Three New Galactic Center X-ray Sources Identified with Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
Abstract
We have conducted a near-infrared spectroscopic survey of 47 candidate counterparts to X-ray sources discovered by the Chandra X-ray Observatory near the Galactic Center (GC). Though a significant number of these astrometric matches are likely to be spurious, we sought out spectral characteristics of active stars and interacting binaries, such as hot, massive spectral types or emission lines in order to corroborate the X-ray activity and certify the authenticity of the match. We present three new spectroscopic identifications, including a Be high mass X-ray binary (HMXB) or a gamma Cassiopeiae (Cas) system, a symbiotic X-ray binary and an O-type star of unknown luminosity class. The Be HMXB/gamma Cas system and the symbiotic X-ray binary are the first of their classes to be spectroscopically identified in the GC region.
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@article{arxiv.1308.6252,
title = {Three New Galactic Center X-ray Sources Identified with Near-Infrared Spectroscopy},
author = {Curtis DeWitt and Reba M. Bandyopadhyay and Stephen S. Eikenberry and Kris Sellgren and Robert Blum and Knut Olsen and Franz E. Bauer and Ata Sarajedini},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1308.6252},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
33 pages, 12 figures, AJ accepted