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An ultraluminous X-ray source powered by an accreting neutron star
- M. Bachetti, F. Harrison, +21 authors W. Zhang
- Physics, Medicine
- Nature
- 9 October 2014
The majority of ultraluminous X-ray sources are point sources that are spatially offset from the nuclei of nearby galaxies and whose X-ray luminosities exceed the theoretical maximum for spherical… Expand
Suzaku observations of 'bare' active galactic nuclei
- D. Walton, E. Nardini, A. Fabian, L. Gallo, R. Reis
- Physics
- 16 October 2012
We present an X-ray spectral analysis of a large sample of 25 ‘bare’ active galactic nuclei (AGN), sources with little or no complicating intrinsic absorption, observed with Suzaku. Our work focuses… Expand
Calibration of the NuSTAR High-energy Focusing X-ray Telescope
- K. Madsen, F. Harrison, +19 authors W. Zhang
- Physics
- 7 April 2015
We present the calibration of the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) X-ray satellite. We used the Crab as the primary effective area calibrator and constructed a piece-wise linear spline… Expand
Black hole feedback in the luminous quasar PDS 456
- E. Nardini, J. Reeves, +17 authors M. Ward
- Physics, Medicine
- Science
- 20 February 2015
Finding the necessary negative feedback The evolution of galaxies seems to be tied to the growth of the supermassive black holes at their centers, but it's not entirely clear why. Models have… Expand
NuSTAR SPECTROSCOPY OF GRS 1915+105: DISK REFLECTION, SPIN, AND CONNECTIONS TO JETS
- J. Miller, M. Parker, +26 authors Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
- Physics
- 21 August 2013
We report on the results of spectral fits made to a NuSTAR observation of the black hole GRS 1915+105 in a "plateau" state. This state is of special interest because it is similar to the "low/hard"… Expand
A rapidly spinning supermassive black hole at the centre of NGC 1365
- G. Risaliti, F. Harrison, +9 authors W. Zhang
- Physics, Medicine
- Nature
- 27 February 2013
Broad X-ray emission lines from neutral and partially ionized iron observed in active galaxies have been interpreted as fluorescence produced by the reflection of hard X-rays off the inner edge of an… Expand
Broad absorption features in wind-dominated ultraluminous X-ray sources?
- M. Middleton, D. Walton, T. Roberts, L. Heil
- Physics
- 11 February 2014
The luminosities of ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) require an exotic solution with either supercritical accretion modes on to stellar-mass black holes or subcritical accretion on to… Expand
The Broadband Spectral Variability of MCG-6-30-15 Observed by NUSTAR and XMM-NEWTON
- A. Marinucci, G. Matt, +19 authors W. Zhang
- Physics
- 14 April 2014
MCG–6-30-15, at a distance of 37 Mpc (z = 0.008), is the archetypical Seyfert 1 galaxy showing very broad Fe Kα emission. We present results from a joint NuSTAR and XMM-Newton observational campaign… Expand
Bright radio emission from an ultraluminous stellar-mass microquasar in M 31
- M. Middleton, J. Miller-Jones, +34 authors K. Grainge
- Physics, Medicine
- Nature
- 19 December 2012
A subset of ultraluminous X-ray sources (those with luminosities of less than 1040 erg s−1; ref. 1) are thought to be powered by the accretion of gas onto black holes with masses of ∼5–20, probably… Expand
The 2-79 keV X-ray spectrum of the circinus galaxy with NuSTAR, XMM-Newton, and Chandra: a fully Compton-thick active galactic nucleus
- P. Ar'evalo, F. Bauer, +24 authors W. W.Zhang
- Physics
- 12 June 2014
The Circinus galaxy is one of the closest obscured active galactic nuclei (AGNs), making it an ideal target for detailed study. Combining archival Chandra and XMM-Newton data with new NuSTAR… Expand