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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…
On the Origin of Spectral Features Observed during Thermonuclear X-ray Bursts and in the Aftermath Emission of a Long Burst from 4U 1820-30
Gaurava K. Jaisawal, Jérôme Chenevez, Tod E. Strohmayer +6
We study 15 thermonuclear X-ray bursts from 4U 1820--30 observed with the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER). We find evidence of a narrow emission line at 1.0 keV…
A Comprehensive Study of Thermonuclear X-ray Bursts from 4U 1820-30 with NICER: Accretion Disk Interactions and a Candidate Burst Oscillation
Gaurava K. Jaisawal, Z. Funda Bostancı, Tuğba Boztepe +14
We present the results obtained from timing and spectral studies of 15 thermonuclear X-ray bursts from 4U 1820-30 observed with the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICE…
Rapid Spectral Evolution of SGR 1935+2154 During its 2022 Outburst
Chin-Ping Hu, Zorawar Wadiasingh, Wynn C. G. Ho +9
During the 2022 outburst of SGR 1935+2154, a Fast-Radio-Burst-like event (FRB 20221014A) and X-ray activities occurred between two spin-up glitches, suggesting these glitches may c…
Timing and Spectral Evolution of the Magnetar 1E 1841-045 in Outburst
G. Younes, S. K. Lander, M. G. Baring +19
We present the timing and spectral analyses of the NICER, NuSTAR, and IXPE observations of the magnetar 1E 1841-045 covering 82 days following its August 2024 bursting activity as…
NICER Discovery that SRGA J144459.2-604207 is an Accreting Millisecond X-ray Pulsar
Mason Ng, Paul S. Ray, Andrea Sanna +17
We present the discovery, with the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER), that SRGA J144459.2-604207 is a 447.9 Hz accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar (AMXP), which und…
Rapid spin changes around a magnetar fast radio burst
Chin-Ping Hu, Takuto Narita, Teruaki Enoto +12
Magnetars are neutron stars with extremely high magnetic fields that exhibit various X-ray phenomena such as sporadic sub-second bursts, long-term persistent flux enhancements, and…
X-ray and Radio Monitoring of the Neutron Star Low Mass X-ray Binary 1A 1744-361: Quasi Periodic Oscillations, Transient Ejections, and a Disk Atmosphere
Mason Ng, Andrew K. Hughes, Jeroen Homan +19
We report on X-ray (NICER/NuSTAR/MAXI/Swift) and radio (MeerKAT) timing and spectroscopic analysis from a three-month monitoring campaign in 2022 of a high-intensity outburst of th…
NICER observations of thermonuclear bursts from 4U 1728-34: Detection of oscillations prior to the onset of two bursts
Funda Bostanci, Tugba Boztepe, Tolga Guver +12
We present temporal and time-resolved spectral analyses of all the thermonuclear X-ray bursts observed from the neutron star low-mass X-ray binary (LMXB) 4U 1728-34 with NICER from…
Multiwavelength Constraints on the Origin of a Nearby Repeating Fast Radio Burst Source in a Globular Cluster
Aaron B. Pearlman, Paul Scholz, Suryarao Bethapudi +26
The precise origins of fast radio bursts (FRBs) remain unknown. Multiwavelength observations of nearby FRB sources can provide important insights into the enigmatic FRB phenomenon.…
Thermonuclear Type-I X-ray Bursts and Burst Oscillations from the Eclipsing AMXP Swift J1749.4-2807
A. C. Albayati, P. Bult, D. Altamirano +10
Swift J1749.4-2807 is the only known eclipsing accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar. In this paper, we report on 7 thermonuclear (Type-I) X-ray bursts observed by NICER during its 20…
Detection of millihertz quasi-periodic oscillations in the low-mass X-ray binary 4U 1730--22 with NICER
G. C. Mancuso, D. Altamirano, P. Bult +8
We report the discovery of millihertz quasi-periodic oscillations (mHz QPOs) from the neutron star (NS) low-mass X-ray binary 4U 1730--22 using the Neutron Star Interior Compositio…
