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most citedImproved measurements of turbulence in the hot gaseous atmospheres of nearby giant elliptical galaxies

73 citations · 510 across the 45 of their papers we have counts for

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50 papers

astro-ph.HE2026

Uncovering New Ionized Winds and Relativistic Hot Outflows in MCG-6-30-15 with \emph{Chandra} HETG and a Bayesian Framework

Erika B. Hoffman, Anna Ogorzałek, Christopher S. Reynolds +1

Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) feedback plays a key role in galaxy evolution. Highly ionized outflows, detected in X-ray absorption, are a promising candidate for quasar-mode feedbac…

astro-ph.HE2026

Spinning Between Models: Continuum and Reflection Constraints in the Intermediate States of GRS 1716-249 and GRS 1739-278

Tiffany Tausch, Paul A. Draghis, Erin Kara +7

Measurements of stellar-mass black hole spin probe accretion under strong gravity and constrain black hole formation and evolution. Intermediate states, in which thermal disk, coro…

astro-ph.HE2026

XRISM observations of the Perseus cluster along two arms: Chaotic ICM motions probed by resonant scattering

Annie Heinrich, Irina Zhuravleva, Congyao Zhang +13

XRISM has mapped gas velocities across the core of the Perseus cluster, separating the kinematic effects of mergers and AGN feedback. The physical properties of these motions remai…

astro-ph.IM2026

Lynx2030 Science Analysis Group: Final Report

Lynx2030 Science Analysis Group, Simon R. Bandler, Laura W. Brenneman +51

The Lynx2030 Science Analysis Group (SAG) was convened to reassess the scientific goals and technical drivers of the Lynx mission concept amid a rapidly evolving astrophysics lands…

astro-ph.HE2026

Dissecting the Nuclear Structure of NGC 5548 with XRISM. I. Physical Properties of the Highly Ionized Outflows

Missagh Mehdipour, Jon M. Miller, Jelle S. Kaastra +21

We present a detailed spectral analysis of an X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) observation of the prototypical Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 5548. XRISM's Resolve microcalorim…

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.IM2026

Ardua: Unveiling the Baryon Cycle from Stars to the Cosmic Web

Carlos J. Vargas, Caroline Kilbourne, Haeun Chung +29

The circumgalactic medium (CGM) -- the multiphase gas reservoirs surrounding galaxies -- remains the least understood component of the baryon cycle governing galaxy growth, despite…

astro-ph.GA2026

High-resolution X-ray spectroscopy with XRISM/Resolve reveals super-Solar abundance ratios in Virgo/M87

J. Martin, A. Simionescu, F. Mernier +26

The chemical composition of the intracluster medium (ICM) provides key insights into the enrichment history of galaxy clusters. However, high-resolution abundance measurements with…

astro-ph.HE2026

Probable Detection of a Cooler Gas Component in the Perseus Cluster with XRISM

Julian Meunier, Brian R. McNamara, Aurora Simionescu +36

We present an analysis of the temperature structure of the Perseus cluster atmosphere using XRISM Resolve observations. The average temperature rises from 3.3 keV near the nucleus…

astro-ph.HE2026

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…

astro-ph.HE2026★ 1 cited

Accurate Determination of Chemical Abundances near a Supermassive Black Hole

The XRISM collaboration

The metal abundances in galactic nuclei carry key information on the history of star formation and mass transfer in central regions of galaxies. X-ray fluorescence analysis is a un…

astro-ph.GA2026★ 3 cited

A Fast, Hot Wind from a Nuclear Starburst

XRISM Collaboration, Marc Audard, Hisamitsu Awaki +137

Galaxies with intense star formation often host multiphase, galaxy-scale winds powered by supernovae and fast stellar winds. These are strong enough to disrupt the star-forming int…

astro-ph.HE2026★ 2 cited

High Spectral Resolution X-ray Observations of the Evolved Supermassive Stellar Binary System Carinae - Iron K Band Profile Revealed with XRISM

XRISM Collaboration, Marc Audard, Hisamitsu Awaki +138

The supermassive binary system, Carinae, is experiencing enormous wind-driven mass loss at a rate unparalleled in the rest of the Galaxy. Their wind-wind collision (WWC) contin…

astro-ph.GA2026★ 6 cited

Dynamics of AGN feedback in the X-ray bright East and Southwest arms of M87, mapped by XRISM

A. Simionescu, C. Kilbourne, H. R. Russell +24

As the central galaxy in the nearest cluster, M87 provides the best spatial resolution for disentangling the complex interactions between AGN jets and the surrounding environment.…

astro-ph.GA2025

A XRISM/Resolve view of the dynamics in the hot gaseous atmosphere of M87

XRISM Collaboration, M. Audard, H. Awaki +138

The XRISM/Resolve microcalorimeter directly measured the gas velocities in the core of the Virgo Cluster, the closest example of AGN feedback in a cluster. This proximity allows us…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 5 cited

Chlorine and Potassium Enrichment in the Cassiopeia A Supernova Remnant

XRISM collaboration

The elements in the universe are synthesized primarily in stars and supernovae, where nuclear fusion favors the production of even-Z elements. In contrast, odd-Z elements are less…

astro-ph.HE2025

XRISM constraints on unidentified X-ray emission lines, including the 3.5 keV line, in the stacked spectrum of ten galaxy clusters

XRISM Collaboration, Marc Audard, Hisamitsu Awaki +150

We stack 3.75 Megaseconds of early XRISM Resolve observations of ten galaxy clusters to search for unidentified spectral lines in the 2.5-15 keV band (rest frame), including t…

astro-ph.HE2025

Discovery of Powerful Multi-Velocity Ultra-Fast Outflows in the Starburst Merger Galaxy IRAS 051892524 with XRISM

Hirofumi Noda, Satoshi Yamada, Shoji Ogawa +17

We observed the X-ray-bright ultra-luminous infrared galaxy, IRAS 051892524, with XRISM during its performance verification phase. The unprecedented energy resolution of the onb…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 5 cited

Mapping the Perseus Galaxy Cluster with XRISM: Gas Kinematic Features and their Implications for Turbulence

Congyao Zhang, Irina Zhuravleva, Annie Heinrich +19

In this paper, we present extended gas kinematic maps of the Perseus cluster by combining five new XRISM/Resolve pointings observed in 2025 with four Performance Verification datas…

astro-ph.HE2025

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 Ogorzałek +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…

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

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…