Insight-HXMT Research Progress in 2024–2026
doi: 10.11728/cjss2026.04.2026-yg09 cstr: 32142.14.cjss.2026-yg09
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Abstract: Since the launch in 2017 June, Insight-HXMT has been in service smoothly in orbit and its scientific productivity has been particularly high since 2024. Among a total number of 425 papers published so far based on Insight-HXMT data, roughly 150 were published from April 2024 to June 2026, accounting for 35% of the total. These studies cover a variety of scientific subjects, including the basic properties of black holes and neutron stars, the outbursts of accreting black hole and neutron star X-ray binaries, thermal nuclear burst probes, quasi-periodical oscillations, cyclotron resonant scattering features, fast radio bursts and gamma-ray bursts, etc. This paper reviews the overall progress with a focus on some potential breakthroughs.
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Key words:
- Insight-HXMT /
- Black hole /
- Neutron star /
- Outburst
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Figure 1. Evolution of QPO RMS spectrum observed by Insight-HXMT during outburst of Swift J1727.8-1613 [18]
Figure 2. Disk-corona connection introduced to explain the observed QPO frequency evolution[20]
Figure 4. A jet-disk-corona scenario introduced to match the flare properties observed in Swift J1727.8-1613 [26]
Figure 5. Simultaneous PDS in different energy bands obtained from the Insight-HXMT observation carried out during 27 March 2018 [27]
Figure 6. Evolution of the luminosity ratio of the nonthermal to the total luminosity against the total luminosity for different outbursts from 4 U 1630-472[30]
Figure 7. Sketch of the two zones defined by the discovery of an additional critical luminosity during the sub-Eddington regime of Swift J0243.6+6124[34]
Figure 8. Precursor and main burst of GRB211211 A recorded by different telescopes[43]
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