Answers are grounded in this paper and cite their sources.
We report on the high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of the Be/X-ray binary pulsar (BeXBP) 1A 1118−61 during the outburst in 2026 January–February with X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM)/Resolve. We have successfully resolved the structure of neutral Fe K α emission lines (including K α 1 and K α 2 ) and found that they consist of two distinct components with line widths of σ ∼ 2 eV (∼100 km s −1 ) and σ ∼ 40 eV (∼2000 km s −1 ). The Resolve data also allow us to perform pulse-phase-resolved spectroscopy. For the narrow ( σ ∼ 2 eV) component, the line flux and equivalent width vary with the pulse phase, whereas its centroid energy and width do not. In contrast, for the broad ( σ ∼ 40 eV) line component, the centroid energy and width show pulse-phase dependence, while the line flux and equivalent width do not show significant changes. These results suggest that the broad Fe K α emission likely originates from the inner region of the accretion disk truncated near the magnetospheric radius, while the narrow Fe K α emission may arise from the Be star and/or its surrounding circumstellar disk.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Takagi et al. (2026) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 10 related papers. Consider them for comparative context: