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{\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

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 the results of identification of 8 hard X-ray sources discovered by the INTEGRAL observatory during the ongoing all-sky survey. These sources have been observed by Chandra. In 6 cases a bright X-ray source was found within the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-23 S. Sazonov , E. Churazov , M. Revnivtsev , A. Vikhlinin , R. Sunyaev

We present Chandra observations of the enigmatic galaxy IRAS00317-2142, which is classified as a star-forming galaxy on the basis of the ionization level of its emission lines. However, a weak broad H\alpha wing and a high X-ray luminosity…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 I. Georgantopoulos , A. Zezas , M. J. Ward

Ultraluminous X-ray Sources (ULXs) in globular clusters are low mass X-ray binaries that achieve high X-ray luminosities through a currently uncertain accretion mechanism. Using archival Chandra and Hubble Space Telescope observations, we…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-11-30 E. Thygesen , Y. Sun , J. Huang , K. C. Dage , S. E. Zepf , A. Kundu , D. Haggard , T. J. Maccarone

We present a detailed study of the optical spectroscopic properties of 12 active galactic nuclei (AGNs) with candidate low-mass black holes (BHs) selected by Kamizasa et al. through rapid X-ray variability. The high-quality, echellette…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-04-20 Luis Ho , Minjin Kim

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

We present the X-ray point source population in the nearby Virgo elliptical galaxy NGC 4636 from 3 Chandra/ACIS observations, totaling 193 ks, taken over 3 years. Using wavelet decomposition, we detect 318 point sources. Here, we use a…

We analyze the X-ray properties for a sample of 23 high probability AGN candidates with ultraviolet variability identified in Wasleske et al. (2022). Using data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the XMM-Newton Observatory, we find…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-05-31 Erik J. Wasleske , Vivienne F. Baldassare

We study dark matter content in early-type galaxies and investigate whether X-ray luminosities of early-type galaxies are determined by the surrounding gravitational potential. We derived gravitational mass profiles of 22 early-type…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 Ryo Nagino , Kyoko Matsushita

A large number of X-ray sources in globular clusters of galaxies other than the Milky Way has been found with Chandra. We discuss three issues relating to these sources. The X-ray luminosity function (XLF) of the sources in globular…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Walter H. G. Lewin , Frank Verbunt

We examined 134 Chandra observations of the population of X-ray sources associated with globular clusters (GCs) in the central region of M31. These are expected to be X-ray binary systems (XBs), consisting of a neutron star or black hole…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-04 R. Barnard , M. Garcia , S. S. Murray

We present an analysis of the compact X-ray source population in the Seyfert~2 galaxy NGC 1068, imaged with Chandra. We find a total of 84 compact sources, of which 66 are projected onto the galactic disk of NGC 1068. Spectra of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 David A. Smith , Andrew S. Wilson

Compact star-forming galaxies were dominant galaxy types in the early Universe. Blueberry galaxies (BBs) represent their local analogues being very compact and having intensive star formation. Motivated by high X-ray emission recently found…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-10-30 B. Adamcová , J. Svoboda , E. Kyritsis , K. Kouroumpatzakis , A. Zezas , P. G. Boorman , A. Borkar , M. Bílek , M. Clavel , P. -O. Petrucci

(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

Presently there are several classes of detected gamma-ray extragalatic sources. They are mostly associated to active galactic nuclei (AGN) and (at soft gamma rays) to gamma-ray bursts (GRB), but not only. Active galactic nuclei consist of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-09-09 V. Bosch-Ramon

We present a study of discrete X-ray sources in and around the bulge-dominated, massive Sa galaxy, Sombrero (M104), based on new and archival Chandra observations with a total exposure of ~200 ks. With a detection limit of L_X = 1E37 erg/s…

We used archival data from the \emph{Chandra X-ray Observatory} (\emph{Chandra}) and the \emph{Hubble Space Telescope}, to identify 334 candidate X-ray binary (XRB) systems and their potential optical counterparts in the interacting galaxy…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-12-08 Jared R. Rice , Blagoy Rangelov , Andrea Prestwich , Rupali Chandar , Luis Bichon , Clint Boldt

Hot ionized interstellar medium interlinks star formation and stellar feedback processes, redistributing energy, momentum, and material throughout galaxies. We use X-ray data from $Chandra$ to extract the hot gas emission from 78 of the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-09-01 Chunyi Zhang , Junfeng Wang

Recent Chandra observations of nearby galaxies have revealed a number of ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) with super-Eddington luminosities, away from the central regions of non-active galaxies. The nature of these sources is still…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Rosalba Perna , Luigi Stella
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