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A comprehensive catalogue of high-mass X-ray binaries in the Large Magellanic Cloud detected during the first eROSITA all-sky survey
D. Kaltenbrunner, C. Maitra, F. Haberl +9
The Magellanic Clouds, the closest star-forming galaxies to the Milky Way, offer an excellent environment to study high-mass X-ray binaries. While the Small Magellanic Cloud has be…
Two decades of optical variability of Small Magellanic Cloud high-mass X-ray binaries
Helena Treiber, Georgios Vasilopoulos, Charles Bailyn +2
We present an analysis of the long-term optical/IR behavior of 111 high-mass X-ray binaries (HMXBs) in the Small Magellanic Cloud based on data from the OGLE collaboration. Most sy…
Broadband study of the Be X-ray binary RX J0520.5-6932 during its outburst in 2024
H. N. Yang, C. Maitra, G. Vasilopoulos +18
A new giant outburst of the Be X-ray binary RX J0520.5-6932 was detected and subsequently observed with several space-borne and ground-based instruments. This study presents a comp…
The TRAPUM Small Magellanic Cloud pulsar survey with MeerKAT -- II. Nine new radio timing solutions and glitches from young pulsars
E. Carli, D. Antonopoulou, M. Burgay +17
We report new radio timing solutions from a three-year observing campaign conducted with the MeerKAT and Murriyang telescopes for nine Small Magellanic Cloud pulsars, increasing th…
Einstein Probe discovery of EP J005245.1-722843: a rare BeWD binary in the Small Magellanic Cloud?
A. Marino, H. Yang, F. Coti Zelati +32
On May 27 2024, the Wide-field X-ray Telescope onboard the Einstein Probe (EP) mission detected enhanced X-ray emission from a new transient source in the Small Magellanic Cloud (S…
ATCA Study of Small Magellanic Cloud Supernova Remnant 1E 0102.2-7219
Rami Z. E. Alsaberi, M. D. Filipović, S. Dai +29
We present new and archival Australia Telescope Compact Array and Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array data of the Small Magellanic Cloud supernova remnant 1E 0102.2-7219 a…
Discovery of a magnetar candidate X-ray pulsar in the Large Magellanic Cloud
M. Imbrogno, G. L. Israel, G. A. Rodríguez Castillo +11
During a systematic search for new X-ray pulsators in the XMM-Newton archive, we discovered a high amplitude () periodic () modulation in the…
Discovery of two promising isolated neutron star candidates in the SRG/eROSITA All-Sky Survey
J. Kurpas, A. D. Schwope, A. M. Pires +2
We report the discovery of the isolated neutron star (INS) candidates eRASSU J065715.3+260428 and eRASSU J131716.9-402647 from the Spectrum Roentgen Gamma (SRG) eROSITA All-Sky Sur…
A helium-burning white dwarf binary as a supersoft X-ray source
J. Greiner, C. Maitra, F. Haberl +12
Type Ia supernovae are cosmic distance indicators, and the main source of iron in the Universe, but their formation paths are still debated. Several dozen supersoft X-ray sources,…
SRG/eROSITA-triggered XMM-Newton observations of three Be/X-ray binaries in the LMC: Discovery of X-ray pulsations
F. Haberl, C. Maitra, D. Kaltenbrunner +11
Using data from eROSITA, the soft X-ray instrument aboard Spectrum-Roentgen-Gamma (SRG), we report the discovery of two new hard transients, eRASSU J050810.4-660653 and eRASSt J044…
Study of the excess Fe XXV line emission in the central degrees of the Galactic centre using XMM-Newton data
K. Anastasopoulou, G. Ponti, M. C. Sormani +14
The diffuse Fe XXV (6.7 keV) line emission observed in the Galactic ridge is widely accepted to be produced by a superposition of a large number of unresolved X-ray point sources.…
eRASSt J040515.6-745202, an X-ray burster in the Magellanic Bridge
F. Haberl, G. Vasilopoulos, C. Maitra +13
During the third all-sky survey (eRASS3), eROSITA, the soft X-ray instrument aboard Spectrum-Roentgen-Gamma, detected a new hard X-ray transient, eRASSt J040515.6-745202, in the di…
New ASKAP Radio Supernova Remnants and Candidates in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Luke M. Bozzetto, Miroslav D. Filipović, H. Sano +34
