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20182026
most citedEnrichment of the hot intracluster medium: observations

82 citations · 370 across the 39 of their papers we have counts for

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39 papers

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.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.HE2026

Progenitor and Explosion Mechanism of 3C 397 Indicated from XRISM High-resolution Spectroscopy of Fe-group Elements

Hiroshi Nakajima, Yuken Ohshiro, Shing-Chi Leung +8

We present spatially resolved X-ray spectroscopy of the Type Ia supernova remnant 3C 397, one of the most promising candidates to have originated from a white dwarf with a mass clo…

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.HE2026

Distinct Velocity Components in the Absorption Lines of the Neutron Star X-ray Binary AX J1745.6-2901

Kai Matsunaga, Maxime Parra, Yutaro Nagai +10

Accretion disks in X-ray binaries regulate mass transfer onto compact objects and drive radiative and kinetic feedback to their surroundings. Here we report X-ray spectroscopy of t…

astro-ph.HE2026

The line modulations of H-like Fe, Ca, Ar, and S observed with /Resolve in Cyg X-3

Tomohiro Hakamata, Hirokazu Odaka, Ryota Tomaru +13

Cygnus X-3, hosting a Wolf-Rayet (WR) star whose dense wind produces various spectral lines due to photoionization by X-rays from a compact object, provides an ideal laboratory for…

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.HE2026★ 4 cited

Spectral and photometric variability of SS 433 observed with XRISM and simultaneous optical and near-infrared telescopes

Yusuke Sakai, Shinya Yamada, Yuta Okada +36

We present results from coordinated multiwavelength observations of the SS 433, obtained with XRISM, optical telescopes, and near-infrared camera during 2024 April and 2025 March.…

astro-ph.IM2026

Photoexcitation spectroscopy of highly charged ions for application to astronomy using a compact electron beam ion trap (EBIT) at the synchrotron radiation facility SPring-8

Leo Hirata, Yuki Amano, Moto Togawa +6

In the past few decades, X-ray astronomy satellites equipped with grating spectrometers and microcalorimeters have enabled high-resolution spectroscopic observations of astrophysic…

astro-ph.HE2026

Energy shift of Fe-K fluorescence lines due to low ionization demonstrated with XRISM in Centaurus X-3

Yutaro Nagai, Teruaki Enoto, Masahiro Tsujimoto +13

The Fe K fluorescence line at 6.4 keV is a powerful probe of cold matter surrounding X-ray sources and has been widely used in various astrophysical contexts. The X-ray microcal…

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.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.IM2025

A laboratory plasma experiment for X-ray astronomy using a compact electron beam ion trap (EBIT)

Yuki Amano, Leo Hirata, Moto Togawa +11

We present the basic performance and experimental results of an electron beam ion trap (JAXA-EBIT), newly introduced to the Japanese astronomical community. Accurate atomic data ar…

astro-ph.HE2025

Spatially Resolved Plasma Diagnostics of the Supernova Remnant DEM L71 using the Reflection Grating Spectrometer

Yuki Amano, Yuken Ohshiro, Hiromasa Suzuki +2

We present a spatially resolved high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of the supernova remnant DEM L71 using the Reflection Grating Spectrometer (RGS) aboard XMM-Newton. Because of th…

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

Fe XVIII-XXIV K beta Inner-shell Absorption Lines in the X-ray Spectra of Neutron Star and Black Hole Binaries with XRISM

Masahiro Tsujimoto, Daiki Miura, Hiroya Yamaguchi +8

The advent of the X-ray microcalorimeter spectrometer Resolve onboard the XRISM space telescope opened a new era for high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of astrophysical plasmas. Ma…

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.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

Chandra Large Project Observations of the Supernova Remnant N132D: Measuring the Expansion of the Forward Shock

Xi Long, Paul P. Plucinsky, Terrance J. Gaetz +15

We present results from the Chandra X-ray Observatory Large Project (878 ks in 28 observations) of the Large Magellanic Cloud supernova remnant N132D. We measure the expansion of t…

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…