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The Chandra ACIS Survey of M33 (ChASeM33) has acquired 7 fields of ACIS data covering M33 with 200 ks of exposure in each field. A catalog from the first 10 months of data, along with archival Chandra observations dating back to the year…

Galactic cosmic ray (GCR) particles have a significant impact on the particle-induced background of X-ray observatories, and their flux exhibits substantial temporal variability, potentially influencing background levels. In this study, we…

We present a synthesis model of the X-ray background based on the cross-correlation between mid-infrared and X-ray surveys, where the distribution of type 2 sources is assumed to follow that of luminous infrared galaxies while type 1…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-17 P. Gandhi , A. C. Fabian

We present SAUNAS (Selective Amplification of Ultra Noisy Astronomical Signal), a pipeline designed for detecting diffuse X-ray emission in the data obtained with the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS) of the Chandra X-ray…

We present the first results from a wide solid angle, moderately deep {\it Chandra} survey of the Lockman Hole North-West region. Our 9 ACIS-I fields cover an effective solid angle of 0.4 deg$^{2}$ and reach a depth of $3 \times 10^{-16}$…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 Y. Yang , R. F. Mushotzky , A. J. Barger , L. L. Cowie , D. B. Sanders , A. T. Steffen

The Chandra Source Catalog (CSC) is a virtual X-ray astrophysics facility that enables both detailed individual source studies and statistical studies of large samples of X-ray sources detected in ACIS and HRC-I imaging observations…

We present submillimeter observations for 136 of the 370 X-ray sources detected in the 1 Ms exposure of the Chandra Deep Field North. Ten of the X-ray sources are significantly detected in the submillimeter. The average X-ray source in the…

In the course of a large intervening MgII survey of 25 quasars, the CIV emission lines of six (three radio-loud and three radio-quiet) were observed serendipitously. In four of these six quasars, we detected associated narrow absorption…

Fluctuations in the brightness of the background radiation can lead to confusion with real point sources. Such background emission confusion will be important for infrared observations with relatively large beam sizes since the amount of…

We present new X-ray spectral data for the Seyfert 1 nucleus in NGC 4151 observed with Chandra for 200 ks. A significant ACIS pileup is present, resulting in a non-linear count rate variation during the observation. With pileup corrected…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 Junfeng Wang , G. Risaliti , G. Fabbiano , M. Elvis , A. Zezas , M. Karovska

Observations utilizing the ultraviolet capabilities of the Cosmic Origin Spectrograph (COS) onboard the Hubble Space Telescope are of unique value to the astronomy community. Spectroscopy down to 900 A with COS has enabled new science…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-06-12 Svea Hernandez , Andrei Igoshev , Jo Taylor , David Sahnow , Logan Jones

In this paper, we provide new 1 Ms $Chandra$ ACIS spectra of two quasars in the Chandra Deep Field South (CDF-S), which were previously reported to show strong and extremely blueshifted X-ray emission/absorption line features in previous 1…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Z. Y. Zheng , J. X. Wang

Identifying trends between observational data and the range of physical parameters of massive stars is a critical step to the still-elusive full understanding of the source, structure, and evolution of X-ray emission from the stellar winds,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-08-03 Pragati Pradhan , David P. Huenemoerder , Richard Ignace , Joy S. Nichols , A. M. T. Pollock

An 80 ksec Chandra ACIS observation of the radio galaxy 3C 452 is reported. A diffuse X-ray emission associated with the lobes has been detected with high statistical significance, together with the X-ray nucleus of the host galaxy. The…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 N. Isobe , M. Tashiro , K. Makishima , N. Iyomoto , M. Suzuki , M. M. Murakami , M. Mori , K. Abe

We present the X-ray spectral analysis of the 390 brightest extragalactic sources in the Chandra-COSMOS catalog, showing at least 70 net counts in the 0.5-7 keV band. This sample has a 100% completeness in optical-IR identification, with…

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

Intensity mapping experiments survey the spectrum of diffuse line radiation rather than detect individual objects at high signal-to-noise. Spectral maps of unresolved atomic and molecular line radiation contain three-dimensional information…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-04-19 Eric R. Switzer , Tzu-Ching Chang , Kiyoshi W. Masui , Ue-Li Pen , Tabitha C. Voytek

In quiescence, Sgr A* is surprisingly dim, shining 100,000 times less than expected for its environment. This problem has motivated a host of theoretical models to explain radiatively inefficient accretion flows (RIAFs). The Chandra…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-03-11 L. Corrales , F. K. Baganoff , Q. D. Wang , M. Nowak , J. Neilsen , S. Markoff , D. Haggard , J. Davis , J. Houck , D. Principe

In order to understand the nature of the sources producing the recently uncovered cosmic infrared background (CIB) fluctuations, we study cross-correlations between the fluctuations in the source-subtracted CIB from Spitzer/IRAC data and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-05-30 N. Cappelluti , A. Kashlinsky , R. G. Arendt , A. Comastri , G. G. Fazio , A. Finoguenov , G. Hasinger , J. C. Mather , T. Miyaji , S. H. Moseley

The spatial distribution of the background events may affect the source detection capability of IBIS at high energies (> 200 keV) for both ISGRI and PICsIT layers. The observed background is found to be variable and spatially structured,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 L. Natalucci , A. J. Bird , A. Bazzano , P. Ubertini , J. B. Stephen , R. Terrier , L. Lerusse