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The Anomalous X-ray Pulsar (AXP) 1E 1547.0-5408 reactivated in 2009 January with the emission of dozens of short bursts. Follow-up observations with Swift/XRT and XMM-Newton showed the presence of multiple expanding rings around the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-14 A. Tiengo , G. Vianello , P. Esposito , S. Mereghetti

AX J145732-5901 is an unidentified X-ray source discovered in the ASCA Galactic plane survey. Its extended nature and heavily absorbed X-ray spectrum suggest that AX J145732-5901 is a cluster of galaxies behind the Galactic plane. However,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-05-01 Shigeo Yamauchi , Masaru Ueno

Phase-resolved spectroscopy of the newly discovered X-ray transient MAXI J0556-332 has revealed the presence of narrow emission lines in the Bowen region that most likely arise on the surface of the mass donor star in this low mass X-ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-03 R. Cornelisse , P. D'Avanzo , S. Campana , J. Casares , P. A. Charles , G. Israel , T. Muñoz-Darias , K. O'Brien , D. Steeghs , L. Stella , M. A. P. Torres

We present results of the XMM-Newton observation on the bright X-ray binary Cyg X-2. In our analysis we focus upon the absorption and scattering of the X-ray emission by interstellar dust. The scattering halo around Cyg X-2, observed with…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 E. Costantini , M. J. Freyberg , P. Predehl

Based on data from the SWIFT, INTEGRAL, MAXI/ISS orbital observatories, and the ground-based RTT-150 telescope, we have investigated the broadband (from the optical to the hard X-ray bands) spectrum of the X-ray nova MAXI J1828-249 and its…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-04-04 S. A. Grebenev , A. V. Prosvetov , R. A. Burenin , R. A. Krivonos , A. V. Mescheryakov

Suzaku observed the region including HESS J1809-193, one of the TeV unidentified (unID) sources, and confirmed existence of the extended hard X-ray emission previously reported by ASCA, as well as hard X-ray emission from the pulsar PSR…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-14 Takayasu Anada , Aya Bamba , Ken Ebisawa , Tadayasu Dotani

Scattering and absorption of X-rays by interstellar dust is calculated for a model consisting of carbonaceous grains and amorphous silicate grains. The calculations employ realistic dielectric functions with structure near X-ray absorption…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 B. T. Draine

The Low Mass X-ray Binary (LMXB) X1822-330 in NGC 6652 is one of 12 bright, or transient, X-ray sources to have been discovered in Globular Clusters. We report on a serendipitous ASCA observation of this Globular Cluster LMXB, during which…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Koji Mukai , Alan P. Smale

Several phenomenological aspects of low-luminosity neutron star transients, such as atolls, remain poorly understood. One such source, MAXI J1807+132, entered its latest outburst in July 2023. To thoroughly characterize this outburst, we…

ROSAT observations of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) have revealed a large diffuse X-ray arc around the point source RX J053335-6854.9. The relative locations of the diffuse and point sources suggest that they might originate from a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 J. D. Lowry , Y. -H. Chu , M. A. Guerrero , R. A. Gruendl , S. L. Snowden , R. C. Smith

We report on the BeppoSAX/WFC observation of a strong type-I X-ray burst from the recently discovered transient source SAX J1810.8-2609. The observed event showed evidence of photospheric radius expansion due to super-Eddington burst…

Determining the nature of emission processes at the heart of quasars is critical for understanding environments of supermassive black holes. One of the key open questions is the origin of long-wavelength emission from radio-quiet quasars.…

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We took advantage of the large collecting area and good timing capabilities of the EPIC cameras on-board XMM-Newton to investigate the accretion geometry onto the magnetized neutron star hosted in the high mass X-ray binary EXO 2030+375…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-10-05 C. Ferrigno , P. Pjanka , E. Bozzo , D. Klochkov , L. Ducci , A. A. Zdziarski

The ultra-luminous X-ray source (ULX) M82 X-1 is one of the most promising intermediate mass black hole candidates in the local universe based on its high X-ray luminosities ($10^{40}-10^{41} {\rm erg s^{-1}}$) and quasi-periodic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-24 Xiao-jie Xu , Jifeng Liu , Jiren Liu

X-ray continuum emission of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) may be reflected by circumnuclear dusty tori, producing prominent fluorescence iron lines at X-ray frequencies. Here we discuss the broad-band emission of three radio-loud AGN…

Using the Chandra X-ray Observatory we have discovered a diffuse, center-filled region of hard X-ray emission within the young, oxygen-rich supernova remnant (SNR) G292.0+1.8. Near the peak of this diffuse emission lies a point-like source…

We present results from modeling the broadband X-ray spectrum of the Type 1 AGN 2MASX J193013.80+341049.5 using NuSTAR, Swift and archival XMM-Newton observations. We find this source to be highly X-ray obscured, with column densities…

We investigate the effect of X-ray echo emission in gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). We find that the echo emission can provide an alternative way of understanding X-ray shallow decays and jet breaks. In particular, a shallow decay followed by a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-11 L. Shao , Z. G. Dai , N. Mirabal

The Galactic center is a complex and crowded region hosting the supermassive black hole Sgr A*, numerous accreting compact objects, and diffuse X-ray emission. This paper presents the first in a series of studies analyzing the XRISM…

We present results of ASCA deep exposure observations of the hardest X-ray source discovered in the ASCA Large Sky Survey (LSS) project, designated as AX J131501+3141. We extract its accurate X-ray spectrum, taking account of the…