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20122026
most citedThe ASTRO-H X-ray Observatory

106 citations · 217 across the 23 of their papers we have counts for

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23 papers

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

The First Insights into an Ultraluminous X-ray Pulsar with XRISM: Phase-Resolved High-Resolution Spectroscopy of the Fe K-shell Band of M82 X-2

Shogo B. Kobayashi, Peter Kosec, Kazuki Ampuku +18

During the performance verification phase, XRISM observed the M82 galaxy for a net exposure of 207.7 ks, with the ultraluminous X-ray pulsar (ULXP) X-2 included in the field of vie…

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.SR2025★ 3 cited

XRISM view of a stellar flare: High-resolution Fe K spectra of HR 1099, an RS CVn-type star

Miki Kurihara, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Michael Loewenstein +21

A high-resolution X-ray spectroscopic observation was made of the RS CVn-type binary star HR 1099 using the Resolve instrument onboard XRISM for its calibration purposes. During th…

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…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 3 cited

XRISM Observations of Cassiopeia A: Overview, Atomic Data, and Spectral Models

Paul Plucinsky, Manan Agarwal, Liyi Gu +15

Cassiopeia A (Cas A) is the youngest known core-collapse supernova remnant (SNR) in the Galaxy and is perhaps the best-studied SNR in X-rays. Cas A has a line-rich spectrum dominat…

astro-ph.HE2025

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…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 49 cited

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…

astro-ph.CO2025

Constraining gas motion and non-thermal pressure beyond the core of the Abell 2029 galaxy cluster with XRISM

XRISM Collaboration, Marc Audard, Hisamitsu Awaki +137

We report a detailed spectroscopic study of the gas dynamics and hydrostatic mass bias of the galaxy cluster Abell 2029, utilizing high-resolution observations from XRISM Resolve.…

astro-ph.HE2025

Mapping Cassiopeia A's silicon/sulfur Doppler velocities with XRISM-Resolve

Jacco Vink, Manan Agarwal, Aya Bamba +22

Young supernova remnants (SNRs) provide crucial insights into explosive nucleosynthesis products and their velocity distribution soon after the explosion. However, these velocities…

astro-ph.HE2025

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…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

XMM-Newton Observations of the High Temperature Plasma in the Large Magellanic Cloud Supernova Remnant N132D

Adam R. Foster, Paul P. Plucinsky, Terrance J. Gaetz +2

We present an analysis of the archival XMM-Newton observations of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) supernova remnant N132D totaling more than 500ks. We focus on the high temperatur…

astro-ph.HE2025

Measuring the asymmetric expansion of the Fe ejecta of Cassiopeia A with XRISM/Resolve

Aya Bamba, Manan Agarwal, Jacco Vink +24

The expansion structure of supernova remnants (SNRs) is important for understanding not only how heavy elements are distributed into space, but also how supernovae explode. The eje…

astro-ph.HE2025

Evidence for Charge Exchange Emission in Supernova Remnant N132D from XRISM/Resolve Observations

Liyi Gu, Hiroya Yamaguchi, Adam Foster +24

XRISM has delivered one of its first light observations on N132D, the X-ray brightest supernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Utilizing 193 ks of high-resolution X-ray spe…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 43 cited

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 (…

astro-ph.HE2023

On the Interpretation of XSPEC Abundances and Emission Measures

Denis Leahy, Adam Foster, Ivo Seitenzahl

The purpose of this work is to describe the assumptions built into the X-ray spectrum fitting software XSPEC for the calculation of element abundances and emission measure of a pla…

astro-ph.HE2014

ASTRO-H White Paper - New Spectral Features

R. K. Smith, H. Odaka, M. Audard +27

This white paper addresses selected new (to X-ray astronomy) physics and data analysis issues that will impact ASTRO-H SWG observations as a result of its high-spectral-resolution…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 1 cited

ASTRO-H White Paper - Older Supernova Remnants and Pulsar Wind Nebulae

K. S. Long, A. Bamba, F. Aharonian +20

Most supernova remnants (SNRs) are old, in the sense that their structure has been profoundly modified by their interaction with the surrounding interstellar medium (ISM). Old SNRs…

astro-ph.IM2012★ 106 cited

The ASTRO-H X-ray Observatory

Tadayuki Takahashi, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Richard Kelley +220

The joint JAXA/NASA ASTRO-H mission is the sixth in a series of highly successful X-ray missions initiated by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS). ASTRO-H will…