We present a new Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) sample of 14 radio Supernova Remnant (SNR) candidates in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). This new sample is…
Abundance and temperature of the outer hot circum-Galactic medium: The SRG/eROSITA view of the soft X-ray background in the eFEDS field
G. Ponti, X. Zheng, N. Locatelli +14
Despite their vital importance to understand galaxy evolution and our own Galactic ecosystem, our knowledge of the physical properties of the hot phase of the Milky Way is still in…
Broadband study and the discovery of pulsations from the Be/X-ray binary eRASSU J052914.9-662446 in the Large Magellanic Cloud
C. Maitra, D. Kaltenbrunner, F. Haberl +12
Context. The Magellanic Clouds are our nearest star-forming galaxies. While the population of high-mass X-ray binaries (HMXBs) in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is relatively wel…
An X-ray view of the 2021 outburst of SXP 15.6: constraints on the binary orbit and magnetic field of the Neutron Star
G. Vasilopoulos, G. K. Jaisawal, C. Maitra +3
We conducted a spectral and temporal analysis of X-ray data from the Be X-ray binary pulsar SXP 15.6 located in the Small Magellanic Cloud based on NuSTAR, NICER and Swift observat…
Three new high-mass X-ray binaries in the Large Magellanic Cloud
F. Haberl, C. Maitra, G. Vasilopoulos +4
The Magellanic Clouds host a large population of high-mass X-ray binary (HMXB) systems, but although the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is an order of magnitude more massive than the…
Mysterious Odd Radio Circle near the Large Magellanic Cloud -- An Intergalactic Supernova Remnant?
Miroslav D. Filipović, J. L. Payne, R. Z. E. Alsaberi +48
We report the discovery of J0624-6948, a low-surface brightness radio ring, lying between the Galactic Plane and the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). It was first detected at 888 MHz…
New XMM-Newton observations of faint, evolved supernova remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud
P. J. Kavanagh, M. Sasaki, M. D. Filipovic +5
The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) hosts a rich population of supernova remnants (SNRs), our knowledge of which is the most complete of any galaxy. However, there remain many candida…
eROSITA calibration and performance verification phase: High-mass X-ray binaries in the Magellanic Clouds
F. Haberl, C. Maitra, S. Carpano +8
During its performance verification phase, the soft X-ray instrument eROSITA aboard the Spektrum-Roentgen-Gamma(SRG) spacecraft observed large regions in the Magellanic Clouds, whe…
Radio Continuum Sources behind the Large Magellanic Cloud
M. D. Filipović, I. S. Bojičić, K. R. Grieve +38
We present a comprehensive multi-frequency catalogue of radio sources behind the Large Magellanic Cloud between 0.2 and 20 GHz, gathered from a combination of new and legacy radio…
eROSITA detection of flares from the Be/X-ray binary A0538-66
L. Ducci, S. Mereghetti, A. Santangelo +8
In 2018, XMM-Newton observed the awakening in X-rays of the Be/X-ray binary (Be/XRB) A0538-66. It showed bright and fast flares close to periastron with properties that had never b…
SRG/eROSITA discovery of 164 s pulsations from the SMC Be/X-ray binary XMMU J010429.4-723136
S. Carpano, F. Haberl, C. Maitra +5
Context. The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) hosts many known high-mass X-ray binaries (HMXBs), and all but one (SMC X-1) have a Be companion star. Through the calibration and verific…
SN 1987A : Tracing the flux decline and spectral evolution through a comparison of SRG/eROSITA and XMM-Newton observations
C. Maitra, F. Haberl, M. Sasaki +3
SN 1987A is the closest observed supernova in the last four centuries and provides a unique opportunity to witness the birth and evolution of a supernova remnant. The source has be…