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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 present the results of a Chandra/HST study of the point sources of the NGC 4472. We identify 144 X-ray sources, 72 with HST matches. The optical data show 1102 sources, 829 with globular cluster colors. Thirty matches are found - likely…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Thomas J. Maccarone , Arunav Kundu , Stephen E. Zepf

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

With a Chandra ACIS-S3 observation, we detect 42 X-ray point sources in the elliptical galaxy NGC 720, including a possible central source. Most of these sources will be low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs), and 12 are located within 2" of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Tesla E. Jeltema , Claude R. Canizares , David A. Buote , Gordon P. Garmire

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 X-ray point source population of NGC 7457 based on 124 ks of Chandra observations. Previous deep Chandra observations of low mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) in early-type galaxies have typically targeted the large populations of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-01-18 Mark B. Peacock , Stephen E. Zepf , Arunav Kundu , Thomas J. Maccarone , Bret D. Lehmer , Anthony H. Gonzalez , Claudia Maraston

We present X-ray spectroscopic and morphological analyses using Chandra ACIS and ROSAT observations of the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 4472 in the Virgo cluster. We discuss previously unobserved X-ray structures within the extended galactic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 B. A. Biller , C. Jones , W. R. Forman , R. Kraft , T. Ensslin

We present an analysis of the ultraluminous X-ray source (ULX) population in 75 Virgo cluster late-type galaxies, including all those with a star formation rate >~ 1 M_{sun}/yr and a representative sample of the less star-forming ones. This…

We present a survey of X-ray point sources in the nearest and dynamically young galaxy cluster, Virgo, using archival Chandra observations that sample the vicinity of 80 early-type member galaxies. The X-ray source populations at the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-09-20 Meicun Hou , Zhiyuan Li , Eric W. Peng , Chengze Liu

(Abridged) We present the LogN-LogS and spatial distributions of X-ray point sources in seven Galactic Bulge (GB) fields within 4 deg from the Galactic Center (GC). We compare the properties of 1159 X-ray point sources discovered in our…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-11-20 Jaesub Hong , Maureen van den Berg , Jonathan E. Grindlay , Silas Laycock

We present a comprehensive X-ray point source catalog of NGC 404 obtained as part of the Chandra Local Volume Survey. A new, 97 ks Chandra ACIS-S observation of NGC 404 was combined with archival observations for a total exposure of ~123…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-12 B. Binder , B. F. Williams , M. Eracleous , T. J. Gaetz , A. K. H. Kong , E. D. Skillman , D. R. Weisz

We present new Chandra observations of the outer halo of the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 4472 (M49) in the Virgo Cluster. The data extend to 130 kpc (28'), and have a combined exposure time of 150 ks. After identifying optical counterparts…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-01-23 Lennart M. van Haaften , Thomas J. Maccarone , Paul H. Sell , J. Christopher Mihos , David J. Sand , Arunav Kundu , Stephen E. Zepf

We report on possible associations between 6 globular clusters in the Virgo elliptical galaxy NGC 4472 (M49) and bright ($L_x > 10^{38}$ erg s$^{-1}$) very soft X-ray sources (VSSs). Two of the VSSs have broad-band spectral properties…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 R. Di Stefano , R. Friedman , A. Kundu , A. K. H. Kong

We report on the {\it Chandra} observations of the elliptical galaxy NGC 1399, concentrating on the X-ray sources identified with globular clusters (GCs). A large fraction of the 2-10 keV X-ray emission in the $8' \times 8'$ {\it Chandra}…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-17 Lorella Angelini , Michael Loewenstein , Richard F. Mushotzky

Analysis of recent Chandra observations of the elliptical galaxies NGC 4472 and NGC 4649 has revealed faint soft X-ray sources at their centers. The sources are located to within 1'' of the optical centers of the galaxies. They are most…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 D. Soldatenkov , A. Vikhlinin , M. Pavlinsky

We discuss CXOU~1229410+075744, a new black hole candidate in a globular cluster in the elliptical galaxy NGC~4472. By comparing two Chandra observations of the galaxy, we find a source that varies by at least a factor of 4, and has a peak…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-19 Thomas J. Maccarone , Arunav Kundu , Stephen E. Zepf , Katherine L. Rhode

By analyzing the Chandra ACIS S3 data we studied the X-ray properties of the low-mass and high-mass X-ray binary populations in the nearby spiral galaxy NGC 5055. A total of 43 X-ray point sources were detected within the 2 effective radii,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Bing Luo , Jiyao Chen , Zhongli Zhang , Yu Wang , Jingying Wang , Haiguang Xu

Utilising archival Chandra X-ray Observatory data and Hubble Space Telescope globular cluster catalogues, we probe the time-domain properties of the low mass X-ray binary population in the elliptical galaxy NGC 4261. Of the 98 unique X-ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-07-12 Sneha Nair , Kristen Dage , Daryl Haggard , Arunav Kundu , Richard M. Plotkin , Katherine L. Rhode , Stephen E. Zepf

We present the X-ray source catalog for the Chandra monitoring observations of the elliptical galaxy, NGC 4649. The galaxy has been observed with Chandra ACIS-S3 in six separate pointings, reaching a total exposure of 299 ks. There are 501…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 B. Luo , G. Fabbiano , J. Strader , D. -W. Kim , J. P. Brodie , T. Fragos , J. S. Gallagher , A. King , A. Zezas

We have undertaken a study of the globular cluster (GC) systems of a large sample of elliptical and spiral galaxies in order to test predictions of galaxy formation models. Here we present results for the giant Virgo elliptical NGC 4472…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 K. L. Rhode , S. E. Zepf
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