The thermonuclear X-ray bursts of 4U 1730-22
Peter Bult, Giulio C. Mancuso, Tod E. Strohmayer +11
We present observations of the historic transient 4U 1730-22 as observed with the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER). After remaining in quiescence since its 1972 d…
The discovery of the 528.6 Hz accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar MAXI J1816-195
Peter Bult, Diego Altamirano, Zaven Arzoumanian +15
We present the discovery of 528.6 Hz pulsations in the new X-ray transient MAXI J1816-195. Using NICER, we observed the first recorded transient outburst from the neutron star low-…
Burst-Disk Interaction in 4U 1636-536 as observed by NICER
Tolga Guver, Funda Bostanci, Tugba Boztepe +10
We present the detection of 51 thermonuclear X-ray bursts observed from 4U 1636-536 by the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) over the course of a three year monito…
On the Peculiar Rotational Evolution of PSR B0950+08
Erbil Gügercinoğlu, Elif Köksal, Tolga Güver
The long-term rotational evolution of the old, isolated pulsar, PSR B0950+08 is intriguing in that its spin-down rate displays sinusoidal-like oscillations due to alternating varia…
Long term radio and X-ray evolution of the magnetar Swift J1818.0-1607
K. M. Rajwade, B. W. Stappers, A. G. Lyne +10
We report on the the long term monitoring campaign of the seemingly youngest magnetar Swift~J1818.0-1607 at radio and X-ray wavelengths over a span of one year. We obtained a coher…
Pulse Peak Migration during the Outburst Decay of the Magnetar SGR 1830-0645: Crustal Motion and Magnetospheric Untwisting
G. Younes, S. K. Lander, M. G. Baring +12
Magnetars, isolated neutron stars with magnetic field strengths typically ~G, exhibit distinctive months-long outburst epochs during which strong evolution of soft…
X-ray burst and persistent emission properties of the magnetar SGR 1830-0645 in outburst
G. Younes, C. -P. Hu, K. Bansal +18
We report on NICER X-ray monitoring of the magnetar SGR 1830-0645 covering 223 days following its October 2020 outburst, as well as Chandra and radio observations. We present the m…
A month of monitoring the new magnetar Swift J1555.2-5402 during an X-ray outburst
Teruaki Enoto, Mason Ng, Chin-ping Hu +23
The soft gamma-ray repeater Swift J1555.2-5402 was discovered by means of a 12-ms duration short burst detected with Swift BAT on 2021 June 3. Then 1.6 hours after the first burst…
Enhanced X-ray Emission Coinciding with Giant Radio Pulses from the Crab Pulsar
Teruaki Enoto, Toshio Terasawa, Shota Kisaka +34
Giant radio pulses (GRPs) are sporadic bursts emitted by some pulsars, lasting a few microseconds. GRPs are hundreds to thousands of times brighter than regular pulses from these s…
NICER Discovery of Millisecond X-ray Pulsations and an Ultracompact Orbit in IGR J17494-3030
Mason Ng, Paul S. Ray, Peter Bult +11
We report the detection of 376.05 Hz (2.66 ms) coherent X-ray pulsations in NICER observations of a transient outburst of the low-mass X-ray binary IGR J17494-3030 in 2020 October/…
The X-ray bursts of XTE J1739-285: a NICER sample
Peter Bult, Diego Altamirano, Zaven Arzoumanian +10
In this work we report on observations with the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer of the known neutron star X-ray transient XTE J1739-285. We observed the source in 2020 F…
Persistent Emission Properties of SGR J1935+2154 During Its 2020 Active Episode
Ersin Gogus, Matthew G. Baring, Chryssa Kouveliotou +6
We present detailed spectral and temporal characteristics of the persistent X-ray emission of SGR J1935+2154 based on our XMM-Newton and Chandra observations taken in the aftermath…