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H. -H. Wang

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X-ray and gamma-ray study for 2023 nova eruption of V1716 Sco

We report the results of X-ray and gamma-ray analyses of the classical-nova V1716 Sco using data taken by \verb|Swift|, \verb|NICER|, \verb|NuSTAR| and \verb|Fermi|-LAT. We confirm gamma-ray emission at a significant level exceeding 8~$σ$ in the one-day bin immediately following the optical eruption. The gamma-ray emission, with a Test Statistic value more than four, persists for approximately 40 days. The X-ray emission being concurrent with the gamma-ray emission is described by the optically thin thermal plasma emission and it is likely dominated by the emission from the gas heated up by the shock. This X-ray component acquires the flux peak at approximately 20 days after the eruption and the observed X-ray emission enters super soft state (SSS) about 45 days after the eruption. The gamma-ray and X-ray emission properties of V1716 Sco are similar to those of other classical novae. Unlike other classical nova, the X-ray emission initially resolved by the \verb|Swift| occurs earlier, during a period when the gamma-ray emission is still at a detectable flux level by \verb|Fermi|-LAT observations. Using the X-ray emission properties observed before the SSS phase, we interpret that the nova produces initial slow and less dense outflow, which is eventually overtaken by the fast and dense outflow that causes the main outburst, and the X-ray emission is powered by the forward shock that propagates in the slow outflow. During the SSS, the \verb|NICER| data reveal a quasi-periodic oscillation with a observed period of $\sim 79$~seconds with a possible temporal variation, and indicates the temporal variation of the emission region on the white dwarf's surface.

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An Investigation of the state changes of PSR J2021+4026 and the Vela pulsar

We investigate the high energy emission activities of two bright gamma-ray pulsars, PSR~J2021+4026 and Vela. For PSR~J2021+4026, the state changes in the gamma-ray flux and spin-down rate have been observed. We report that the long-term evolution of the gamma-ray flux and timing behavior of PSR~J2021+4026 suggests a new gamma-ray flux recovery at around MJD~58910 and a flux decrease around MJD~59500. During this epoch, the staying time, the gamma-ray flux difference and spin-down rate are smaller than previous epochs in the same state. The waiting timescale of the quasi-periodic state changes is similar to the waiting timescale of the glitch events of the Vela pulsar. For the Vela pulsar, the quench of the radio pulse was in a timescale of $\sim0.2$~s after the 2016 glitch, and the glitch may disturb the structure of the magnetosphere. Nevertheless, we did not find any evidence for a long-term change in the gamma-ray emission properties using years of $Fermi$-LAT data, and therefore, no long-term magnetosphere structural change. We also conduct searching for photons above 100~GeV using 15-year $Fermi$-LAT data, and found none. Our results provide additional information for the relation between the state change of the gamma-ray emission and the glitch event.

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A multi-wavelength study of PSR J1119$-$6127 after 2016 outburst

PSR~J1119$-$6127, a high-magnetic field pulsar detected from radio to high-energy wavelengths, underwent a magnetar-like outburst beginning on July 27, 2016. In this paper, we study the post-outburst multi-wavelength properties of this pulsar from the radio to GeV bands and discuss its similarity with the outburst of the magnetar XTE~J1810$-$197. In phase-resolved spectral analysis of 0.5--10\,keV X-ray data collected in August 2016, the on-pulse and off-pulse spectra are both characterized by two blackbody components and also require a power-law component similar to the hard X-ray spectra of magnetars. This power-law component is no longer distinguishable in data from December, 2016. We likewise find that there was no substantial shift between the radio and X-ray pulse peaks after the 2016 X-ray outburst. The gamma-ray pulsation after the X-ray outburst is confirmed with data taken after 2016 December and the pulse structure and phase difference between the gamma-ray and radio peaks ($\sim$0.4 cycle) are also consistent with those before the X-ray outburst. These multi-wavelength observations suggest that the re-configuration of the global magnetosphere after 2016 magnetar-like outburst at most continued for about six months. We discuss the evolution of the X-ray emission after the 2016 outburst with the untwisting magnetosphere model.

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Impurity Moments Conceal Low-Energy Relaxation of Quantum Spin Liquids

We scrutinize the magnetic properties of $κ$-(BEDT-TTF)$_2$Hg(SCN)$_2$Cl through its first-order metal-insulator transition at $T_{\rm CO}=30$ K by means of $^1$H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). While in the metal we find Fermi-liquid behavior with temperature-independent $(T_1T)^{-1}$, the relaxation rate exhibits a pronounced enhancement when charge order sets in. The NMR spectra remain unchanged through the transition and no magnetic order stabilizes down to 25 mK. Similar to the isostructural spin-liquid candidates $κ$-(BEDT-TTF)$_2$Cu$_2$(CN)$_3$ and $κ$-(BEDT-TTF)$_2$Ag$_2$(CN)$_3$, $T_1^{-1}$ acquires a dominant maximum (here around 5 K). Field-dependent experiments identify the low-temperature feature as a dynamic inhomogeneity contribution that is typically dominant over the intrinsic relaxation but gets suppressed with magnetic field.

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