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Two \textit{NuSTAR} observations of the luminous X-ray pulsar LMC X-4 in October and November 2015 captured several bright accretion flares from this source, which has a long history of stable pulse and superorbital behavior. We present a…

This paper reports on the X-ray emission evolution of the ultra-luminous Galactic X-ray pulsar, Swift J0243.6+6124, during the 2017-2018 giant outburst observed by the MAXI GSC. The 2-30 keV light curve and the energy spectra confirm that…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-07-01 Mutsumi Sugizaki , Motoki Oeda , Nobuyuki Kawai , Tatehiro Mihara , Kazuo Makishima , Motoki Nakajima

We report on analysis of observations of the bright transient X-ray pulsar \src obtained during its 2017-2018 giant outburst with Insight-HXMT, \emph{NuSTAR}, and \textit{Swift} observatories. We focus on the discovery of a sharp state…

We report results of a spectral and timing analysis of the poorly studied transient X-ray pulsar 2S 1553-542 using data collected with the NuSTAR and Chandra observatories and the Fermi/GBM instrument during an outburst in 2015. Properties…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-01-27 Sergey S. Tsygankov , Alexander A. Lutovinov , Roman A. Krivonos , Sergey V. Molkov , Peter J. Jenke , Mark H. Finger , Juri Poutanen

We report on INTEGRAL, Swift and XMM-Newton observations of IGR J17511-3057 performed during the outburst that occurred between March 23 and April 25, 2015. The source reached a peak flux of 0.7(2)E-9 erg/cm$^2$/s and decayed to quiescence…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-12-07 A. Papitto , E. Bozzo , C. Sanchez-Fernandez , P. Romano , D. F. Torres , C. Ferrigno , J. J. E. Kajava , E. Kuulkers

A new accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar, IGR J17511-3057, was discovered in outburst on 2009 September 12 during the INTEGRAL Galactic bulge monitoring programme. To study the evolution of the source X-ray flux and spectral properties…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-14 E. Bozzo , C. Ferrigno , M. Falanga , S. Campana , J. A. Kennea , A. Papitto

Radio pulsars are believed to have their emission powered by the loss of rotational kinetic energy. By contrast, magnetars show intense X-ray and gamma-ray radiation whose luminosity greatly exceeds that due to spin-down and is believed to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-10-05 R. F. Archibald , V. M. Kaspi , S. P. Tendulkar , P. Scholz

We report on the deep observations of the "bursting pulsar" GRO J1744-28, which were performed with XMM-Newton and aimed to clarify the origin of its X-ray emission in quiescence. We detect the source at a luminosity level of $\sim10^{34}$…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-09-29 Victor Doroshenko , Valery Suleimanov , Sergey Tsygankov , Juhani Mönkkönen , Long Ji , Andrea Santangelo

The Be X-ray binary EXO 2030+375 was in an extended low luminosity state during most of 2016. We observed this state with NuSTAR and Swift, supported by INTEGRAL observations as well as optical spectroscopy with the NOT. We present a…

We present the results of a study of the variability of X-ray sources in the central 30' of the nearby Andromeda Galaxy (M31) based on XMM Performance Verification observations. Two observations of this field, with a total exposure time of…

The recently discovered neutron star transient Swift J0243.6+6124 has been monitored by {\it the Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope} ({\it Insight-\rm HXMT). Based on the obtained data, we investigate the broadband spectrum of the source…

Using the RossiXTE experiment, we detect weak X-ray emission from the recurrent Be/X-ray transient A 0535+26 at a time when the optical counterpart V725 Tau displayed H-alpha in absorption, indicating the absence of a circumstellar disc.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 I. Negueruela , P. Reig , M. H. Finger , P. Roche

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 direction of the Magellanic Bridge. We arranged follow-up…

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 detection, NICER started daily monitoring of this X-ray…

Coherent 65 mHz pulsations in the X-ray flux of the Small Magellantic Cloud (SMC) transient source RX J0052.1-7319 have been detected by us in an analysis of ROSAT data. We report on the pulsations we detected in ROSAT HRI data and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 M. H. Finger , D. J. Macomb , R. C. Lamb , T. A. Prince , M. J. Coe , N. J. Haigh

We have analysed in detail the discovery measurements of the X-ray burster SAX J1750.8-2900 by the Wide Field Cameras on board BeppoSAX in spring 1997, at a position ~1.2 degrees off the Galactic Centre. The source was in outburst on March…

We present NICER observations of accreting X-ray pulsar 1A 0535+262 during its faint state ($\lesssim 6\times10^{36}$ erg/s) observed in several type I and II outbursts. We discovered a transition of temporal and spectral properties around…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-04-02 Hua Xiao , Long Ji

We report on a thermonuclear (type-I) X-ray burst that was detected from the neutron star low-mass X-ray binary SAX J1810.8-2609 in 2007 with Swift. This event was longer (~20 min) and more energetic (a radiated energy of Eb~6.5E39 erg)…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-11 N. Degenaar , R. Wijnands

Spectral state transitions in neutron star LMXB systems have been widely observed yet not well understood. Here we report an abrupt spectral change in 4U 1608-52, a typical atoll source, during its decay phase of the 2004 outburst. The…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-11 Xie Chen , Shuang Nan Zhang , Guo Qiang Ding

We present the results obtained from timing and spectral studies of the newly discovered accreting X-ray binary pulsar Swift J0243.6+6124 using a NuSTAR observation in 2017 October at a flux level of ~280 mCrab. Pulsations at 9.85423(5) s…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-11-30 Gaurava K. Jaisawal , Sachindra Naik , J. Chenevez