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astro-ph.HE2026

Delving into the depths of NGC 3783 with XRISM VI. Evidence for a failed wind based on Fe xxv absorption line variability

Chen Li, Jelle S. Kaastra, Liyi Gu +7

NGC 3783 exhibits a prominent Fe XXV absorption trough in the time-averaged XRISM/Resolve spectrum. To investigate its short-term variability, we present a time-resolved analysis o…

astro-ph.HE2026

3D Radiative Transfer of Lyman-series Lines with SKIRT

N. Sameshima, A. Lauwers, B. Vander Meulen +4

Context. High-resolution X-ray spectroscopy and polarimetry provided by XRISM and IXPE offer new diagnostics of the geometry and kinematics of photo-ionised plasmas around compact…

astro-ph.HE2026

XRISM Spectroscopy of Variable Accretion-driven Disk Winds in NGC 4151: When, Where, and How Fast Outflows are Launched

Xin Xiang, Jon Miller, Missagh Mehdipour +12

X-ray observations probe the inner accretion flow within active galactic nuclei, revealing the highest gas column densities and fastest winds. The most diverse winds yet revealed w…

astro-ph.HE2026

Dissecting the Nuclear Structure of NGC 5548 with XRISM. I. Physical Properties of the Highly Ionized Outflows

Missagh Mehdipour, Jon M. Miller, Jelle S. Kaastra +21

We present a detailed spectral analysis of an X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) observation of the prototypical Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 5548. XRISM's Resolve microcalorim…

astro-ph.HE2026

Observation of A Solar Like Magnetic Reconnection Event in an AGN Corona with XRISM

Gal Vardi, Ehud Behar, Liyi Gu +14

The X-ray source in AGN is commonly referred to as the corona by analogy to stellar coronae. The similarities between the two suggest that the heating mechanism of AGN coronae is m…

astro-ph.HE2026

Reverberation in the Narrow Fe K Line in the Seyfert Galaxy NGC 4151 with XRISM

Jon M. Miller, Aberahmen Zoghbi, Xin Xiang +11

Emission lines that "echo" variations in the ionizing flux produced close to black holes are powerful probes of the central engine. In the Seyfert-1.5 galaxy NGC 4151, high-resolut…

astro-ph.HE2026

The SRG/eROSITA diffuse soft X-ray background II. spectra and morphology of the eROSITA bubbles in the western Galactic hemisphere

Michael C. H. Yeung, Martin G. F. Mayer, Andy Strong +15

The eROSITA bubbles (eRObub) were discovered in 2020 in the first SRG/eROSITA All-Sky Survey, and are among the most extended structures in the X-ray sky. Using eROSITA all-sky map…

astro-ph.HE2026★ 1 cited

Delving into the depths of NGC 3783 with XRISM: V. Broad-band modeling of ionized outflows

Keqin Zhao, Jelle S. Kaastra, Liyi Gu +7

The Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 3783 hosts a multiphase warm absorber (WA) that has been extensively studied in the X-ray band. High-resolution spectra from 2000-2001 revealed a complex o…

astro-ph.HE2026

The 0.9 Megasecond XRISM/Resolve Spectrum of the Seyfert-1 AGN NGC 4151

Jon M. Miller, Xin Xiang, Missagh Mehdipour +13

NGC 4151 is the brightest Seyfert-1 active galaxy in the pass band of the Resolve calorimeter spectrometer aboard XRISM. It has been observed on 14 occasions, resulting in a total…

astro-ph.HE2026★ 1 cited

Accurate Determination of Chemical Abundances near a Supermassive Black Hole

The XRISM collaboration

The metal abundances in galactic nuclei carry key information on the history of star formation and mass transfer in central regions of galaxies. X-ray fluorescence analysis is a un…

astro-ph.HE2026

Resonant scattering at the center of the galaxy cluster PKS 0745-191 with XRISM

Keita Tanaka, Megan Eckart, Kotaro Fukushima +11

We report evidence for the resonant scattering effect at the center of the galaxy cluster PKS 0745-191 with XRISM. We analyzed XRISM/Resolve commissioning-phase observations of the…

astro-ph.HE2026★ 2 cited

High Spectral Resolution X-ray Observations of the Evolved Supermassive Stellar Binary System Carinae - Iron K Band Profile Revealed with XRISM

XRISM Collaboration, Marc Audard, Hisamitsu Awaki +138

The supermassive binary system, Carinae, is experiencing enormous wind-driven mass loss at a rate unparalleled in the rest of the Galaxy. Their wind-wind collision (WWC) contin…

astro-ph.HE2026

Mapping plasma properties of Cassiopeia A with XRISM/Resolve: a Bayesian analysis via UltraSPEX

Manan Agarwal, Jacco Vink, Liyi Gu +5

Mapping the physical conditions of the shocked plasma of young supernova remnants (SNR) is crucial for understanding their explosion mechanisms, ejecta structure, and large-scale a…

astro-ph.HE2026

Asymmetric distribution of Fe-peak elements in Cassiopeia A revealed by XRISM

Toshiki Sato, Shin-ichiro Fujimoto, Koji Mori +20

The elemental abundances of the Fe-peak elements (such as Cr, Mn, Fe and Ni) and Ti are important for understanding the environment of explosive nuclear burning for the core-collap…

astro-ph.HE2026★ 2 cited

XRISM finds the Changing-Look AGN NGC 1365 in an extended low state: A dense, highly ionized outflow obscures the central source

Fatima Zaidouni, Erin Kara, Peter Kosec +21

We present the first XRISM/Resolve observations of the active galactic nucleus, NGC 1365, obtained in 2024 February and July. NGC 1365 is known for rapid transitions between Compto…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 10 cited

Delving into the depths of NGC 3783 with XRISM IV. Mapping of the accretion flow with Fe K emission lines

Chen Li, Jelle S. Kaastra, Liyi Gu +18

Using XRISM/Resolve time-averaged spectra of the well-known Seyfert-1.5 active galactic nucleus (AGN) in NGC 3783, we investigate the nature of the Fe K emission…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 10 cited

Delving into the depths of NGC 3783 with XRISM III. Birth of an ultrafast outflow during a soft flare

Liyi Gu, Keigo Fukumura, Jelle Kaastra +18

The 2024 X-ray/UV observation campaign of NGC 3783, led by XRISM, revealed the launch of an ultrafast outflow (UFO) with a radial velocity of 0.19c (57000 km/s). This event is sync…

astro-ph.HE2025

XRISM Spectroscopy of the Stellar-mass Black Hole GRS 1915+105

Jon M. Miller, Liyi Gu, John Raymond +11

GRS 1915105 was the stellar-mass black hole that best reproduced key phenomena that are also observed in Type-1 active galactic nuclei. In recent years, however, it has evolved…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 3 cited

The Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS) Community Science Book

Michael Koss, Nafisa Aftab, Steven W. Allen +395

The AXIS Community Science Book represents the collective effort of 592 scientists worldwide to define the transformative science enabled by the Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (A…

astro-ph.HE2025

XRISM constraints on unidentified X-ray emission lines, including the 3.5 keV line, in the stacked spectrum of ten galaxy clusters

XRISM Collaboration, Marc Audard, Hisamitsu Awaki +150

We stack 3.75 Megaseconds of early XRISM Resolve observations of ten galaxy clusters to search for unidentified spectral lines in the 2.5-15 keV band (rest frame), including t…

astro-ph.HE2025

Probing Accretion Disk Winds of Stratified Nature with Fe XXVI Doublet in Black Hole X-ray Binaries

Keigo Fukumura, Shoji Ogawa, Atsushi Tanimoto +6

Powerful ionized accretion disk winds are often observed during episodic outbursts in Galactic black hole transients. Among those X-ray absorbers, \fexxvi\ doublet structure (Ly$α_…

astro-ph.HE2025

Density constraint of the warm absorber in NGC 5548

Keqin Zhao, Jelle S. Kaastra, Liyi Gu

Context. Ionized outflows in active galactic nuclei (AGNs) are thought to influence the evolution of their host galaxies and super-massive black holes (SMBHs). Distance is importan…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 10 cited

Stratified wind from a super-Eddington X-ray binary is slower than expected

XRISM collaboration, Marc Audard, Hisamitsu Awaki +132

Accretion discs in strong gravity ubiquitously produce winds, seen as blueshifted absorption lines in the X-ray band of both stellar mass X-ray binaries (black holes and neutron st…

astro-ph.HE2025

XRISM/Resolve View of Abell 2319: Turbulence, Sloshing, and ICM Dynamics

XRISM Collaboration, Marc Audard, Hisamitsu Awaki +132

We present results from XRISM/Resolve observations of the core of the galaxy cluster Abell 2319, focusing on its kinematic properties. The intracluster medium (ICM) exhibits temper…