Atomic data for x-ray astrophysics

TR Kallman, P Palmeri - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2007 - APS
The available atomic data used for interpreting and modeling x-ray observations are
reviewed. The applications for these data can be divided into several levels of detail …

The metal content of the hot atmospheres of galaxy groups

F Gastaldello, A Simionescu, F Mernier, V Biffi… - Universe, 2021 - mdpi.com
Galaxy groups host the majority of matter and more than half of all the galaxies in the
Universe. Their hot (10 7 K), X-ray emitting intra-group medium (IGrM) reveals emission …

Collisional plasma models with APEC/APED: emission-line diagnostics of hydrogen-like and helium-like ions

RK Smith, NS Brickhouse, DA Liedahl… - The Astrophysical …, 2001 - iopscience.iop.org
New X-ray observatories (Chandra and XMM-Newton) are providing a wealth of high-
resolution X-ray spectra in which hydrogen-and helium-like ions are usually strong features …

Atmospheric gas dynamics in the Perseus cluster observed with Hitomi

Hitomi Collaboration, F Aharonian… - Publications of the …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Extending the earlier measurements reported in Hitomi collaboration (, Nature, 535, 117),
we examine the atmospheric gas motions within the central 100 kpc of the Perseus cluster …

Which AGN jets quench star formation in massive galaxies?

KY Su, PF Hopkins, GL Bryan… - Monthly Notices of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Without additional heating, radiative cooling of the halo gas of massive galaxies (Milky Way-
mass and above) produces cold gas or stars exceeding that observed. Heating from active …

Evidence for a variable Ultrafast Outflow in the newly discovered Ultraluminous Pulsar NGC 300 ULX-1

P Kosec, C Pinto, DJ Walton, AC Fabian… - Monthly Notices of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Ultraluminous pulsars are a definite proof that persistent super-Eddington accretion occurs
in nature. They support the scenario according to which most Ultraluminous X-ray Sources …

Flows of X-ray gas reveal the disruption of a star by a massive black hole

JM Miller, JS Kaastra, MC Miller, MT Reynolds… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Tidal forces close to massive black holes can violently disrupt stars that make a close
approach. These extreme events are discovered via bright X-ray,,, and optical/ultraviolet …

Atomic data and spectral modeling constraints from high-resolution X-ray observations of the Perseus cluster with Hitomi

HCF Aharonian, H Akamatsu, F Akimoto… - Publications of the …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Hitomi Soft X-ray Spectrometer spectrum of the Perseus cluster, with∼ 5 eV
resolution in the 2–9 keV band, offers an unprecedented benchmark of the atomic modeling …

Statistics of giant radio haloes from electron reacceleration models

R Cassano, G Brunetti, G Setti - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
The most important evidence of non-thermal phenomena in galaxy clusters comes from
giant radio haloes (GRHs), spectacular synchrotron radio sources extended over≥ Mpc …

Hydrodynamic simulations of the inner accretion flow of Sagittarius A* fuelled by stellar winds

SM Ressler, E Quataert, JM Stone - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
We present athena++ grid-based, hydrodynamic simulations of accretion on to Sagittarius A*
via the stellar winds of the∼ 30 Wolf–Rayet stars within the central parsec of the galactic …