Search Results - "PARKER, Michael L"
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High-density reflection spectroscopy: I. A case study of GX 339-4
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Alternative Explanations for Extreme Supersolar Iron Abundances Inferred from the Energy Spectrum of Cygnus X-1
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-03-2018)“…Here we study a 1-200 keV energy spectrum of the black hole binary Cygnus X-1 taken with NuSTAR and Suzaku. This is the first report of a NuSTAR observation of…”
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The XMM-Newton/HST View of the Obscuring Outflow in the Seyfert Galaxy Mrk 335 Observed at Extremely Low X-Ray Flux
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-04-2019)“…The Seyfert galaxy Mrk 335 is known for its frequent changes of flux and spectral shape in the X-ray band that occurred during recent years. These variations…”
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The response of relativistic outflowing gas to the inner accretion disk of a black hole
Published in Nature (London) (02-03-2017)“…X-ray detection of an ultrafast outflow of gas is strongly linked with energy emission from the inner accretion disk of a black hole, suggesting that X-rays…”
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Reflection Modeling of the Black Hole Binary 4U 1630–47: The Disk Density and Returning Radiation
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-03-2021)“…We present the analysis of X-ray observations of the black hole binary 4U 1630−47 using relativistic reflection spectroscopy. We use archival data from the…”
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Physics Beyond the Standard Model with Future X-Ray Observatories: Projected Constraints on Very-light Axion-like Particles with Athena and AXIS
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-07-2023)“…Abstract Axion-like particles (ALPs) are well-motivated extensions of the Standard Model of Particle Physics and a generic prediction of some string theories…”
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The RS Oph Outburst of 2021 Monitored in X-Rays with NICER
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-09-2023)“…Abstract The 2021 outburst of the symbiotic recurrent nova RS Oph was monitored with the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer Mission (NICER) in the…”
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A TEST OF THE NATURE OF THE FE K LINE IN THE NEUTRON STAR LOW-MASS X-RAY BINARY SERPENS X-1
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-04-2016)“…ABSTRACT Broad Fe K emission lines have been widely observed in the X-ray spectra of black hole systems as well as in neutron star systems. The intrinsically…”
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High Density Reflection Spectroscopy – II. The density of the inner black hole accretion disc in AGN
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-11-2019)“…ABSTRACT We present a high density disc reflection spectral analysis of a sample of 17 Seyfert 1 galaxies to study the inner disc densities at different black…”
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Comparing reflection and absorption models for the soft X-ray variability in the NLS1 AGN UGC 11763
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (21-09-2022)“…ABSTRACT We present a spectral analysis of two XMM–Newton observations of the narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy UGC 11763. UGC 11763 shows very different soft X-ray…”
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The Effects of High Density on the X-ray Spectrum Reflected from Accretion Discs Around Black Holes
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (11-10-2016)“…Current models of the spectrum of X-rays reflected from accretion discs around black holes and other compact objects are commonly calculated assuming that the…”
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A disc reflection model for ultra-soft narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-11-2020)“…ABSTRACT We present a detailed analysis of the XMM–Newton observations of five narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies (NLS1s). They all show very soft continuum…”
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A relativistic disc reflection model for 1H0419–577: Multi-epoch spectral analysis with XMM–Newton and NuSTAR
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A NuSTAR view of GRS 1716−249 in the hard and intermediate states
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-02-2020)“…ABSTRACT We present a detailed analysis of the spectral properties of the black hole transient GRS 1716−249, based on the archival Swift and NuSTAR…”
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Studying the Reflection Spectra of the New Black Hole X-Ray Binary Candidate MAXI J1631−479 Observed by NuSTAR: A Variable Broad Iron Line Profile
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-04-2020)“…We present results from the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array observations of the new black hole X-ray binary candidate MAXI J1631-479 at two epochs during…”
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The Disk Wind in GRS 1915+105 as Seen by Insight–Hard X-Ray Modulation Telescope
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-07-2022)“…Abstract We analyze three observations of GRS 1915+105 in 2017 by Insight–Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope when the source was in a spectrally soft state. We…”
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XMM–Newton observations of the narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy IRAS 13224−3809: X-ray spectral analysis II
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (09-06-2022)“…ABSTRACT Previously, we modelled the X-ray spectra of the narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy IRAS 13224−3809 using a disc reflection model with a fixed electron…”
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Wind-luminosity evolution in NLS1 AGN 1H 0707−495
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-12-2021)“…ABSTRACT Ultrafast outflows (UFOs) have been detected in the high-quality X-ray spectra of a number of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) with fairly high accretion…”
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On the Impact of an Intermediate Duration X-Ray Burst on the Accretion Environment in IGR J17062–6143
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-10-2021)“…We report on a spectroscopic analysis of the X-ray emission from IGR J17062−6143 in the after-math of its June 2020 intermediate duration Type I X-ray burst…”
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A NuSTAR and Swift view of the hard state of MAXI J1813−095
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-08-2022)“…ABSTRACT We present an analysis of the NuSTAR and Swift spectra of the black hole candidate MAXI J1813−095 in a failed-transition outburst in 2018. The NuSTAR…”
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