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Supermassive Black Hole Winds in X-rays -- SUBWAYS. VI. Interplay between the soft X-ray excess and ultra-fast outflows
V. E. Gianolli, P-O. Petrucci, S. Bianchi +42
We present a broadband, multiwavelength study of the interplay between the soft X-ray excess (SE), ultra-fast outflows (UFOs), and warm absorbers (WAs) in 21 active galactic nuclei…
A relativistic inflow candidate in a quasar at cosmic noon
Yerong Xu, Xiurui Zhao, Elena Bertola +14
Cosmic noon () marks the peak epoch of cosmic star formation and black hole accretion activity, where strong accretion and outflows are expected. We report two candidate ab…
X-ray polarization of the Compton-thin Seyfert galaxy NGC 5506 with IXPE
Daniele Tagliacozzo, Alessandro Leonardo Lai, Andrea Gnarini +14
We report on the observation of the Compton-thin Seyfert galaxy NGC~5506 performed with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE). The observation, with a net observing time of…
EXPO: a quantum leap in fast, wide-band X-ray polarimetry for astrophysics
Paolo Soffitta, Sebastien Guillot, Ian Hutchinson +137
The Enhanced X-ray Polarimetry Observatory (EXPO) is a mission concept proposed to ESA as an M8 candidate, with a prospective launch in 2041. Building on the scientific success of…
X-ray Absorption Variability in NGC 1142: Another Constraint on the Nature of the Torus/Broad-Line Region in Active Galactic Nuclei
Isaiah S. Cox, Núria Torres-Albà, Stefano Marchesi +5
The physics, geometry, and kinematics of the gas and dust surrounding the central engine of active galactic nuclei (AGN) are not well understood. In some sources, this material obs…
The hidden variability of the torus in local Active Galactic Nuclei: 20 years of Chandra, XMM-Newton, and NuSTAR observations
Vittoria Elvezia Gianolli, Nuria Torres-Alba, Stefano Marchesi +9
X-ray absorption variability in active galactic nuclei (AGN) provides key constraints on the structure and dynamics of the circumnuclear obscuring medium, the so-called torus. A fr…
Disk reflection as the origin of the X-ray polarization of NGC 4151 with IXPE
E. Kammoun, M. Dovčiak, J. Podgorný +6
We present an X-ray spectro-polarimetric study of the nearby type-1 active galactic nucleus NGC 4151 using two long IXPE observations obtained in 2022 and 2024, supported by simult…
Supermassive Black Hole Winds in X-rays: SUBWAYS IV. Tracing Radio Emission and Unveiling the Role of Winds
E. Amenta, M. Brienza, G. Bruni +30
Most Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) are Radio Quiet, with radio emission that may arise from star-formation activity, AGN-driven winds, weak jets, and coronal activity. Disentangling…
Supermassive Black Hole Winds in X-rays: SUBWAYS V. Properties of hot coronae in quasars at intermediate redshift
S. Peluso, G. Lanzuisi, A. Comastri +25
We present the X-ray analysis of coronal properties in a statistically representative sample of 23 mostly radio-quiet AGN from the SUBWAYS campaign (SUpermassive Black holes Winds…
Compton-thick AGN in the NuSTAR Era. XI. Analyzing 11 CT-AGN Candidates Selected with Machine Learning
Ross Silver, Nuria Torres-Alba, Stefano Marchesi +8
This work discusses the broadband X-ray spectral analysis of 11 candidate heavily-obscured active galactic nuclei (AGN) selected based on their infrared and X-ray properties by a r…
A XRISM view of the iron line complex in NGC 1068: Rethinking the prototypical Compton-thick AGN
S. Bianchi, B. Vander Meulen, E. Bertola +32
We analyze a XRISM/Resolve observation of NGC1068, focusing on the Fe K and Fe K fluorescent lines and on the Fe XXV and Fe XXVI emission complexes. Line centroid energies, i…
Source identification for the Swift-BAT 150-month hard X-ray catalog using soft X-ray observations
K. Imam, N. Torres-Alba, S. Marchesi +10
