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20122026
most citedThe ASTRO-H X-ray Observatory

106 citations · 223 across the 31 of their papers we have counts for

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34 papers

astro-ph.HE2026

Exploring the dynamics of the Coma galaxy cluster by mapping its X-ray emission line profiles with XRISM

Kosei Sakai, Kazuhiro Nakazawa, Maxim Markevitch +17

The intracluster medium (ICM) in merging galaxy clusters exhibits turbulence and bulk flows. Unraveling these components is crucial not only for elucidating the geometry of the clu…

astro-ph.CO2026

Non-Thermal Pressure due to Gas Motions in the Intracluster Medium: Confronting XRISM/Resolve with TNG-Cluster Simulations

Erwin T. Lau, Naomi Ota, Daisuke Nagai

Intracluster medium (ICM) gas motions probe cluster assembly, feedback, and non-thermal pressure support, but recent XRISM observations reveal velocity dispersions and non-thermal…

astro-ph.CO2026

Kinetic structure of the intracluster medium across nearby clusters observed with XRISM

Naomi Ota, Erwin T. Lau, Satoshi Yamada +2

XRISM/Resolve is building a sample of galaxy clusters with directly measured ICM gas motions, revealing diverse projected dynamical states. We compile 45 XRISM/Resolve measurements…

astro-ph.HE2026

XRISM reveals sloshing-driven gas motions in the core of Abell 2029

Yuusuke Uchida, Yuna Saito, Naomi Ota +13

We investigate the velocity structure of the intracluster medium (ICM) in the core of the relaxed cool-core cluster Abell 2029 using XRISM Resolve spectroscopy. We analyze combined…

astro-ph.GA2026

Diagnosing the Fe line complex of the intracluster medium by XRISM high-resolution spectroscopy

K. Fukushima, L. Hirata, N. Y. Yamasaki +17

We aim to test the validity of the CIE framework in the ICM by performing line diagnostics based mainly on resolved Fe-K emission lines. Methods. We analyse Resolve full-array spec…

astro-ph.GA2026

Chemical enrichment of the Perseus cluster core seen by XRISM/Resolve

XRISM Collaboration, Marc Audard, Hisamitsu Awaki +143

The intracluster medium (ICM) is rich in chemical elements, produced by core-collapse (SNcc) and Type Ia supernovae (SNIa) over the last 12 Gyr. Whereas cluster outskirts are…

astro-ph.CO2026

XRISM Observations of Abell 1795: Evidence for Low Turbulence and Resonant Scattering

Arnab Sarkar, Eric D. Miller, Brian McNamara +10

We present high-resolution X-ray spectroscopic observations of the cool-core galaxy cluster Abell~1795 obtained with XRISM/Resolve. The cluster was observed with two deep pointings…

astro-ph.HE2026

Probable Detection of a Cooler Gas Component in the Perseus Cluster with XRISM

Julian Meunier, Brian R. McNamara, Aurora Simionescu +36

We present an analysis of the temperature structure of the Perseus cluster atmosphere using XRISM Resolve observations. The average temperature rises from 3.3 keV near the nucleus…

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.GA2026★ 3 cited

A Fast, Hot Wind from a Nuclear Starburst

XRISM Collaboration, Marc Audard, Hisamitsu Awaki +137

Galaxies with intense star formation often host multiphase, galaxy-scale winds powered by supernovae and fast stellar winds. These are strong enough to disrupt the star-forming int…

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.GA2025

A XRISM/Resolve view of the dynamics in the hot gaseous atmosphere of M87

XRISM Collaboration, M. Audard, H. Awaki +138

The XRISM/Resolve microcalorimeter directly measured the gas velocities in the core of the Virgo Cluster, the closest example of AGN feedback in a cluster. This proximity allows us…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 5 cited

Chlorine and Potassium Enrichment in the Cassiopeia A Supernova Remnant

XRISM collaboration

The elements in the universe are synthesized primarily in stars and supernovae, where nuclear fusion favors the production of even-Z elements. In contrast, odd-Z elements are less…

astro-ph.GA2025

XRISM-Subaru views of Abell 754: Energetic ICM Motions Revealed by XRISM/Resolve

Yuki Omiya, Nobuhiro Okabe, Kazuhiro Nakazawa +4

We present high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of the merging cluster Abell~754 using \textit{XRISM}/Resolve. In GO1 phase, \textit{XRISM}/Resolve observed Abell 754 in two deep poi…

astro-ph.GA2025

Unveiling Chemical Enrichment in the Abell 2029 Core with XRISM, XMM-Newton, and Chandra

Arnab Sarkar, Eric D. Miller, Brian McNamara +6

We present new measurements of the chemical abundance pattern in the core of the nearby galaxy cluster Abell~2029, based on XRISM observations with Resolve (37 ks) and Xtend (500 k…

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.GA2025

Comparing XRISM cluster velocity dispersions with predictions from cosmological simulations: are feedback models too ejective?

XRISM Collaboration, Marc Audard, Hisamitsu Awaki +147

The dynamics of the intra-cluster medium (ICM), the hot plasma that fills galaxy clusters, are shaped by gravity-driven cluster mergers and feedback from supermassive black holes (…

astro-ph.GA2025

XRISM Observations of The Prototypical Cold Front in Abell 3667

Yuki Omiya, Yuto Ichinohe, Kazuhiro Nakazawa +13

We present high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of the merging galaxy cluster Abell 3667 with \textit{XRISM}/Resolve. Two observations, targeting the cluster X-ray core and the proto…

astro-ph.CO2025

XRISM-Subaru views of Abell 754: an off-axis, near-line-of-sight merging cluster

Nobuhiro Okabe, Yuki Omiya, Kazuhiro Nakazawa +4

We report a weak-lensing (WL) mass measurement for the merging cluster Abell 754 and impose constraints on the merger trajectory. The trajectory analysis adopts a two-body model wi…

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…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

Disentangling Multiple Gas Kinematic Drivers in the Perseus Galaxy Cluster

XRISM Collaboration, Marc Audard, Hisamitsu Awaki +143

Galaxy clusters, the Universe's largest halo structures, are filled with 10-100 million degree X-ray-emitting gas. Their evolution is shaped by energetic processes such as feedback…

astro-ph.HE2025

XRISM Reveals Complex Multi-Temperature Structures in the Abell 2029 Galaxy Cluster

Arnab Sarkar, Eric Miller, Naomi Ota +9

We present 500 ks XRISM observations covering the central and two northern regions of the Abell 2029 galaxy cluster. Resolve enables us to distinguish multiple emission lines…

astro-ph.IM2025

Verification of the Timing System for the X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission in the GPS Unsynchronized Mode

Megumi Shidatsu, Yukikatsu Terada, Takashi Kominato +59

We report the results from the ground and on-orbit verifications of the XRISM timing system when the satellite clock is not synchronized to the GPS time. In this case, the time is…