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In this work, we performed a spectro-temporal investigation of the low-mass X-ray binary GX 9+9 using the Large Area X-ray Proportional Counter (LAXPC) and Soft X- ray Telescope (SXT) observation on board AstroSat. The source was detected…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-09-19 Sree Bhattacherjee , Arbind Pradhan , Biplob Sarkar

Using all the observations from Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer for Z source GX 349+2, we systematically carry out cross-correlation analysis between its soft and hard X-ray light curves. During the observations from January 9 to January 29,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-12-02 G. Q. Ding , W. Y. Zhang , Y. N. Wang , Z. B. Li , J. L. Qu , C. P. Huang

In this paper, we report the first results of the extragalactic Z-source LMC X-2 obtained using the $\sim$ 140 ks observations with {\it Large Area X-ray Proportional Counter (LAXPC)} and {\it Soft X-ray Telescope (SXT)} onboard {\it…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-08-12 V. K. Agrawal , Anuj Nandi

We report a broadband investigation of the Z-type neutron star (NS) low mass X-ray binary (LMXB) GX 349+2 using AstroSat and NICER. AstroSat observed the source exhibiting large scale variability in its normal branch (NB) /flaring branch…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-06-07 Unnati Kashyap , Manoneeta Chakraborty , Sudip Bhattacharyya , Biki Ram

We studied the horizontal branch oscillations (HBO) and the band-limited components observed in the power spectra of the transient neutron star low-mass X-ray binary XTE J1701-462 and the persistent "Sco-like" Z source GX 17+2. These two…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-04 Qing-cui Bu , Li Chen , Zhao-sheng Li , Jin-lu Qu , T. M. Belloni , Liang Zhang

We present the first X-ray polarization measurement of the neutron star low-mass X-ray binary and Z-source, GX 340$+$0, in the normal branch (NB) using a 200 ks observation with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetric Explorer (IXPE). This…

We conducted a study on the X-ray polarization properties of MCG-5-23-16 by analyzing long-term monitoring data from {\it NuSTAR} jointly with {\it IXPE} observations made in May and November 2022. The re-analysis of {\it IXPE} data gives…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-11-20 Santanu Mondal , Rwitika Chatterjee , Vivek K. Agrawal , Anuj Nandi

We performed the first simultaneous NICER & NuSTAR spectral and timing study of the Sco-like Z source GX 17+2. The source traced the full Z track during four observations. We detect signatures of relativistic reflection in the broadband…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-10-09 Malu Sudha , Renee M. Ludlam , Jeroen Homan , Dacheng Lin , Benjamin Coughenour , Edward M. Cackett

Weakly magnetized neutron stars in X-ray binaries show complex phenomenology with several spectral components that can be associated with the accretion disk, boundary and/or spreading layer, a corona, and a wind. Spectroscopic information…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-08-21 Anna Bobrikova , Sofia V. Forsblom , Alessandro Di Marco , Fabio La Monaca , Juri Poutanen , Mason Ng , Swati Ravi , Vladislav Loktev , Jari J. E. Kajava , Francesco Ursini , Alexandra Veledina , Daniele Rogantini , Tuomo Salmi , Stefano Bianchi , Fiamma Capitanio , Chris Done , Sergio Fabiani , Andrea Gnarini , Jeremy Heyl , Philip Kaaret , Giorgio Matt , Fabio Muleri , Anagha P. Nitindala , John Rankin , Martin C. Weisskopf , Ivan Agudo , Lucio A. Antonelli , Matteo Bachetti , Luca Baldini , Wayne H. Baumgartner , Ronaldo Bellazzini , Stephen D. Bongiorno , Raffaella Bonino , Alessandro Brez , Niccolo Bucciantini , Simone Castellano , Elisabetta Cavazzuti , Chien-Ting Chen , Stefano Ciprini , Enrico Costa , Alessandra De Rosa , Ettore Del Monte , Laura Di Gesu , Niccolo Di Lalla , Immacolata Donnarumma , Victor Doroshenko , Michal Dovciak , Steven R. Ehlert , Teruaki Enoto , Yuri Evangelista , Riccardo Ferrazzoli , Javier A. Garcia , Shuichi Gunji , Kiyoshi Hayashida , Wataru Iwakiri , Svetlana G. Jorstad , Vladimir Karas , Fabian Kislat , Takao Kitaguchi , Jeffery J. Kolodziejczak , Henric Krawczynski , Luca Latronico , Ioannis Liodakis , Simone Maldera , Alberto Manfreda , Frederic Marin , Andrea Marinucci , Alan P. Marscher , Herman L. Marshall , Francesco Massaro , Ikuyuki Mitsuishi , Tsunefumi Mizuno , Michela Negro , Chi-Yung Ng , Stephen L. O'Dell , Nicola Omodei , Chiara Oppedisano , Alessandro Papitto , George G. Pavlov , Abel L. Peirson , Matteo Perri , Melissa Pesce-Rollins , Pierre-Olivier Petrucci , Maura Pilia , Andrea Possenti , Simonetta Puccetti , Brian D. Ramsey , Ajay J. Ratheesh , Oliver Roberts , Roger W. Romani , Carmelo Sgro , Patrick Slane , Paolo Soffitta , Gloria Spandre , Douglas A. Swartz , Toru Tamagawa , Fabrizio Tavecchio , Roberto Taverna , Yuzuru Tawara , Allyn F. Tennant , Nicholas E. Thomas , Francesco Tombesi , Alessio Trois , Sergey S. Tsygankov , Roberto Turolla , Jacco Vink , Kinwah Wu , Fei Xie , Silvia Zane

