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most citedChandra-HETGS Observations of the Brightest Flare Seen from Sgr A*

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astro-ph.HE2026

Investigating the Periodic X-ray Behaviour in the Eclipsing AGN NGC 6814

T. O. Hodd, L. C. Gallo, A. G. Gonzalez +2

A 2016 XMM-Newton X-ray light curve of the Seyfert 1.5 galaxy NGC 6814 exhibited clear eclipsing behaviour, with distinct ingress and egress, during half of the observation. Here,…

astro-ph.HE2025

On the Fe xxii Emission in the X-ray spectrum of NGC 1068

M. Z. Buhariwalla, J. M. Miller, L. C. Gallo +3

The Fe xxii doublet has been previously used to determine the density of collisionally ionized emission from magnetic cataclysmic variable stars. We test how this diagnostic double…

astro-ph.HE2025

A Spectral Energy Distribution Variability Study of the Eclipsing AGN NGC 6814

L. K. Pothier-Bogoslowski, L. C. Gallo, A. G. Gonzalez +2

The local Seyfert 1.5 active galactic nucleus (AGN), NGC 6814, is known to exhibit complex variability, eclipses, and even changing-look behaviour. In this work, we utilize optical…

astro-ph.HE2025

Simultaneous NICER and NuSTAR Observations of the Neutron Star Low-mass X-ray Binary Serpens X-1

H. Hall, R. M. Ludlam, J. M. Miller +5

We present the first contemporaneous NICER and NuSTAR analysis of the low-mass X-ray binary Serpens X-1 obtained in June 2023, performing broadband X-ray spectral analysis modeling…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 44 cited

A NICER Discovery of a Low-Frequency Quasi-Periodic Oscillation in the Soft-Intermediate State of MAXI J1535-571

A. L. Stevens, P. Uttley, D. Altamirano +17

We present the discovery of a low-frequency Hz quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) feature in observations of the black hole X-ray binary MAXI J1535-571 in its soft-inte…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 76 cited

A Hard Look at the Neutron Stars and Accretion Disks in 4U 1636-53, GX 17+2, and 4U 1705-44 with

R. M. Ludlam, J. M. Miller, M. Bachetti +9

We present observations of neutron star (NS) low-mass X-ray binaries: 4U 1636-53, GX 17+2, and 4U 1705-44. We observed 4U 1636-53 in the hard state, with an Eddingt…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 92 cited

Living on a Flare: Relativistic Reflection in V404 Cyg Observed by NuSTAR During its Summer 2015 Outburst

D. J. Walton, K. Mooley, A. L. King +19

We present first results from a series of observations of the black hole X-ray binary V404 Cyg obtained during its summer 2015 outburst, primarily focusing on observations…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 82 cited

An Iron K Component to the Ultrafast Outflow in NGC 1313 X-1

D. J. Walton, M. J. Middleton, C. Pinto +8

We present the detection of an absorpton feature at keV in the combined X-ray spectrum of the ultraluminous X-ray source NGC 1313 X-1 observed with XMM-New…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 124 cited

Hitomi constraints on the 3.5 keV line in the Perseus galaxy cluster

Hitomi Collaboration, Felix A. Aharonian, Hiroki Akamatsu +215

High-resolution X-ray spectroscopy with Hitomi was expected to resolve the origin of the faint unidentified E=3.5 keV emission line reported in several low-resolution studies of va…

astro-ph.HE2015★ 141 cited

NuSTAR and Suzaku observations of the hard state in Cygnus X-1: locating the inner accretion disk

M. L. Parker, J. A. Tomsick, J. M. Miller +20

We present simultaneous Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR ) and Suzaku observations of the X-ray binary Cygnus X-1 in the hard state. This is the first time this state…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 144 cited

The NuSTAR spectrum of Mrk 335: Extreme relativistic effects within 2 gravitational radii of the event horizon?

M. L. Parker, D. R. Wilkins, A. C. Fabian +18

We present 3-50 keV NuSTAR observations of the AGN Mrk 335 in a very low flux state. The spectrum is dominated by very strong features at the energies of the iron line at 5-7 keV a…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 102 cited

NuSTAR and XMM-Newton Observations of NGC 1365: Extreme Absorption Variability and a Constant Inner Accretion Disk

D. J. Walton, G. Risaliti, F. A. Harrison +24

We present a spectral analysis of four coordinated NuSTAR+XMM-Newton observations of the Seyfert galaxy NGC 1365. These exhibit an extreme level of spectral variability, which is p…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 25 cited

Multi-Wavelength Coverage of State Transitions in the New Black Hole X-Ray Binary Swift J1910.2-0546

N. Degenaar, D. Maitra, E. M. Cackett +11

Understanding how black holes accrete and supply feedback to their environment is one of the outstanding challenges of modern astrophysics. Swift J1910.2-0546 is a candidate black…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 109 cited

Broadband X-ray Spectra of the Ultraluminous X-ray Source Holmberg IX X-1 observed with NuSTAR, XMM-Newton and Suzaku

D. J. Walton, F. A. Harrison, B. W. Grefenstette +16

We present results from the coordinated broadband X-ray observations of the extreme ultraluminous X-ray source Holmberg IX X-1 performed by NuSTAR, XMM-Newton and Suzaku in late 20…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 97 cited

An Extremely Luminous and Variable Ultraluminous X-ray Source in the Outskirts of Circinus Observed with NuSTAR

D. J. Walton, F. Fuerst, F. A. Harrison +16

Following a serendipitous detection with the NuSTAR observatory, we present a multi-epoch spectral and temporal analysis of an extreme ultraluminous X-ray source (ULX) located in t…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 158 cited

Chandra-HETGS Observations of the Brightest Flare Seen from Sgr A*

M. A. Nowak, J. Neilsen, S. B. Markoff +10

Starting in 2012, we began an unprecedented observational program focused on the supermassive black hole in the center of our Galaxy, Sgr A*, utilizing the High Energy Transmission…