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2026ApJ...997L..26Z - Astrophys. J., 997, L26 (2026/January-3)

XRISM Finds the Changing-look Active Galactic Nucleus NGC 1365 in an Extended Low State: A Dense, Highly Ionized Outflow Obscures the Central Source.

ZAIDOUNI F., KARA E., KOSEC P., BEHAR E., MUSHOTZKY R., KOSS M., JURANOVA A., KAMMOUN E., BRENNEMAN L.W., CHAKRABORTY J., EBISAWA K., ECKART M.E., FABIAN A.C., FUKAZAWA Y., GARCIA J.A., GU L., MASTERSON M., OGAWA S., OKAJIMA T., PALTANI S., ROGANTINI D., TERASHIMA Y., WILLIAMS B.J. and YAMADA S.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present the first XRISM/Resolve observations of the active galactic nucleus NGC 1365, obtained in 2024 February and July. NGC 1365 is known for rapid transitions between Compton-thick and Compton-thin states, along with strong absorption from a highly ionized wind. During our observations, the source was found in a persistent low-flux state, characterized by a decrease in hard-X-ray luminosity and significant line-of-sight obscuration. In this state, XRISM/Resolve reveals clear Fe xxv and Fe XXVI absorption lines together with, for the first time in this source, corresponding emission lines. These features may arise either from reemission from a photoionized wind (P Cygni profile) or from collisionally ionized gas associated with outflow-driven shocks in the interstellar medium. We estimate the wind launch radius to be approximately 1016 cm (∼104Rg), consistent with the location of the X-ray broadline region. We also resolve a broadened Fe Kα line by σ ∼ 1300 km s–1, placing it at similar scales to the wind, consistent with radii inferred from disk-broadening models and the variability of the Fe Kα broad line. The similarity of the Fe Kα profile to the Hβ wing and broad Paα width indicates that the X-ray-emitting region is likely cospatial with the optical/infrared broadline region and originates from the same gas.

Abstract Copyright: © 2026. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): X-ray active galactic nuclei - Astrophysical black holes - X-ray astronomy - High resolution spectroscopy - High energy astrophysics - Seyfert galaxies - Active galactic nuclei

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