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20242026
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10 papers

astro-ph.GA2026

XRISM Resolves the Circum-nuclear Environment of NGC 4945

Peter G. Boorman, Poshak Gandhi, Yoshihiro Ueda +31

Compton-thick Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) represent one of the most elusive phases of massive black hole growth, yet are expected to contribute substantially to the Cosmic X-ray B…

astro-ph.GA2026

Two Peas in a Pod: The First Confirmed Dual Active Galactic Nucleus within a Green Pea Galaxy System

Konstantinos Kouroumpatzakis, Peter G. Boorman, Jiří Svoboda +5

The growth of galaxies in the early Universe is thought to be dominated by compact, intensely star-forming systems, yet the corresponding growth of supermassive black holes (SMBHs)…

astro-ph.HE2026

An energetic dirty fireball detected in soft X-rays

C. -Y. Dai, J. Quirola-Vásquez, Y. -H. Wang +76

The collapse of massive stars drives explosions that power relativistic fireballs. If only a small amount of matter is entrained, such clean fireballs can expand with Lorentz facto…

astro-ph.HE2026

PACHA: Probing AGN Coronae with High-redshift AGN

Xiurui Zhao, Elias Kammoun, Marco Ajello +19

The X-ray emission of active galactic nuclei (AGN) is generally attributed to inverse Compton scattering of accretion-disk photons by hot electrons in a compact corona. In local AG…

astro-ph.HE2026

A comprehensive search for high-velocity X-ray sources: New compact object binary candidates in the Gaia era

Yue Zhao, Poshak Gandhi, Christian Knigge +6

We perform a comprehensive search for high-velocity X-ray sources with large X-ray/optical flux ratios (), identifying candidates for interacting black h…

astro-ph.SR2025

Hard X-ray Emission in AU Mic Flares: A Minor Contributor to Planetary Atmospheric Escape

Yifan Hu, Murray Brightman, Fabio Favata +7

Stellar flares are potent drivers of atmospheric evolution on orbiting exoplanets, primarily through extreme ultraviolet (EUV) and soft X-ray (XUV) irradiation. However, the contri…