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Kyoto University

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Top: Resolve spectrum of Centaurus X-3. In addition to the low-ionized Fe Kα and Fe Kβ emission lines, highly ionized Fe Heα and Fe Lyα emission lines are also detected.

Bottom: Schematic illustration of the XRISM observation. The low-ionized iron emission lines are thought to originate from material flowing from the companion star toward the neutron star.

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