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The Swift bulge survey: motivation, strategy, and first X-ray results
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-02-2021)“…ABSTRACT Very faint X-ray transients (VFXTs) are X-ray transients with peak X-ray luminosities (LX) of L$_X \lesssim 10^{36}$ erg s−1, which are not well…”
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Multi-instrument X-ray Observations of Thermonuclear Bursts with Short Recurrence Times
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-07-2010)“…Type I X-ray bursts from low-mass X-ray binaries result from a thermonuclear runaway in the material accreted onto the neutron star. Although typical…”
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Discovery of millihertz quasi-periodic oscillations in the X-ray binary EXO 0748−676
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-06-2019)“…Abstract We report the discovery of millihertz quasi-periodic oscillations (mHz QPOs) from the bursting, high-inclination atoll neutron star low-mass X-ray…”
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A population study of type II bursts in the Rapid Burster
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-05-2015)“…Type II bursts are thought to arise from instabilities in the accretion flow on to a neutron star in an X-ray binary. Despite having been known for almost…”
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X-Ray Reflection and an Exceptionally Long Thermonuclear Helium Burst from IGR J17062-6143
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-02-2017)“…Thermonuclear X-ray bursts from accreting neutron stars power brief but strong irradiation of their surroundings, providing a unique way to study accretion…”
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Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer and BeppoSAX Observations of the Transient X-Ray Pulsar XTE J1859+083
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-04-2009)“…We present observations of the 9.8 s X-ray pulsar XTE J1859+083 made with the All Sky Monitor (ASM) and Proportional Counter Array (PCA) on board the Rossi…”
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Detection of a 1258-Hz high-amplitude kilohertz quasi-periodic oscillation in the ultracompact X-ray binary 1A 1246–588
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-07-2007)“…We have observed the ultracompact low-mass X-ray binary (LMXB) 1A 1246–588 with the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE). In this paper we report the discovery…”
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Enhanced optical activity 12 d before X-ray activity, and a 4 d X-ray delay during outburst rise, in a low-mass X-ray binary
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-11-2020)“…ABSTRACT X-ray transients, such as accreting neutron stars, periodically undergo outbursts, thought to be caused by a thermal-viscous instability in the…”
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NICER Observes a Secondary Peak in the Decay of a Thermonuclear Burst from 4U 1608-52
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-09-2019)“…We report for the first time below 1.5 keV, the detection of a secondary peak in an Eddington-limited thermonuclear X-ray burst observed by the Neutron Star…”
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Recent X-Ray Measurements of the Accretion-powered Pulsar 4U 1907+09
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Double-peaked thermonuclear bursts at the soft-hard state transition in the Rapid Burster
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-01-2014)“…Long suspected to be due to unstable accretion events, the type II bursts exhibited by the Rapid Burster (RB, or MXB 1730−335) still lack an exhaustive…”
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Indications for a slow rotator in the Rapid Burster from its thermonuclear bursting behaviour
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (11-05-2013)“…We perform time-resolved spectroscopy of all the type I bursts from the Rapid Burster (MXB 1730−335) detected with the Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer. Type I…”
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Discovery of a Transient Absorption Edge in the X-ray Spectrum of GRB 990705
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (03-11-2000)“…We report the discovery of a transient equivalent hydrogen column density with an absorption edge at ∼3.8 kiloelectron volts in the spectrum of the prompt…”
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Transient optical emission from the error box of the γ-ray burst of 28 February 1997
Published in Nature (London) (17-04-1997)“…Van Paradijs et al report the detection of a transient and fading optical source in the error box associated with the gamma-ray burst GRB970228, less than 21…”
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A Comparative Study of the X-Ray Afterglow Properties of Optically Bright and Dark Gamma-Ray Bursts
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The Bright Gamma-Ray Burst of 2000 February 10: A Case Study of an Optically Dark Gamma-Ray Burst
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Gamma-Ray Burst Peak Duration as a Function of Energy
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The Prompt X-Ray Emission of GRB 011211: Possible Evidence of a Transient Absorption Feature
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-12-2004)“…We report observation results of the prompt X- and gamma-ray emission from GRB 011211. This event was detected with the Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor and one of the…”
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Optical Follow-Up of GRB 970508
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Spectral Properties of the Prompt X-ray Emission and Afterglow from the Gamma-Ray Burst of 1997 February 28
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