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astro-ph.HE2014★ 159 cited

Discovery of PSR J1227-4853: A transition from a low-mass X-ray binary to a redback millisecond pulsar

Jayanta Roy, Paul S. Ray, Bhaswati Bhattacharyya +12

XSS J12270-4859 is an X-ray binary associated with the Fermi LAT gamma-ray source 1FGL J1227.9-4852. In 2012 December, this source underwent a transition where the X-ray and optica…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 59 cited

Coronal Properties of the Seyfert 1.9 Galaxy MCG -05-23-016 Determined from Hard X-ray Spectroscopy with NuSTAR

M. Baloković, G. Matt, F. A. Harrison +15

Measurements of the high-energy cut-off in the coronal continuum of active galactic nuclei have long been elusive for all but a small number of the brightest examples. We present a…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 22 cited

A Search for Pulsations from Geminga Above 100 GeV with VERITAS

E. Aliu, S. Archambault, A. Archer +81

We present the results of 71.6 hours of observations of the Geminga pulsar (PSR J0633+1746) with the VERITAS very-high-energy gamma-ray telescope array. Data taken with VERITAS bet…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 64 cited

The hard X-ray spectrum of NGC 5506 as seen by NuSTAR

G. Matt, M. Balokovic, A. Marinucci +12

NuSTAR observed the bright Compton-thin, narrow line Seyfert 1 galaxy, NGC 5506, for about 56 ks. In agreement with past observations, the spectrum is well fit by a power law with…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 35 cited

A NuSTAR observation of the fast symbiotic nova V745 Sco in outburst

M. Orio, V. Rana, K. L. Page +2

The fast recurrent nova V745 Sco was observed in the 3-79 keV X-rays band with NuSTAR 10 days after the optical discovery. The measured X-ray emission is consistent with a collisio…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 1 cited

ASTRO-H White Paper - Chemical Evolution in High-z Universe

M. S. Tashiro, D. Yonetoku, M. Ohno +7

In this paper, we demonstrate ASTRO-H's capability to measure the chemical evolution in the high-z (z <~ 3) universe by observing X-ray afterglows of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and di…

astro-ph.HE2014

ASTRO-H White Paper - High Resolution Spectroscopy of Interstellar and Circumgalactic Gas in the Milky Way and Other Galaxies

F. Paerels, N. Yamasaki, N. Anabuki +23

We describe the potential of high resolution imaging spectroscopy with the SXS on ASTRO-H to advance our understanding of the interstellar- and circumgalactic media of our own Gala…

astro-ph.HE2014

ASTRO-H White Paper - New Spectral Features

R. K. Smith, H. Odaka, M. Audard +27

This white paper addresses selected new (to X-ray astronomy) physics and data analysis issues that will impact ASTRO-H SWG observations as a result of its high-spectral-resolution…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 2 cited

ASTRO-H White Paper - Low-mass X-ray Binaries

C. Done, M. Tsujimoto, E. Cackett +20

There is still 10-20% uncertainty on the neutron star (NS) mass-radius relation. These uncertainties could be reduced by an order of magnitude through an unambiguous measure of M/R…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 46 cited

Investigating Broadband Variability of the TeV Blazar 1ES 1959+650

E. Aliu, S. Archambault, T. Arlen +92

We summarize broadband observations of the TeV-emitting blazar 1ES 1959+650, including optical R-band observations by the robotic telescopes Super-LOTIS and iTelescope, UV observat…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 74 cited

Searches for continuous gravitational waves from nine young supernova remnants

J. Aasi, B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott +887

We describe directed searches for continuous gravitational waves in data from the sixth LIGO science data run. The targets were nine young supernova remnants not associated with pu…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 6 cited

Coordinated X-ray, Ultraviolet, Optical, and Radio Observations of the PSR J1023+0038 System in a Low-mass X-ray Binary State

Slavko Bogdanov, Anne M. Archibald, Cees Bassa +14

The PSR J1023+0038 binary system hosts a neutron star and a low-mass, main-sequence-like star. It switches on year timescales between states as an eclipsing radio millisecond pulsa…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 16 cited

