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ZHANG Shu, ZHANG Shuangnan. Insight-HXMT Research Progress in 2024–2026. Chinese Journal of Space Science, 2026, 46(4): 1-11 doi: 10.11728/cjss2026.04.2026-yg09
Citation: ZHANG Shu, ZHANG Shuangnan. Insight-HXMT Research Progress in 2024–2026. Chinese Journal of Space Science, 2026, 46(4): 1-11 doi: 10.11728/cjss2026.04.2026-yg09
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Insight-HXMT Research Progress in 2024–2026

doi: 10.11728/cjss2026.04.2026-yg09 cstr: 32142.14.cjss.2026-yg09

  • State Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049

Funds:  Supported partially by the National Key R&D Program of China (2021YFA0718500), the National Natural Science Foundation (12333007, 12027803) and International Partnership Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (113111KYSB20190020
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    Male, born on 1 September 1969 in Hebei Province, professor and PhD supervisor in Institute of High Energy Physics, CAS. Research fields: high energy observations and emission mechanism of X-ray binary systems. E-mail: szhang@ihep.ac.cn

  • Received Date: 2026-05-20
    Available Online: 2026-07-08
    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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