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We identify 233 X-ray sources, of which 95 are new, in a 222 ks exposure of Omega Centauri with the Chandra X-ray Observatory's ACIS-I detector. The limiting unabsorbed flux in the core is $f_x$ (0.5$-$6.0 keV) $\simeq$ 3 $\times$…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-03-14 Simon Henleywillis , Adrienne M. Cool , Daryl Haggard , Craig Heinke , Paul Callanan , Yue Zhao

We present results of a search for optical counterparts of X-ray sources in and toward the globular cluster Omega Centauri (NGC 5139) using the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) on the Hubble Space Telescope. The ACS data consist of a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 Adrienne M. Cool , Daryl Haggard , Tersi Arias , Michelle Brochmann , Jason Dorfman , April Gafford , Vivian White , Jay Anderson

We summarize results of a search for X-ray-emitting binary stars in the massive globular cluster Omega Centauri (NGC 5139) using Chandra and HST. ACIS-I imaging reveals 180 X-ray sources, of which we estimate that 45-70 are associated with…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-20 Daryl Haggard , Adrienne M. Cool , Tersi Arias , Michelle B. Brochmann , Jay Anderson , Melvyn B. Davies

We report on a deep XMM-Newton EPIC observation of the globular cluster Omega Cen performed on August 13th, 2001. We have detected 11 and 27 faint X-ray sources in the core and half mass radii, searching down to a luminosity of 1.3 x…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Bruce Gendre , Didier Barret , Natalie A. Webb

X-ray bursts from bright sources in globular clusters of our galaxy show that at least 11 (of a total 13) of these sources are neutron stars. One of the low-luminosity X-ray sources in omega Cen is a neutron star accreting at a low rate.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Frank Verbunt

We report on the Chandra X-ray Observatory observations of the globular cluster NGC 288. We detect four X-ray sources within the core radius and seven additional sources within the half-mass radius down to a limiting luminosity of Lx=7e30…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 A. K. H. Kong , C. Bassa , D. Pooley , W. H. G. Lewin , L. Homer , F. Verbunt , S. F. Anderson , B. Margon

We present results of a photometric survey for variable stars in the field of the globular cluster Omega Centauri. The observed region was centered roughly on the cluster core and covered 644 arcmin^2. The cluster was monitored on 59 nights…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 J. Kaluzny , A. Olech , I. B. Thompson , W. Pych , W. Krzeminski , A. Schwarzenberg-Czerny

As part of our campaign to determine the nature of the various source populations of the low-luminosity globular cluster X-ray sources, we have obtained a Chandra X-ray Observatory ACIS-S3 image of the globular cluster NGC 6440. We detect…

We report our analysis of a Chandra X-ray observation of the rich globular cluster M80, in which we detect some 19 sources to a limiting 0.5-2.5 keV X-ray luminosity of 7*10^30 ergs/s within the half-mass radius. X-ray spectra indicate that…

We have searched for optical identifications for 79 Chandra X-ray sources that lie within the half-mass radius of the nearby, core-collapsed globular cluster NGC 6397, using deep Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys Wide Field…

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

Using the Hubble Ultraviolet Globular Cluster Survey (HUGS) and additional HST archival data, we have carried out a search for optical counterparts to the low-luminosity Chandra X-ray sources in the globular cluster M4 (NGC 6121). We have…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-06-28 Phyllis M. Lugger , Haldan N. Cohn , Craig O. Heinke , Jiaqi Zhao , Yue Zhao , Jay Anderson

We report on the Chandra ACIS-S3 imaging observation of the globular cluster NGC 6752. We detect 6 X-ray sources within the 10.5" core radius and 13 more within the 115" half-mass radius down to a limiting luminosity of Lx approx 10^{30}…

We present a variable star catalog of an extensive ground-based wide-field variability survey in the globular cluster omega Centauri. Using the ANU 40-inch (1m) telescope at Siding Spring Observatory, the cluster was observed with a 52'x52'…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 David T. F Weldrake , Penny D Sackett , Terry J Bridges

We report a sensitive X-ray search for the proposed intermediate mass black hole (IMBH) in the massive Galactic cluster, Omega Centauri (NGC 5139). Combining Chandra X-ray Observatory data from Cycles 1 and 13, we obtain a deep (~291 ks)…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-16 Daryl Haggard , Adrienne M. Cool , Craig O. Heinke , Roeland van der Marel , Haldan N. Cohn , Phyllis M. Lugger , Jay Anderson

We have searched for optical identifications for 39 Chandra X-ray sources that lie within the 1.9 arcmin half-mass radius of the nearby (d = 4.0 kpc), core-collapsed globular cluster, NGC 6752, using deep Hubble Space Telescope ACS/WFC…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-06-27 Phyllis M. Lugger , Haldan N. Cohn , Adrienne M. Cool , Craig O. Heinke , Jay Anderson

Three fields covering the central part of the globular cluster Omega Cen were surveyed in a search for variable stars. We present V-band light curves for 22 periodic variables: 9 SX~Phe stars, 7 contact binaries, 5 detached or semi-detached…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. Kaluzny , M. Kubiak , M. Szymanski , A. Udalski , W. Krzeminski , M. Mateo

The globular cluster $\omega$ Centauri (NGC 5139) is a puzzling stellar system harboring several distinct stellar populations whose origin still represents a unique astrophysical challenge. Current scenarios range from primordial chemical…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-11-20 Sandro Villanova , Giovanni Carraro , Riccardo Scarpa , Gianni Marconi

We study a Chandra X-ray Observatory ACIS-S observation of the Galactic globular clusterM12. With a 26 ks exposure time, we detect 6 X-ray sources inside the half-mass radius (2.16 arcminutes) of which two are inside the core radius (0.72…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-02-11 Ting-Ni Lu , Albert K. H. Kong , Cees Bassa , Frank Verbunt , Walter H. G. Lewin , Scott F. Anderson , David Pooley

We report the results of a joint \chandra-\hst study of the X-ray binary population in the massive, high-density globular cluster NGC 6388. NGC 6388 has one of the highest predicted X-ray binary production rate of any Galactic cluster. We…

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