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A catalogue of high-mass X-ray binaries in the Galaxy: from the INTEGRAL to the Gaia era
García, Federico; Chaty, Sylvain; Fortin, Francis +1 more
Context. High-mass X-ray binaries (HMXBs) are a particular class of high-energy sources that require multi-wavelength observational efforts to be properly characterised. New identifications and the refinement of previous measurements are regularly published in the literature by independent teams of researchers and might, when they are collected in…
XRBcats: Galactic low-mass X-ray binary catalogue
Santangelo, A.; Wilms, J.; Doroshenko, V. +3 more
We present a new catalogue of low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) in the Galaxy. The catalogue contains source names, coordinates, source types, fluxes, distances, system parameters, and other characteristic properties of 349 LMXBs, including systems that have been newly discovered or reclassified since the most recently reported LMXB catalogues. The …
XRBcats: Galactic High Mass X-ray Binary Catalogue★
Santangelo, A.; Doroshenko, V.; Avakyan, A. +1 more
Context. We present a new catalogue of high mass X-ray binaries (HMXBs) in the Galaxy that we call the Galactic High Mass X-ray Binary Catalogue (XRBcats), which improves upon the most recent of such catalogues. We include new HMXBs discovered since previous publications and revise the classification for several objects previously considered HMXBs…
INTEGRAL study of MAXI J1535−571, MAXI J1820+070, and MAXI J1348 − 630 outbursts. I. Detection and polarization properties of the high-energy emission
Belloni, T.; Petrucci, P. -O.; Rodriguez, J. +5 more
In black hole X-ray binaries, a nonthermal high-energy component is sometimes detected at energies above 200 keV. The origin of this high-energy component is debated and distinct spectral modelizations can lead to different interpretations. High-energy polarimetry measurements with the INTErnational Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (INTEGRAL) ena…
Simultaneous and panchromatic observations of the fast radio burst FRB 20180916B
Palazzi, E.; Frontera, F.; Orlandini, M. +47 more
Aims. Fast radio bursts are bright radio transients whose origins are not yet understood. The search for a multi-wavelength counterpart of those events can set a tight constraint on the emission mechanism and the progenitor source. Methods. We conducted a multi-wavelength observational campaign on FRB 20180916B between October 2020 and August 2021…
Phenomenological modelling of the Crab Nebula's broadband energy spectrum and its apparent extension
Horns, D.; Dirson, L.
Context. The Crab Nebula emits exceptionally bright non-thermal radiation across the entire wavelength range from the radio to the most energetic photons. So far, the underlying physical model of a relativistic wind from the pulsar terminating in a hydrodynamic standing shock has remained fairly unchanged since the early 1970s when it was first in…
Soft gamma-ray spectral and time evolution of the GRB 221009A: Prompt and afterglow emission with INTEGRAL/IBIS-PICsIT
Ubertini, Pietro; Rodi, James
Aims: The gamma-ray burst (GRB) 221009A, with its extreme brightness, has provided the opportunity to explore GRB prompt and afterglow emission behavior on short timescales with high statistics. In conjunction with detection up to very-high-energy gamma rays, studies of this event shed light on the emission processes at work in the initial ph…
A search for the afterglows, kilonovae, and host galaxies of two short GRBs: GRB 211106A and GRB 211227A
Covino, S.; D'Avanzo, P.; Campana, S. +30 more
Context. GRB 211106A and GRB 211227A are two recent gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) whose initial X-ray position enabled us to possibly associate them with bright, low-redshift galaxies (z < 0.7). The prompt emission properties suggest that GRB 211106A is a genuine short-duration GRB and GRB 211227A is a short GRB with extended emission. Therefore, the…
Galactic population synthesis of radioactive nucleosynthesis ejecta
Diehl, Roland; Greiner, Jochen; Siegert, Thomas +3 more
Diffuse γ-ray line emission traces freshly produced radioisotopes in the interstellar gas, providing a unique perspective on the entire Galactic cycle of matter from nucleosynthesis in massive stars to their ejection and mixing in the interstellar medium (ISM). We aim to construct a model of nucleosynthesis ejecta on a galactic scale that is speci…
26Al gamma rays from the Galaxy with INTEGRAL/SPI
Diehl, Roland; Greiner, Jochen; Siegert, Thomas +2 more
Context. The presence of radioactive 26Al at 1.8 MeV reveals an ongoing process of nucleosynthesis in the Milky Way. Diffuse emission from its decay can be measured with gamma-ray telescopes in space. The intensity, line shape, and spatial distribution of the 26Al emission allow for studies of these nucleosynthesis sources. T…