We have analyzed ~600 ks of Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer data of the neutron star low-mass X-ray binary and Z source GX 17+2. A study was performed of the properties of the noise components and quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) as a…

The evolution of the inner accretion flow of a black hole X-ray binary (BHXRB) during the outburst is still a matter of active research. X-ray reverberation lags are powerful tools to constrain the disk-corona geometry. We present a study…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-07-27 B. De Marco , G. Ponti

We develop the power spectral density (PSD) model to explain the nature of the X-ray variability in IRAS 13224-3809, including the full effects of the X-ray reverberation due to the lamp-post source. We utilize 16 XMM-Newton observations…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-08-17 Poemwai Chainakun , Wasuthep Luangtip , Jiachen Jiang , Andrew J. Young

AstroSat/LAXPC and SXT observed the persistent neutron star low-mass X-ray binary 4U 1820-30 between 2016 and 2022. During these observations, the hardness-intensity diagram (HID) and color-color diagram (CCD) indicated that the source was…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-03-27 Subhasish Das , Vivek Kumar Agrawal , Parijat Thakur , G. C. Dewangan , Raj Kumar , Pragati Sahu , Vineet Kumar Mannaday

In this paper, we have carried out a detailed study of the `Clocked' burster GS $1826-238$ using $\sim$ 90 ks broad-band (0.7 - 60.0 keV) data obtained with {\it AstroSat} observatory. The source was observed during a soft spectral state…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-09-28 Vivek Kumar Agrawal , Anuj Nandi , Tilak Katoch

Kilohertz quasi-periodic oscillations (kHz QPOs) are believed to originate from the orbital timescales of the inner accretion flow, reflecting the dynamics of the innermost disk regions under strong gravitational forces. Despite numerous…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-10-01 Suchismito Chattopadhyay , Soma Mandal , Ranjeev Misra

In this paper, we performed a spectro-polarimetric analysis of the transient NS-LMXB XTE J1701-462 using IXPE, NICER, and NuSTAR data during its 2022 outburst. We report the significant detection of energy-dependent polarization in the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-09-26 Kiran M. Jayasurya , Vivek K. Agrawal , Rwitika Chatterjee

We report the first spectro-polarimetric investigation of the bright Z-type source GX 349+2 using simultaneous observations of \textit{IXPE}, \textit{NuSTAR} and \textit{Swift/XRT}. The source exhibited significant polarization in the 2-8…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-04-08 Raj Kumar , Subhasish Das

Quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) are observed in the hard state of many black hole X-ray binaries. Although their origin is unknown, they are strongly associated with the corona, of which the geometry is also subject to discussion. We…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-08-28 Niek Bollemeijer , Phil Uttley

We report the results of an observation of low mass X-ray binary GX 3+1 with {\it AstroSat}'s Large Area X-ray Proportional Counter (LAXPC) and Soft X-ray Telescope (SXT) instruments on-board for the first time. We have detected one Type-1…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-12-14 Ankur Nath , Biplob Sarkar , Jayashree Roy , Ranjeev Misra

We present the results obtained from the spectral studies of black hole X-ray binary GX~339--4 using \astrosat~ observations during its 2021 outburst. \astrosat~ observed the source in the intermediate state for $\sim600$ ks. The combined…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-10-17 Arghajit Jana , Debjit Chatterjee , Hsiang-Kuang Chang , Sachindra Naik , Santanu Mondal