X-ray thread/Nonthermal Radio Filament associations: Evidence for Interstellar Magnetic Reconnection

[2608.14830] X-ray thread/Nonthermal Radio Filament associations: Evidence for Interstellar Magnetic Reconnection Skip to main content Search Submit Donate Log in Search arXiv Press Enter to search · Advanced search Astrophysics > High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena arXiv:2608.14830 (astro-ph) [Submitted on 14 Aug 2026] Title: X-ray thread/Nonthermal Radio Filament associations: Evidence for Interstellar Magnetic Reconnection Authors: Q. Daniel Wang View a PDF of the paper titled X-ray thread/Nonthermal Radio Filament associations: Evidence for Interstellar Magnetic Reconnection, by Q. Daniel Wang View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract: Nonthermal radio filaments (NTFs), first discovered at 20-centimeter wavelength more than four decades ago, are among the most enigmatic structures at the Galactic Center. They still defy a clear explanation. These striking narrow features trace intense magnetic fields and often stand in bold contrast to the Galactic plane. Recent discoveries have revealed surprising associations: some NTFs align well with X-ray threads that seem to exhibit Fe He-$\alpha$ emission. Here, I present preliminary results from an ongoing, collaborative, multi-wavelength study aimed at understanding the origins of these filaments, focusing on testing the magnetic reconnection scenario of these associations and shedding new light on the high-energy processes and magnetic phenomena operating under extreme conditions at the heart of our Galaxy. Comments: Submitted to the IAUS 405 proceedings: Traversing the Galactic Center in Space and Time Subjects: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE) ; Space Physics (physics.space-ph) Cite as: arXiv:2608.14830 [astro-ph.HE] (or arXiv:2608.14830v1 [astro-ph.HE] for this version) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2608.14830 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite Submission history From: Q. Daniel Wang [ view email ] [v1] Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:03:49 UTC (1,592 KB) Full-text links: Access Paper: View a PDF of the paper titled X-ray thread/Nonthermal Radio Filament associations: Evidence for Interstellar Magnetic Reconnection, by Q. Daniel Wang View PDF HTML (experimental) TeX Source view license Additional Features Audio Summary Current browse context: astro-ph.HE < prev | next > new | recent | 2026-08 Change to browse by: astro-ph physics physics.space-ph References & Citations INSPIRE HEP NASA ADS Google Scholar Semantic Scholar export BibTeX citation Loading... BibTeX formatted citation × loading... Data provided by: Bookmark Bibliographic Tools Bibliographic and Citation Tools Bibliographic Explorer Toggle Bibliographic Explorer ( What is the Explorer? ) Connected Papers Toggle Connected Papers ( What is Connected Papers? ) Litmaps Toggle Litmaps ( What is Litmaps? ) scite.ai Toggle scite Smart Citations ( What are Smart Citations? ) Code, Data, Media Code, Data and Media Associated with this Article alphaXiv Toggle alphaXiv ( What is alphaXiv? ) Links to Code Toggle CatalyzeX Code Finder for Papers ( What is CatalyzeX? ) DagsHub Toggle DagsHub ( What is DagsHub? ) GotitPub Toggle Gotit.pub ( What is GotitPub? ) Huggingface Toggle Hugging Face ( What is Huggingface? ) ScienceCast Toggle ScienceCast ( What is ScienceCast? ) Demos Demos Replicate Toggle Replicate ( What is Replicate? ) Spaces Toggle Hugging Face Spaces ( What is Spaces? ) Spaces Toggle TXYZ.AI ( What is TXYZ.AI? ) Related Papers Recommenders and Search Tools Link to Influence Flower Influence Flower ( What are Influence Flowers? ) Core recommender toggle CORE Recommender ( What is CORE? ) IArxiv recommender toggle IArxiv Recommender ( What is IArxiv? ) Author Venue Institution Topic About arXivLabs arXivLabs: experimental projects with community collaborators arXivLabs is a framework that allows collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on our website. Both individuals and organizations that work with arXivLabs have embraced and accepted our values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only works with partners that adhere to them. Have an idea for a project that will add value for arXiv's community? Learn more about arXivLabs . Which authors of this paper are endorsers? | Disable MathJax ( What is MathJax? ) We gratefully acknowledge support from our major funders , member institutions , , and all contributors. About · Help · Contact · Subscribe · Copyright · Privacy · Accessibility · Operational Status (opens in new tab) Major funding support from

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