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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…

We have obtained high resolution (<1") deep x-ray images of the globular cluster 47Tucanae (NGC 104) with the Chandra X-ray Observatory to study the population of compact binaries in the high stellar density core. A 70 kilosec exposure of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-17 Jonathan E. Grindlay , Craig Heinke , Peter D. Edmonds , Stephen S. Murray

We present the properties of the discrete X-ray sources detected in our monitoring program of the globular cluster (GC) rich elliptical galaxy, NGC 4278, observed with Chandra ACIS-S in six separate pointings, resulting in a co-added…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 N. J. Brassington , G. Fabbiano , D. -W. Kim , A. Zezas , S. Zepf , A. Kundu , L. Angelini , R. L. Davies , J. Gallagher , V. Kalogera , T. Fragos , A. R. King , S. Pellegrini , G. Trinchieri

Using the Chandra ACIS-I instruments, we have carried out a deep X-ray observation on the Galactic plane region at (l,b) ~ (28.5, 0.0), where no discrete X-ray sources have been known previously. We have detected, as well as strong diffuse…

The dense central region of NGC 6397 contains three classes of stars whose origins are likely related to stellar interactions: blue stragglers, cataclysmic variables, and probable helium white dwarfs. We summarize results concerning CVs and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Adrienne M. Cool , Adam S. Bolton

Omega Centauri ($\omega$ Cen) is one of the most complex star clusters in the Milky Way, and likely the stripped nucleus of an accreted dwarf galaxy. Being the subject of debate between it hosting an intermediate-mass black hole (IMBH) or a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-03-26 S. Saracino , S. Kamann , F. Wragg , S. Dreizler , K. Kremer , M. Latour , J. Müller-Horn , N. Neumayer , A. C. Seth , G. van de Ven , M. Häberle

We review new Chandra and HST observations of the core collapsed cluster NGC 6397 as a guide to understanding the compact binary (CB) populations in core collapse globulars. New cataclysmic variables (CVs) and main sequence…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Jonathan E. Grindlay

Omega Centauri is the most well studied Globular Cluster because of its numerous puzzling features. Intensive spectroscopic follow-up observing campaigns targeting stars at different positions on the color-magnitude diagram promises to…

We have carried out a major survey for visual binaries towards the Orion Nebula Cluster using HST images obtained with an H-alpha filter. Among 781 likely ONC members more than 60" from theta-1 Ori C, we find 78 multiple systems (75…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 Bo Reipurth , Marcelo M. Guimarães , Michael S. Connelley , John Bally

We present results from a Chandra X-ray Observatory study of the field X-ray source populations in 4 different observations: two high-redshift (z~0.5) clusters of galaxies 3C295 and RXJ003033.2+261819; and two non-cluster fields with…

We present a study of X-ray source populations in M87, the cD galaxy of the Virgo cluster, using 12 archival {\it Chandra} observations with a total exposure of $\sim$680 ks spanning about a decade. A total of 346 point-like sources are…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-08-08 Luan Luan , Christine Jones , William R. Forman , Ákos Bogdán , Felipe Andrade-Santos , Andy D. Goulding , Ryan C. Hickox , Meicun Hou , Zhiyuan Li

We present the first study of the X-ray sources in one of the most metal-rich globular clusters in the Galaxy, NGC 6528. Using relatively deep (66 ksec) archival imaging from the Chandra X-ray Observatory, we identify 18 sources within the…

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The central regions of the globular cluster Omega Centauri ($\omega$ Cen) have been extensively studied, but its outer regions and tidal structure have been less so. Gaia's astrometry uncovered substantial tidal substructure associated with…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-02-04 P. B. Kuzma , M. N. Ishigaki

We present an analysis of the X-ray bright point source population in 43 massive clusters of galaxies observed with the Chandra X-ray Observatory. We have constructed a catalog of 4210 rigorously selected X-ray point sources in these…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 S. Ehlert , S. W. Allen , W. N. Brandt , Y. Q. Xue , B. Luo , A. von der Linden , A. Mantz , R. G. Morris

We have constructed the most-comprehensive catalog of photometry and proper motions ever assembled for a globular cluster (GC). The core of $\omega$Cen has been imaged over 650 times through WFC3's UVIS and IR channels for the purpose of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-06-21 A. Bellini , J. Anderson , L. R. Bedin , I. R. King , R. P. van der Marel , G. Piotto , A. M. Cool

The $13.6\times 13.6$ arcmin$^{2}$ field covering the central part of the globular cluster NGC~6397 was surveyed in a search for short-period variable stars. We obtained light curves for 6 close binaries, 2 SX~Phe stars and 1 RR~Lyrae…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 J. Kaluzny

We present a systematic search for periodic X-ray sources in 10 Galactic globular clusters (GCs) utilizing deep archival Chandra observations. By applying the Gregory-Loredo algorithm, we detect 28 periodic signals among 27 independent…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-11-27 Tong Bao , Zhiyuan Li , Zhongqun Cheng , Diogo Belloni

We present results of a sensitive 76 ksec Chandra observation of the young stellar cluster in NGC 2024 (d = 415 pc) in the Orion B giant molecular cloud. Previous infrared observations have shown that this remarkable cluster contains…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 S. Skinner , M. Gagne , E. Belzer

We present a collection of classified X-ray sources in Globular Clusters (GCs) observed by the Chandra X-ray Observatory (CXO), including active binaries, cataclysmic variables, millisecond pulsars, and low-mass X-ray binaries. We…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-10-10 Steven Chen , Oleg Kargaltsev , Hui Yang , Jeremy Hare

We observed the globular cluster NGC 6652 with Chandra for 47.5 ks, detecting six known X-ray sources, as well as five previously undetected X-ray sources. Source A (XB 1832-330) is a well-known bright low-mass X-ray binary (LXMB). The…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-04 W. S. Stacey , C. O. Heinke , H. N. Cohn , P. M. Lugger , A. Bahramian