6 papers
Exploring the spin dependence on mass inclination and distance for the newly discovered black hole X-ray binary Swift J151857.0-572147
Yujia Song, James F. Steiner, Tong Zhao +7
The black hole X-ray binary (BHXRB) Swift J151857.0-572147 was discovered during its first outburst in March 2024. We review the archive of NICER observations from this outburst, f…
CSST Strong Lensing Preparation: Cosmological constraints from double-source-plane strong lensing systems in era of CSST
Bei-Chen Wu, Xiaoyue Cao, Nan Li +5
Double source plane strong lensing (DSPL) systems offer a robust, independent probe of cosmological parameters. The Chinese Space Station Telescope (CSST) is expected to discover h…
Machine Learning Acceleration of Neutron Star Pulse Profile Modeling
Preston G. Waldrop, Dimitrios Psaltis, Tong Zhao
Ray tracing algorithms that compute pulse profiles from rotating neutron stars are essential tools for constraining neutron-star properties with data from missions such as NICER. H…
Limits to Extracting Neutron-Star Physics Constraints from NICER Pulse Profiles
Tolga Guver, Dimitrios Psaltis, Feryal Ozel +1
Modeling energy-dependent X-ray pulse profiles from rotation-powered millisecond pulsars observed with NICER has emerged as a promising avenue for measuring neutron star radii and…
Uncovering Correlations and Biases in Parameter Inference from Neutron-Star Pulse Profile Modeling
Tong Zhao, Dimitrios Psaltis, Feryal Ozel +1
Modeling of X-ray pulse profiles from millisecond pulsars offers a promising method of inferring the mass-to-radius ratios of neutron stars. Recent observations with NICER resulted…
A Counterintuitive Correlation Between Neutron-Star Radii Inferred from Pulse Modeling and Surface Emission Beaming
Tong Zhao, Dimitrios Psaltis, Feryal Ozel
Thermal X-ray emission from rotation-powered millisecond pulsars, shaped by gravitational lensing and the beaming of the surface radiation, provides critical insights into neutron…