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XRISM Resolve Spectroscopy of GX 5-1: Constraints on Iron Spectral Features in a Luminous Neutron-Star Binary
Tasuku Hayashi, Shinya Yamada, Shun Inoue +11
GX 5-1 is one of the brightest persistent neutron-star low-mass X-ray binaries in the Galaxy and one of the classical Z sources accreting at luminosities close to or above the Eddi…
XRISM High-Resolution X-ray Spectroscopy of Cygnus X-1 -- Orbital and Short-Term Variability of Iron Absorption
Kaito Ninoyu, Shinya Yamada, Natalie Hell +19
We present the first high-resolution spectroscopy of the black hole high-mass X-ray binary Cygnus X-1 with XRISM, including orbital-phase-resolved analyses and tentative evidence o…
XRISM High-Resolution X-ray Spectroscopy of Cygnus X-1 -- highly ionized Iron absorption structures
Shinya Yamada, Natalie Hell, Elisa Costantini +18
We present the first high-resolution X-ray spectral analysis of Cygnus X-1 using XRISM. The observation was carried out from April 7 to 10, 2024, covering the orbital phase range 0…
Refined Constraints on the Hard X-ray Polarization of the Crab Pulsar and Nebula Derived from an Extended XL-Calibur Dataset
Matthew G. Baring, Jacob Casey, Sohee Chun +26
We present updated hard X-ray polarization measurements of the Crab pulsar and nebula obtained with the balloon-borne polarimeter XL-Calibur in the ~19-64 keV energy range. During…
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…
Narrow iron- and nickel-K absorption lines from the eclipsing low-mass X-ray binary AX~J1745.62901
Kojiro Tanaka, Yoshitomo Maeda, Ryota Tomaru +23
We report the presence of a highly ionized absorber in the transient, eclipsing low-mass X-ray binary AX J1745.6-2901, observed from Feb. 26 to 29, 2024 with XRISM's Resolve and Xt…
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…
XRISM Observations of Accretion Disk Corona in Cyg X-2
Misaki Mizumoto, Hiromitsu Takahashi, Ehud Behar +6
We present the high-resolution X-ray spectrum of the Z-source Cygnus X-2, obtained with X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM). The observations have enabled a precise char…
Constraining the Corona Geometry of Cyg X-1 with Broad Band Spectrum and Polarimetric Analysis Based on Observations in May 2022
Sixuan Zhang, Tsunefumi Mizuno, Tomohisa Kawashima +6
Cygnus X-1 (Cyg X-1) exhibited a low hard state in 2022, observed by several missions. The IXPE reported that the polarization angle is aligned with the radio jet and gave a polari…
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…
Return of the Clocked Burster: Exceptionally Short Recurrence Time in GS 1826-238
Tomoshi Takeda, Toru Tamagawa, Teruaki Enoto +15
We report the discovery of an exceptionally short burst recurrence time in the well-known clocked burster GS 1826238, observed with the CubeSat X-ray observatory NinjaSat. In 20…
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…
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…
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…
Complex Ionization and Velocity Structures in GX 340+0 X-ray Binary Revealed by XRISM
Priyanka Chakraborty, Randall Smith, Lia Corrales +11
We present the first high-resolution XRISM spectrum of the neutron star low-mass X-ray binary GX 340+0, revealing unprecedented detail in its emission and absorption features. The…
XL-Calibur Polarimetry of Cyg X-1 Further Constrains the Origin of its Hard-state X-ray Emission
Hisamitsu Awaki, Matthew G. Baring, Richard Bose +36
The balloon-borne hard X-ray polarimetry mission XL-Calibur observed the Black Hole X-ray Binary (BHXRB) Cygnus X-1 (Cyg X-1) during its nearly six-day Long Duration Balloon (LDB)…
The Structure of the Relativistic Fe Line in GX 340+0 as Viewed with XRISM/Resolve, NICER, and NuSTAR
R. M. Ludlam, R. Ballhausen, P. Chakraborty +13
We present a 152 ks XRISM/Resolve observation of the persistently accreting Z source GX 340+0. Simultaneous observations also occurred with NuSTAR and NICER for 22.47 ks and 2.7 ks…
XRISM Spectroscopy of the Stellar-Mass Black Hole 4U 1630-472 in Outburst
Jon M. Miller, Misaki Mizumoto, Megumi Shidatsu +23
We report on XRISM/Resolve spectroscopy of the recurrent transient and well-known black hole candidate 4U 1630472 during its 2024 outburst. The source was captured at the end of…
Structured ionized winds shooting out from a quasar at relativistic speeds
XRISM collaboration
Evidence indicates that supermassive black holes exist at the centers of most galaxies. Their mass correlates with the galactic bulge mass, suggesting a co-evolution with their hos…
XRISM forecast for the Coma cluster: stormy, with a steep power spectrum
XRISM Collaboration, Marc Audard, Hisamitsu Awaki +142
The XRISM Resolve microcalorimeter array measured the velocities of hot intracluster gas at two positions in the Coma galaxy cluster: 3'x3' squares at the center and at 6' (170 kpc…
Outflowing photoionized plasma in Circinus X-1 using the high-resolution X-ray spectrometer Resolve onboard XRISM and the radiative transfer code cloudy
Masahiro Tsujimoto, Teruaki Enoto, María Díaz Trigo +8
High-resolution X-ray spectroscopy is a key to understanding the mass inflow and outflow of compact objects. Spectral lines carry information about the ionization, density, and vel…
XL-Calibur measurements of polarised hard X-ray emission from the Crab
Hisamitsu Awaki, Matthew G. Baring, Richard Bose +46
We report measurements of the linear polarisation degree (PD) and angle (PA) for hard X-ray emission from the Crab pulsar and wind nebula. Measurements were made with the XL-Calibu…
The bulk motion of gas in the core of the Centaurus galaxy cluster
XRISM collaboration
Galaxy clusters, the largest gravitationally bound structures in the Universe, contain vast amounts of dark matter, galaxies, and hot ionised gas known as the intracluster medium (…
Overionized plasma in the supernova remnant Sagittarius A East anchored by XRISM observations
XRISM Collaboration
Sagittarius A East is a supernova remnant with a unique surrounding environment, as it is located in the immediate vicinity of the supermassive black hole at the Galactic center, S…