7 papers
AT2021yky: A Fast-Rising Optical Transient with Evolving Broad Hydrogen Emission Consistent with an Ambiguous Nuclear Transient
Paarmita Pandey, Jason T. Hinkle, Christopher Kochanek +14
Nuclear transients are powerful probes of supermassive black hole properties, offering insight into black hole mass, accretion physics, and the structure of galactic nuclei. Among…
Variability of the X-ray obscuring wind in Mrk 335 with XMM-Newton/RGS
Daniele Rogantini, Erin Kara, Luigi Gallo +10
The paper analyzes X‑ray spectra of the Seyfert galaxy Mrk 335 to characterize a multi‑phase, clumpy accretion‑disk wind that shows strong variability on day‑scale timescales and a…
The Effects of Complex Accretion Disk Geometry on Broadened Iron K Lines
William Surgent, Daniel R. Wilkins
X-rays are emitted from the corona above the orbiting matter of the accretion disk and travel either directly to us or illuminate the disk. This illumination of the inner disk is e…
Time-resolved XRISM spectroscopy reveals the evolution and structure of the corona in MCG-6-30-15
D. R. Wilkins, L. W. Brenneman, A. Ogorzalek +7
We present a time-resolved analysis of high-resolution spectra of the AGN MCG-6-30-15 obtained by XRISM alongside broadband spectra from NuSTAR and XMM-Newton during a coordinated…
Blueshifted lines from the inner accretion disc's rotation can explain quasar absorption "forests''
Amelia M. Hankla, Fergus J. E. Baker, Daniel R. Wilkins +1
Recent XRISM observations of active galactic nuclei such as PDS 456 have revealed ``forests'' of absorption lines best modeled by five distinct absorption zones with varying large…
A Sharper View of the X-ray Spectrum of MCG--6-30-15 with XRISM, XMM-Newton and NuSTAR
Laura W. Brenneman, Daniel R. Wilkins, Anna OgorzaÅek +15
We present a time-averaged spectral analysis of the 2024 XRISM observation of the narrow-line Seyfert-1 galaxy MCG--6-30-15, taken contemporaneously with XMM-Newton and NuSTAR. Our…