6 papers
Investigating MAXI J1752-457 with NuSTAR in the aftermath of a superburst
Sean N. Pike, Hitoshi Negoro, Douglas Buisson +5
We present two NuSTAR observations of the X-ray transient, MAXI J1752-457, following a superburst which was observed by MAXI/GSC in November, 2024. NuSTAR follow-up confirmed that…
A simple, flexible method for timing cross-calibration of space missions
Matteo Bachetti, Yukikatsu Terada, Megumi Shidatsu +25
The timing (cross-)calibration of astronomical instruments is often done by comparing pulsar times-of-arrival (TOAs) to a reference timing model. In high-energy astronomy, the choi…
Quasi-periodic variation during a fast X-ray outburst of a high-mass X-ray binary MAXI J0709-159 / LY CMa observed by NICER
Mutsumi Sugizaki, Tatehiro Mihara, Kohei Kobayashi +6
We report on a quasi-periodic variation at Hz during a fast X-ray outburst of a high-mass X-ray binary MAXI J0709159 / LY CMa observed by the Neutron-star interior compo…
Optical Observations of the High Mass X-ray Binary MAXI J0709159/LY CMa
Megumi Shidatsu, Nobuyuki Kawai, Hiroyuki Maehara +12
We report on the optical spectroscopic monitoring of the X-ray transient MAXI J0709159 (identified as the Be star LY CMa) performed for about 1.5 months after the X-ray detectio…
{\it Insight}-HXMT View of the BHC Swift J1727.8-1613 during its outburst in 2023
Kaushik Chatterjee, Santanu Mondal, Chandra B. Singh +1
The transient Galactic black hole candidate Swift\,J1727.8-1613 went through an outburst for the very first time in August 2023 and lasted for almost 6 months. We study the timing…
GX 301-2 pre-periastron and apastron flares with MAXI
Ã. Torregrosa, J. J. Rodes-Roca, J. M. Torrejón +4
The bright high-mass X-ray binary GX 301-2 exhibits two periodic flare episodes along its orbit which are produced when the neutron star is close to the apastron and periastron pas…