We present a comprehensive catalog of 251 potential counterparts for 250 unassociated hard X-ray sources detected in the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) 150-month hard X-ray surv…
XPE and VLT /FORS2 polarimetry challenge the Seyfert-1.9 classification of MCG-05-23-16
Frédéric Marin, Daniele Tagliacozzo, Francesco Ursini +21
We report the third observation of the Seyfert-1.9 active galactic nucleus (AGN) MCG-05-23-16 with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (\textit{IXPE}), together with optical spe…
The First X-Ray Polarimetry of an Eclipsing Low-Mass X-Ray Binary: Serendipitous IXPE Observation of AX J1745.6-2901
Romana Mikušincová, Lorenzo Marra, Hemanth Manikantan +38
We present the first X-ray polarimetric measurement of the neutron star low-mass X-ray binary system AX J1745.6-2901 conducted by the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) sate…
XRISM/Resolve reveals the complex iron structure of NGC 7213: Evidence for radial stratification between inner disk and broad-line region
E. Kammoun, T. Kawamuro, K. Murakami +48
We present the first high-resolution X-ray spectrum of NGC 7213 obtained with XRISM/Resolve, supported by simultaneous XMM-Newton, NuSTAR, and SOAR optical data. The XRISM spectrum…
Unveiling Obscured Accretion in the Local Universe
Indrani Pal, Stefano Marchesi, Ross Silver +9
Heavily obscured Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN), especially Compton-thick sources with line-of-sight column density () 10 cm, are critical to underst…
Exploring MAXI J1744-294: IXPE insights into a Newly Discovered X-ray Transient
Lorenzo Marra, Romana Mikušincová, Federico M. Vincentelli +33
We present the first IXPE spectro-polarimetric observation of the black hole candidate MAXI J1744294, a transient X-ray source discovered during a bright 2025 outburst in the Ga…
A systematic search for AGN obscuration variability in the Chandra archive
Isaiah S. Cox, Núria Torres-Albà, Stefano Marchesi +5
The nature of the obscuring material in active galactic nuclei (AGN) can be studied by measuring changes in the line-of-sight column density, , over time. This can b…
20 years of disk winds in 4U 1630-47 -- I. Long-term behavior and influence of hard X-rays
M. Parra, S. Bianchi, P. -O. Petrucci +7
Highly ionized X-ray wind signatures have been found in the soft states of high-inclination Black Hole Low Mass X-ray Binaries (BHLMXBs) for more than two decades. Yet signs of a s…
A second view on the X-ray polarization of NGC 4151 with IXPE
V. E. Gianolli, S. Bianchi, E. Kammoun +21
We report on the second observing program of the active galactic nucleus NGC 4151 with simultaneous Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE; {\sim}750 ks), NuSTAR ({\sim}60 ks), X…
Unobscured radio-quiet Active Galactic Nuclei under the eyes of IXPE
V. E. Gianolli, S. Bianchi, P-O. Petrucci +8
We present the results of the X-ray polarimetric analyses performed on unobscured radio-quiet Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), with…
X-ray view of dissipative warm corona in active galactic nuclei
B. Palit, A. Rozanska, P. O. Petrucci +8
In the X-ray spectra of AGNs, a noticeable excess of soft X-rays is typically detected beyond the extrapolation of the power-law trend observed between 2-10 keV. In the scenario of…
Supermassive Black Hole Winds in X-rays -- SUBWAYS. III. A population study on ultra-fast outflows
V. E. Gianolli, S. Bianchi, P-O Petrucci +44
The detection of blue-shifted absorption lines likely associated with ionized Iron K-shell transitions in the X-ray spectra of many Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) suggests the presen…
X-ray polarization measurement of the gold standard of radio-quiet active galactic nuclei : NGC 1068
F. Marin, A. Marinucci, M. Laurenti +102
We used the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) satellite to measure, for the first time, the 2-8 keV polarization of NGC 1068. We pointed IXPE for a net exposure time of 1.1…