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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…
X-ray polarization in radio-quiet AGN: Insights from the wedge corona model using Monte Carlo simulations
D. Tagliacozzo, S. Bianchi. V. Gianolli, A. Gnarini +4
In this study, we present novel calculations of X-ray polarization from radio-quiet and unobscured active galactic nuclei (AGNs) using the Monte Carlo code MONK, which includes all…
Unveiling the reflection spectrum in the ultracompact LMXB 4U 1820-30
A. Anitra, A. Gnarini, T. Di Salvo +12
4U 1820-30 is a ultracompact X-ray binary located in the globular cluster NGC 6624, consisting of a neutron star accreting material from a helium white dwarf companion characterize…
XMM/HST monitoring of the ultra-soft highly accreting Narrow Line Seyfert 1 RBS 1332
R. Middei, S. Barnier, F. G. Saturni +10
Ultra-soft narrow line Seyfert 1 (US-NLSy) are a poorly observed class of active galactic nuclei characterized by significant flux changes and an extreme soft X-ray excess. This pe…
X-ray spectropolarimetry of the bright atoll Serpens X-1
F. Ursini, A. Gnarini, S. Bianchi +11
We present simultaneous X-ray polarimetric and spectral observations of the bright atoll source Ser~X-1 carried out with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), NICER, and N…
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…
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…
The origin of the soft excess in the luminous quasar HE 1029-1401
B. Vaia, F. Ursini, G. Matt +7
The enigmatic and intriguing phenomenon of the "soft excess" observed in the X-ray spectra of luminous quasars continues to be a subject of considerable interest and debate in the…
Unveiling Energy Pathways in AGN Accretion Flows with the Warm Corona Model for the Soft Excess
D. R. Ballantyne, V. Sudhakar, D. Fairfax +9
The soft excess in active galactic nuclei (AGNs) may arise through a combination of relativistic reflection and the effects of a warm corona at the surface of the accretion disc. D…
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…
Polarised light from accreting low mass X-ray binaries
F. Capitanio, A. Gnarini, S. Fabiani +5
Thanks to IXPE , the X-ray spectro-polarimeter launched at the end of 2021, X-ray polarimetry has finally become an extraordinary tool in investigating the physics of accretion in…
The current state of disk wind observations in BHLMXBs through X-ray absorption lines in the iron band
M. Parra, P. -O. Petrucci, S. Bianchi +3
The presence of blueshifted absorption lines in the X-ray spectra of Black Hole Low Mass X-ray Binaries is the telltale of massive outflows called winds. These signatures are found…
X-ray polarimetry and spectroscopy of the neutron star low-mass X-ray binary GX 9+9: an in-depth study with IXPE and NuSTAR
F. Ursini, R. Farinelli, A. Gnarini +101
We report on a comprehensive analysis of simultaneous X-ray polarimetric and spectral data of the bright atoll source GX 9+9 with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) and…
The geometry of the hot corona in MCG-05-23-16 constrained by X-ray polarimetry
D. Tagliacozzo, A. Marinucci, F. Ursini +105
We report on the second observation of the radio-quiet active galactic nucleus (AGN) MCG-05-23-16 performed with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE). The observation star…
The X-ray polarisation of the Seyfert 1 galaxy IC 4329A
A. Ingram, M. Ewing, A. Marinucci +105
We present an X-ray spectro-polarimetric analysis of the bright Seyfert galaxy IC 4329A. The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) observed the source for ~500 ks, supported by…
Uncovering the geometry of the hot X-ray corona in the Seyfert galaxy NGC4151 with IXPE
V. E. Gianolli, D. E. Kim, S. Bianchi +106
We present an X-ray spectro-polarimetric analysis of the bright Seyfert galaxy NGC4151. The source has been observed with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) for 700 ks,…
Tracking the spectral properties across the different epochs in ESO 511-G030
R. Middei, P. -O. Petrucci, S. Bianchi +14
The Type I active galactic nucleus (AGN) ESO 511-G030, a formerly bright and soft-excess dominated source, has been observed in 2019 in the context of a multi-wavelength monitoring…
Accretion geometry of the neutron star low mass X-ray binary Cyg X-2 from X-ray polarization measurements
R. Farinelli, S. Fabiani, J. Poutanen +92
We report spectro-polarimetric results of an observational campaign of the bright neutron star low-mass X-ray binary Cyg X-2 simultaneously observed by IXPE, NICER and INTEGRAL. Co…
Mapping the circumnuclear regions of the Circinus galaxy with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer
F. Ursini, A. Marinucci, G. Matt +94
We report on the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) observation of the closest and X-ray brightest Compton-thick active galactic nucleus (AGN), the Circinus galaxy. We find…
Supermassive Black Hole Winds in X-rays: SUBWAYS. II. HST UV spectroscopy of winds at intermediate redshifts
M. Mehdipour, G. A. Kriss, M. Brusa +35
We present a UV spectroscopic study of ionized outflows in 21 active galactic nuclei (AGN), observed with the HST. The targets of the SUBWAYS sample were selected with the aim to p…
Supermassive Black Hole Winds in X-rays -- SUBWAYS. I. Ultra-fast outflows in QSOs beyond the local Universe
G. A. Matzeu, M. Brusa, G. Lanzuisi +48
We present a new X-ray spectroscopic study of luminous () active galactic nuclei (AGNs) at intermed…
The ASIMOV Prize for scientific publishing -- HEP researchers trigger young people toward science
Andrea Ventura, Wanda Maria Alberico, Roberta Antolini +28
This work presents the ASIMOV Prize for scientific publishing, which was launched in Italy in 2016. The prize aims to bring the young generations closer to scientific culture, thro…
Transient obscuration event captured in NGC 3227. I. Continuum model for the broadband spectral energy distribution
M. Mehdipour, G. A. Kriss, J. S. Kaastra +21
From Swift monitoring of a sample of active galactic nuclei (AGN) we found a transient X-ray obscuration event in Seyfert-1 galaxy NGC 3227, and thus triggered our joint XMM-Newton…