3 papers
astro-ph.HE2025
Probing Periodic and Aperiodic Variability of X-ray Sources in M31, M81 and Centaurus A with Chandra
Jiachang Zhang, Zhiyuan Li, Ziqian Hua +1
Based on archival Chandra observations, we present a systematic timing survey of several hundred X-ray sources in M31, M81, and Centaurus A, mostly low-mass X-ray binaries (LXMBs),…
astro-ph.HE2025
The first extragalactic ultra-compact X-ray binary : a candidate black hole-white dwarf system
Qian-Qi Ma, Jiachang Zhang, Wei-Min Gu +3
M31 UCXB-1 is one of the brightest X-ray point sources in the bulge of M31, with a peak X-ray luminosity $ L_{\mathrm{0.5-10 \: keV}} = 2.9^{+0.2}_{-0.2} \times 10^{38} \: \mathrm{…
astro-ph.SR2025
A Link Between White Dwarf Pulsars and Polars: Multiwavelength Observations of the 9.36-Minute Period Variable Gaia22ayj
Antonio C. Rodriguez, Kareem El-Badry, Pasi Hakala +30
White dwarfs (WDs) are the most abundant compact objects, and recent surveys have suggested that over a third of WDs in accreting binaries host a strong (B 1 MG) magnetic…