Accretion-powered pulsations in an apparently quiescent neutron star binary

Anne M. Archibald, Slavko Bogdanov, Alessandro Patruno +10

Accreting millisecond X-ray pulsars are an important subset of low-mass X-ray binaries in which coherent X-ray pulsations can be observed during occasional, bright outbursts (X-ray…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 28 cited

The Hard X-Ray View of the Young Supernova Remnant G1.9+0.3

Andreas Zoglauer, Stephen P. Reynolds, Hongjun An +12

NuSTAR observed G1.9+0.3, the youngest known supernova remnant in the Milky Way, for 350 ks and detected emission up to 30 keV. The remnant's X-ray morphology does not change…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 55 cited

NuSTAR and XMM-Newton observations of the extreme ultraluminous X-ray source NGC 5907 ULX1: A Vanishing Act

D. J. Walton, F. A. Harrison, M. Bachetti +15

We present results obtained from two broadband X-ray observations of the extreme ultraluminous X-ray source (ULX) NGC5907 ULX1, known to have a peak X-ray luminosity of ~5e40 erg/s…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 35 cited

The Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 2110: hard X-ray emission observed by NuSTAR and variability of the iron K line

A. Marinucci, G. Matt, S. Bianchi +16

We present NuSTAR observations of the bright Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 2110 obtained in 2012, when the source was at the highest flux level ever observed, and in 2013, when the source w…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 38 cited

NuSTAR observation of a Type I X-ray burst from GRS 1741.9-2853

Nicolas M. Barrière, Roman Krivonos, John A. Tomsick +11

We report on two NuSTAR observations of GRS 1741.9-2853, a faint neutron star low mass X-ray binary burster located 10' away from the Galactic center. NuSTAR detected the source se…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 334 cited

Kilonova Light Curves from the Disk Wind Outflows of Compact Object Mergers

Daniel Kasen, Rodrigo Fernandez, Brian Metzger

We study the radioactively-powered transients produced by accretion disk winds following a compact object merger. Starting with the outflows generated in two-dimensional hydrodynam…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 69 cited

New Constraints on the Black Hole Low/Hard State Inner Accretion Flow with NuSTAR

J. M. Miller, J. A. Tomsick, M. Bachetti +12

We report on an observation of the Galactic black hole candidate GRS 1739-278 during its 2014 outburst, obtained with NuSTAR. The source was captured at the peak of a rising "low/h…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 29 cited

VERITAS Observations of the BL Lac Object PG 1553+113

E. Aliu, A. Archer, T. Aune +84

We present results from VERITAS observations of the BL Lac object PG 1553+113 spanning the years 2010, 2011, and 2012. The time-averaged spectrum, measured between 160 and 560\,GeV…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 58 cited

Spatially Resolving a Starburst Galaxy at Hard X-ray Energies: NuSTAR, Chandra, AND VLBA Observations of NGC 253

Daniel R. Wik, Bret D. Lehmer, Ann E. Hornschemeier +16

Prior to the launch of NuSTAR, it was not feasible to spatially resolve the hard (E > 10 keV) emission from galaxies beyond the Local Group. The combined NuSTAR dataset, comprised…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 154 cited

NuSTAR Spectroscopy of Multi-Component X-ray Reflection from NGC 1068

Franz E. Bauer, Patricia Arevalo, Dominic J. Walton +26

We report on observations of NGC1068 with NuSTAR, which provide the best constraints to date on its ~keV spectral shape. We find no strong variability over the past two decade…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 39 cited

A NuSTAR observation of the center of the Coma Cluster

F. Gastaldello, D. R. Wik, S. Molendi +13

We present the results of a 55ks NuSTAR observation of the core of the Coma Cluster. The global spectrum can be explained by thermal gas emission, with a conservative 90% upper lim…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 82 cited

Gamma-Ray and Hard X-Ray Emission from Pulsar-Aided Supernovae as a Probe of Particle Acceleration in Embryonic Pulsar Wind Nebulae

Kohta Murase, Kazumi Kashiyama, Kenta Kiuchi +1

It has been suggested that some classes of luminous supernovae (SNe) and gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are driven by newborn magnetars. Fast-rotating proto-neutron stars have also been o…