Pulsating ULXs

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The hunt for new pulsating ultraluminous X-ray sources: A clustering approach

Context. The discovery of fast and variable coherent signals in a handful of ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) points to the presence of super-Eddington accreting neutron stars, …

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A new pulsating neutron star in the Ultraluminous X-ray source NGC 4559 X7? featured image

A new pulsating neutron star in the Ultraluminous X-ray source NGC 4559 X7?

Ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULX) are extragalactic objects with observed X-ray luminosities largely above the Eddington limit for a 10 M⊙ black hole. Currently, it is believed …

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Beyond Accretion Limits: The Rise of Pulsating Gems

The discovery of several ultraluminous X-ray sources exhibiting fast and rapidly evolving X-ray pulsations unequivocally associates these sources with accreting neutron stars …

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