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Earlier observations of NGC 1808 in various wavebands (X-ray, optical, near-infrared, radio) provided evidence for the existence of either a starburst or a Seyfert 2 nucleus. We here present the results of multiwavelength XMM-Newton and…

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Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Lesley K. Summers , Ian R. Stevens , David K. Strickland , Timothy M. Heckman

The nearby galaxy M33 hosts the most luminous steady X-ray source in the Local Group. The high spatial resolution of Chandra allows us to confirm that this ultra-luminous X-ray source is within the nucleus and rule out at the 4.6 sigma…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Guillaume Dubus , Robert E. Rutledge

The nearby barred spiral galaxy NGC 1313 has been observed with the PSPC instr- ument on board the ROSAT X-ray satellite. Ten individual sources are found. Three sources (X-1, X-2 and X-3 [SN~1978K]) are very bright (~10^40 erg/s) and are…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 E. J. M. Colbert , R. Petre , E. M. Schlegel , S. D. Ryder

We present an updated catalog of X-ray point sources in the inner 500$\arcsec$ ($\sim$20 parsec) of the Galactic Center (GC), where the {\it nuclear star cluster} (NSC) stands, based on a total of $\sim$4.5 Ms of {\it Chandra} observations…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-04-04 Zhenlin Zhu , Zhiyuan Li , Mark R. Morris

We present the results of a 17 ks Chandra ACIS-S observation of the nearby dwarf spiral galaxy NGC 4395. Chandra affords the first high-quality, broadband X-ray detection of the active nucleus of this object that is uncontaminated by nearby…

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

We report the results from a Chandra TOO observation of the low-luminosity Narrow Line Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 4051, obtained during a 6-week duration low-flux state in 2001 February. During the Chandra observation, the 2-10 keV source flux…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 P. Uttley , A. Fruscione , I. McHardy , G. Lamer

Using the Chandra ACIS-I instruments, we have carried out the deepest X-ray observation on a typical Galactic plane region at l 28.5 deg, where no discrete X-ray sources have been known previously. We have detected, as well as strong…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-11-03 K. Ebisawa , A. Bamba , H. Kaneda , Y. Maeda , A. Paizis , G. Sato , S. Yamauchi

We present a Chandra ACIS-S observation of the nuclear region of the nearby spiral galaxy M51 (NGC 5194), which has a low-luminosity Seyfert 2 nucleus. The X-ray image shows the nucleus, southern extranuclear cloud, and northern loop, the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Yuichi Terashima , Andrew S. Wilson

We present a comprehensive analysis of 475 ks (438 ks unpublished & 37 ks archival) XMM-Newton/EPIC-pn observation of a nearby, highly inclined, star-forming, luminous infrared galaxy NGC 3221 through spatial, temporal, and spectral…

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We have observed the black hole candidate 1E 1740.7 - 2942, the brightest persistent hard X-ray source within a few degrees of the Galactic centre, for 10 ksec with Chandra (ACIS-I) on August 2000. Attempting to compensate for pile-up…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 E. Gallo , R. Fender

We present high resolution X-ray imaging data from the ACIS-S instrument on the Chandra telescope of the nearby interacting galaxy group NGC 4410. Four galaxies in the inner portion of this group are clearly detected by Chandra, including…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Beverly J. Smith , Michael Nowak , Megan Donahue , John Stocke

(Abridged) We observed the X-ray bright E3 galaxy NGC 1600 and nearby group members with the Chandra X-ray Observatory ACIS S3. Unresolved emission dominates the observation; however, we resolved some emission into 71 sources, most of which…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Gregory R. Sivakoff , Craig L. Sarazin , Jeffrey L. Carlin

We have observed the nucleus of the nearby luminous infrared galaxy NGC 4418 with subarcsec resolution at 860 and 450 micron for the first time to characterize its hidden power source. A ~20 pc (0.1") hot dusty core was found inside a 100…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 Kazushi Sakamoto , Susanne Aalto , Francesco Costagliola , Sergio Martin , Youichi Ohyama , Martina C. Wiedner , David J. Wilner

We present a detailed imaging analysis of 260 ks of sub-arcsecond resolution Chandra Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS-S) observations of the nearby Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 5728. Our study focuses on the bright and diffuse soft X-ray…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-11-01 Anna Trindade Falcao , G. Fabbiano , M. Elvis , A. Paggi , W. P. Maksym

We present the first Chandra/ACIS imaging study of the circumnuclear region of the nearby Seyfert galaxy NGC 1365. The X-ray emission is resolved into point-like sources and complex, extended emission. The X-ray morphology of the extended…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2011-02-11 Junfeng Wang , G. Fabbiano , M. Elvis , G. Risaliti , J. M. Mazzarella , J. H. Howell , S. Lord

We report the results from a deep ROSAT PSPC observation of LINER galaxy NGC 4736. Two bright sources are detected, separated by only about 1', with the brighter one coinciding with the center of the galaxy. Neither source shows apparent…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 Wei Cui , Dan Feldkun , Robert Braun

High-resolution X-ray observations offer a unique tool for probing the still elusive connection between galaxy mergers and active galactic nuclei (AGNs). We present an analysis of nuclear X-ray emission in an optically selected sample of 92…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-06-07 Lin He , Meicun Hou , Zhiyuan Li , Shuai Feng , Xin Liu

The results of a 0.4-10.0 keV ASCA spectral analysis of a sample of low-luminosity AGN (LLAGN; M51, NGC 3147, NGC 4258), low-ionization nuclear emission line regions (LINERs; NGC 3079, NGC 3310, NGC 3998, NGC 4579, NGC 4594) and starburst…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 A. Ptak , P. Serlemitsos , T. Yaqoob , R. Mushotzky