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We present the results of Chandra observations of off-nuclear X-ray sources in the spiral galaxy M51 (NGC 5194). 113 X-ray sources have been detected in the field of view and 84 among them project within the disk of NGC 5194. Six and twenty…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Yuichi Terashima , Andrew S. Wilson

Low-mass X-ray binaries, recycled pulsars, cataclysmic variables and magnetically active binaries are observed as X-ray sources in globular clusters. We discuss the classification of these systems, and find that some presumed active…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Frank Verbunt , Dave Pooley , Cees Bassa

We have detected 300 X-ray sources within the half-mass radius (2.79') of the globular cluster 47 Tucanae in a deep (281 ks) Chandra exposure. We perform photometry and simple spectral fitting for our detected sources, and construct…

In this contribution, first results of deep VLT photometry (V,I) in the central region of the Hydra I and Centaurus galaxy clusters are presented. In both galaxy clusters, many star clusters have been identified down to the turnover…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Michael Hilker

We have obtained exposures of the field of X0512-401 in the globular cluster NGC1851, in X-rays with the Chandra X-ray Observatory, and in the far-UV with the Hubble Space Telescope. We derive an accurate new X-ray position within ~1" for…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 L. Homer , Scott F. Anderson , Bruce Margon , Eric W. Deutsch , Ronald A. Downes

Using XMM-Newton EPIC imaging data, we have detected 50 low-luminosity X-ray sources in the field of view of M 22, where 5 +/- 3 of these sources are likely to be related to the cluster. Using differential optical photometry, we have…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 N. A. Webb , D. Serre , B. Gendre , D. Barret , J. -P. Lasota , L. Rizzi

X-ray imaging and spectroscopy can be used to probe the binary content of globular clusters. Binaries are thought to play a key role in the dynamical evolution of the clusters by serving as an internal source of energy which counters the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Natalie A. Webb , Didier Barret

We discuss CXOU~1229410+075744, a new black hole candidate in a globular cluster in the elliptical galaxy NGC~4472. By comparing two Chandra observations of the galaxy, we find a source that varies by at least a factor of 4, and has a peak…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-19 Thomas J. Maccarone , Arunav Kundu , Stephen E. Zepf , Katherine L. Rhode

We report a $30~\mathrm{ks}$ $Chandra$ ACIS-S survey of the globular cluster M3. Sixteen X-ray sources were detected within the half-light radius ($2.3'$) with $L_X \gtrsim 2.3 \times 10^{31}~\mathrm{erg~s^{-1}}$. We used…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-12-14 Yue Zhao , Craig O. Heinke , Haldan N. Cohn , Phyillis M. Lugger , Adrienne M. Cool

In this study, we search for Globular Clusters (GCs) in the inner halo of the Circinus galaxy using a combination of observational data. Our dataset includes observations from the VISTA Variables in the V\'ia L\'actea Extended Survey…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-03-06 C. O. Obasi , M. Gomez , D. Minniti , L. D. Baravalle , M. V. Alonso , B. I. Okere

NGC 5846 is a giant elliptical galaxy with a previously well studied globular cluster system (GCS), known to have a bimodal colour distribution with a remarkably high red fraction. Here we revisit the central galaxy regions searching for…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 A. L. Chies-Santos , M. G. Pastoriza , B. X. Santiago , D. A. Forbes

We present new Chandra X-ray observations of the luminous X-ray cluster, MS0451.6-0305, at z=0.5386. Spectral imaging data for the cluster are consistent with an isothermal cluster of 10.0 - 10.6 +/-1.6 keV and an Fe abundance of 0.32-0.40…

We report on exploratory Chandra observations of five galactic nuclei that were found to be X-ray bright during the ROSAT all-sky survey (with L_X > 10^43 erg s^-1) but subsequently exhibited a dramatic decline in X-ray luminosity. Very…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 S. Vaughan , R. Edelson , R. S. Warwick

We present an analysis of a 50ks XMM observation of the merging galaxy cluster ClJ0152.7-1357 at z=0.83. In addition to the two main subclusters and an infalling group detected in an earlier Chandra observation of the system, XMM detects…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 B. J. Maughan , S. C. Ellis , L. R. Jones , K. O. Mason , F. A. Cordova , W. Priedhorsky

We report the detailed analysis of the X-ray properties of the discrete sources detected in a long (72 ks) \chandra ACIS-S observation of the Antennae galaxies. We detect 49 sources, down to a detection limit of ~ 10^{38} erg\s; 18 sources…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 A. Zezas , G. Fabbiano , A. H. Rots , S. S. Murray

In this first of two companion papers on the Orion Nebula Cluster (ONC), we present our analysis of a 63 Ksec Chandra HRC-I observation that yielded 742 X-ray detections within the 30'x30' field of view. To facilitate our interpretation of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 E. Flaccomio , F. Damiani , G. Micela , S. Sciortino , F. R. Harnden , S. S. Murray , S. J. Wolk

We argue that globular clusters (GCs) are good candidates for gravitational lenses in explaining quasar-galaxy associations. The catalog of associations (Bukhmastova 2001) compiled from the LEDA catalog of galaxies (Paturel 1997) and from…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Yu. L. Bukhmastova

{\it Chandra} Galactic Center Survey detected $\sim 800$ X-ray point-like sources in the $2^{\circ} \times 0.8^{\circ}$ sky region around the Galactic Center. In this paper, we study the spatial and luminosity distributions of these sources…

Astrophysics · Physics 2014-10-13 J. F. Wu , S. N. Zhang , F. J. Lu , Y. K. Jin

We present a short (~3.6 ks) Chandra/HRC-I observation of the globular cluster Terzan 1. This cluster is known to contain the bright neutron star low-mass X-ray binary X 1732-304 which was active during the 1980's and most of the 1990's.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Rudy Wijnands , Craig O. Heinke , Jonathan E. Grindlay

Using the Chandra Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer Imaging array (ACIS-I), we have carried out a deep hard X-ray observation of the Galactic plane region at (l,b) ~ (28.5, 0.0), where no discrete X-ray source had been reported previously.…