The Magellanic system X-ray sources
Abstract
Using archival X-ray data from the second XMM-Newton serendipitous source catalogue, we present comparative analysis of the overall population of X-ray sources in the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. We see a difference between the characteristics of the brighter sources in the two populations in the X-ray band. Utilising flux measurements in different energy bands we are able to sort the X-ray sources based on similarities to other previously identified and classified objects. In this manner we are able to identify the probable nature of some of the unknown objects, identifying a number of possible X-ray binaries and Super Soft Sources.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0809.2500,
title = {The Magellanic system X-ray sources},
author = {Andrew J. Gosling and Sean A. Farrell and Natalie A. Webb and Jari J. E. Kajava},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0809.2500},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
4 pages, 2 figures. Poster to appear in proceedings of IAU Symposium 256, The Magellanic System: Stars, Gas, and Galaxies. Keele Univeristy, UK