We use the 2011 Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) proportional counter array (PCA) data of the 401 Hz accreting pulsar and burster IGR J17498-2921 to perform timing analysis and time-resolved spectroscopy of 12 thermonuclear X-ray bursts. We confirm previously reported burst oscillations from this source with a much higher significance (8.8σ). We notice that the bursts can be divided into three groups: big photospheric radius expansion (PRE) bursts are about ten times more luminous than medium bursts, while the latter are about ten times more luminous than small bursts. The PCA field-of-view of these observations contains several known bursters, and hence some of the observed bursts might not be from IGR J17498-2921. The oscillations during big bursts at the known pulsar frequency show that these bursts were definitely from IGR J17498-2921. We find that at least several of the other bursts were also likely originated from IGR J17498-2921. Spectral analysis reveals that the luminosity differences among various bursts are primarily due to differences in normalizations, and not temperatures, even when we consider the effects of colour factor. This shows burning on a fraction of the stellar surface for those small and medium bursts, which originated from IGR J17498-2921. The low values of the upper limits of burst oscillation amplitude for these bursts suggest a small angle between the spin axis and the magnetic axis. We find indications of the PRE nature of a medium burst, which likely originated from IGR J17498-2921. If true, then, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that two PRE bursts with a peak count rate ratio of as high as {\approx} 12 have been detected from the same source.
X-ray Reflection and An Exceptionally Long Thermonuclear Helium Burst from IGR J17062-6143
来自吸积中子星的热核X射线爆发对周围环境的短暂但强烈的辐射，为研究吸积物理提供了一种独特的方法。我们分析了2015年IGR J17062-6143观测到的一天闪光的MAXI/GSC和Swift/XRT光谱。这是一个罕见的在0.15%爱丁顿低吸积光度下重复爆发的例子。从2015年爆发和2012年前一次爆发之间拍摄的MAXI，Chandra和NuSTAR观测的光谱被用来确定吸积柱。我们发现它与5x10^10 g cm^-2的爆发点火柱一致，这表明它很可能是由在深氦层中燃烧提供动力的。观测到的爆发通量超过一天，并按照直接的幂律衰减：F~t^-1.15。爆发和持久的光谱很好地描述了从中子星的热辐射，康普顿化的这种发射在一个热的光学薄介质周围的恒星，和光电离的吸积盘的反射。在爆发峰值处，康普顿化分量消失，此时爆发可以耗散康普顿化气体，并且它在爆发尾部返回。反射信号表明，内盘在爆发前被截断在约100个引力半径处，但在爆发期间可能会向恒星靠近。在爆发结束时，通量下降到低于爆发冷却趋势2天，然后返回到爆发前水平。
A micronova burst in the intermediate polar IGR J17014-4306
Universidade do Vale do Paraíba（巴西谷大学）；Universidad Nacional de Hurlingham (UNAHUR)（乌尔希宁国立大学）；Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)（国家科学研究委员会）；Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE/MCTI)（国家空间研究所）
