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Long-term change in the cyclotron line energy in Hercules X-1
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201424203 Bibcode: 2014A&A...572A.119S

Harrison, F. A.; Klochkov, D.; Wilms, J. +5 more


Aims: We investigate the long-term evolution of the cyclotron resonance scattering feature (CRSF) in the spectrum of the binary X-ray pulsar Her X-1 and present evidence of a true long-term decrease in the centroid energy Ecyc of the cyclotron line in the pulse phase averaged spectra from 1996 to 2012.
Metho…

2014 Astronomy and Astrophysics
INTEGRAL Suzaku 49
The return to the hard state of GX 339-4 as seen by Suzaku
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201322268 Bibcode: 2014A&A...564A..37P

Petrucci, P. -O.; Fender, R.; Koerding, E. +2 more

Disk recession is of prime importance to understand the physics of the state transitions in X-ray binaries. The microquasar GX 339-4 was observed by Suzaku five times spaced by a few days during its transition back to the hard state at the end of its 2010-2011 outburst. The 2-10 keV source flux decreases by a factor ~10 between the beginning and t…

2014 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Suzaku 37
Wind collisions in three massive stars of Cygnus OB2
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201322539 Bibcode: 2014A&A...561A..92C

Nazé, Yaël; Rauw, Gregor; Cazorla, Constantin


Aims: We wish to study the origin of the X-ray emission of three massive stars in the Cyg OB2 association: Cyg OB2 #5, Cyg OB2 #8A, and Cyg OB2 #12.
Methods: To this aim, dedicated X-ray observations from XMM-Newton and Swift are used, as well as archival ROSAT and Suzaku data.
Results: Our results on Cyg OB2 #8A improve the phase c…

2014 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Suzaku XMM-Newton 21
Investigating the hard X-ray emission from the hottest Abell cluster A2163 with Suzaku
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201322878 Bibcode: 2014A&A...562A..60O

Pratt, G. W.; Reiprich, T. H.; Ota, N. +3 more

Context. We present the results from Suzaku of the hottest Abell galaxy cluster A2163 at z = 0.2.
Aims: To study the physics of gas heating in cluster mergers, we investigated hard X-ray emission from the merging cluster A2163, which hosts the brightest synchrotron radio halo.
Methods: We analyzed ha…

2014 Astronomy and Astrophysics
INTEGRAL Suzaku XMM-Newton 19
Suzaku study of gas properties along filaments of A2744
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201322806 Bibcode: 2014A&A...562A..11I

Zhang, Y. -Y.; Finoguenov, A.; Akamatsu, H. +2 more

Context. We present the results of Suzaku observations of a massive galaxy cluster A2744, which is an active merger at z = 0.308.
Aims: By using long X-ray observations of A2744, we aim to understand the growth of the cluster and the gas heating process through mass accretion along the surrounding filamen…

2014 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Suzaku XMM-Newton 13
Disk emission and atmospheric absorption lines in black hole candidate 4U 1630-472
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201321567 Bibcode: 2014A&A...562A..81R

Różańska, A.; Madej, J.; Bagińska, P. +2 more

Context. We analyzed Suzaku data of the black hole candidate 4U 1630-472 when it was in the high/soft state. The source, known for X-ray outbursts and for absorption dips, has an X-ray continuum spectrum that is interpreted correctly as emission from an accretion disk. Additionally, two absorption lines from He and H-like iron have been clearly de…

2014 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Suzaku 7