray timing study of the new black hole candidate (BHC) Swift J1727.8-1613. The work is based on Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (Insight-H…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 10 cited

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…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 10 cited

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…