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We have carried out a spectral analysis of the Suzaku X-ray data in the 0.4-12 keV range toward the shell-type very-high-energy {\gamma}-ray supernova remnant RX J1713.7-3946. The aims of this analysis are to estimate detailed X-rays…

We report the discovery of narrow Fe XXV and Fe XXVI K alpha X-ray absorption lines at 6.65 and 6.95 keV in the persistent emission of the dipping low-mass X-ray binary (LMXB) XB 1916-053 during an XMM-Newton observation performed in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 L. Boirin , A. N. Parmar , D. Barret , S. Paltani , J. E. Grindlay

The radio complex Sgr B region is observed with the X-Ray Imaging Spectrometers (XIS) on board Suzaku. This region exhibits diffuse iron lines at 6.4, 6.7 and 6.9 keV, which are K$\alpha$ lines of Fe \emissiontype{I} (neutral iron),…

We present the results of an observation of the broad-line radio galaxy 3C 111 with the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM). The unprecedentedly high spectral resolution of XRISM/Resolve revealed that the Fe K$\beta$ emission…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-05-22 Kouichi Hagino , Motoki Kino , Lukasz Stawarz , Kenzo Kawamura , Kazuhiro Hada , Hirofumi Noda

The oxidation state of iron in the interstellar medium (ISM) can provide constraints on the processes that operated on material in the protosolar disk. We used synchrotron-based X-ray absorption spectra of several mineral standards and two…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2019-02-20 Andrew J. Westphal , Anna L. Butterworth , John A. Tomsick , Zack Gainsforth

We have observed the broad-line radio galaxy Arp 102B with ASCA in order to determine the absorbing column density towards its X-ray source and measure its X-ray spectrum. The ultimate goal was to constrain the properties of the medium…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 M. Eracleous , J. P. Halpern , J. C. Charlton

We have obtained high resolution (FWHM = 4.4 km/s) Keck spectra of images A and C of the gravitationally lensed QSO Q1422+231. The images are separated by 1.3" on the sky. In an absorption system at z = 3.538 gas column density variations…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Michael Rauch , Wallace L. W. Sargent , Thomas A. Barlow

Understanding the chemistry of the interstellar medium (ISM) is fundamental for the comprehension of the Galactic and stellar evolution. X-rays provide an excellent way to study the dust chemical composition and crystallinity along…

We make use of our 'minimal' cold interstellar medium (ISM) emission line model that predicts the molecular and atomic line emission per unit dense, star-forming gas mass (Geach & Papadopoulos 2012; Paper I) to examine the utility of key…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 Padelis P. Papadopoulos , James E. Geach

We report results from an investigation at hard X-rays (above 18 keV) and soft X-rays (below 10 keV) of a sample of X-ray transients located on the Galactic plane and detected with the bursticity method, as reported in the latest 1,000…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-01-22 V. Sguera , L. Sidoli , A. J. Bird , A. Paizis , A. Bazzano

We study the content in S-bearing molecules of protoplanetary disks around low-mass stars. We used the new IRAM 30-m receiver EMIR to perform simultaneous observations of the $1_{10}-1_{01}$ line of H$_2$S at 168.8 GHz and $2_{23}-1_{12}$…

The broad emission features in the Fe-Kalpha region of X-ray binary spectra represent an invaluable probe to constrain the geometry and the physics of these systems. Several Low Mass X-ray binary systems (LMXBs) containing a neutron star…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-13 R. Iaria , A. D'Aí , T. Di Salvo , N. R. Robba , A. Riggio , A. Papitto , L. Burderi

We investigate the detectability and waveform systematics of sub-solar mass intermediate mass-ratio inspirals (SSM-IMRIs), characterized by mass ratios $q \sim 10^2-10^4$. Using the black hole perturbation theory surrogate model…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-11-18 Devesh Giri , Bhooshan Gadre

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 the $\sim$400 ks telescope time covering 1.5 binary orbit, a…

We analyze high-resolution spectra obtained with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph onboard the Hubble Space Telescope toward 34 nearby stars (<100 pc) to record MgII, FeII and MnII absorption due to the local interstellar medium…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-19 Craig Malamut , Seth Redfield , Jeffrey L. Linsky , Brian E. Wood , Thomas R. Ayres

Sulfur-bearing molecules are central to interstellar chemistry, yet their observed abundances in the gas phase remain far below cosmic expectations in dense interstellar regions. Mixed N-S-O species such as thionylimide (HNSO) are…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-12-01 Valerio Lattanzi , Miguel Sanz-Novo , Víctor M. Rivilla , Izaskun Jiménez-Serra , Paola Caselli

We are concerned with improving the diagnostic potential of the K lines and edges of elements with low cosmic abundances that are observed in the X-ray spectra of supernova remnants, galaxy clusters and accreting black holes and neutron…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-08-29 C. Mendoza , M. A. Bautista , P. Palmeri , P. Quinet , M. C. Witthoeft , T. R. Kallman

It is the purpose of this paper to rediscuss the circumstellar properties of S stars and to put these properties in perspective with our current understanding of the evolutionary status of S stars, in particular the intrinsic/extrinsic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 A. Jorissen , G. R. Knapp

Ultraviolet (UV) transmission spectroscopy probes atmospheric escape, which has a significant impact on planetary atmospheric evolution. If unaccounted for, interstellar medium absorption (ISM) at the position of specific UV lines might…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2022-12-28 A. G. Sreejith , L. Fossati , P. E. Cubillos , S. Ambily , K. France

We report on the first Suzaku observation of IGR J16318-4848, the most extreme example of a new group of highly absorbed X-ray binaries that have recently been discovered by the International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory INTEGRAL. The…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-14 L. Barragán , J. Wilms , K. Pottschmidt , M. A. Nowak , I. Kreykenbohm , R. Walter , J. A. Tomsick