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Since a large population of massive O/B stars and putative neutron stars (NSs) located in the vicinity of the Galactic center (GC), intermediate-mass X-ray binaries (IMXBs) constituted by a NS and a B-type star probably exist here. We…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-06-14 Quan Cheng , Shuang-Nan Zhang , Xiao-Ping Zheng

We analyse color-magnitude diagrams of eight Globular Clusters (GCs) in the outer Galactic Halo. Images were taken with the Wide Field Channel of the Advanced Camera for Survey and the Ultraviolet and Visual Channel of the Wide Field Camera…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-12-02 A. P. Milone , A. F. Marino , L. R. Bedin , A. Dotter , H. Jerjen , D. Kim , D. Nardiello , G. Piotto , J. Cong

Using a sample of two hundred luminous (L_unabs>10^38 erg/s, where L_unabs is the unabsorbed 0.25-8 keV luminosity) high-mass X-ray binary (HMXB) candidates found with Chandra in 27 nearby galaxies, we have constructed the collective X-ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-04-19 Sergey Sazonov , Ildar Khabibullin

We present the first results from the \xmm Galactic Plane Survey (XGPS). In the first phase of the programme, 22 pointings were used to cover a region of approximately three square degrees between 19\deg -- 22\deg in Galactic longitude and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 A. D. P. Hands , R. S. Warwick , M. G. Watson , D. J. Helfand

We present a deep ($\sim 330~\mathrm{ks}$) {\it Chandra} survey of the Galactic globular cluster M30 (NGC 7099). Combining the new Cycle 18 with the previous Cycle 3 observations we report a total of 10 new X-ray point sources within the…

X-ray binaries (XRBs) are probes of both star formation and stellar mass, but more importantly remain one of the only direct tracers of the compact object population. To investigate the XRB population in M31, we utilized all 121 publicly…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-22 N. Vulic , S. C. Gallagher , P. Barmby

We report our analysis of a Chandra X-ray observation of the rich globular cluster M80, in which we detect some 19 sources to a limiting 0.5-2.5 keV X-ray luminosity of 7*10^30 ergs/s within the half-mass radius. X-ray spectra indicate that…

The first X-ray source catalog of Insight-HXMT Galactic Plane (|b|<10deg) Scanning Survey (GPSS) is presented based on the data accumulated from June 2017 to August 2021. The 4 yr limit sensitivities at main energy bands can reach…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-04-12 Chen Wang , Jin-Yuan Liao , Ju Guan , Yuan Liu , Cheng-Kui Li , Na Sai , Qi Luo , Jing Jin , Yi Nang , Shuang-Nan Zhang

We have detected a transient X-ray source in the M31 bulge through a continuing monitoring campaign with the Chandra ACIS-I camera. The source was detected at R.A.=00:42:33.428 +/- 0.11'', Dec.=+41:17:03.37 +/- 0.11'' in only a single…

We use Chandra deep observations of the Galactic Center (GC) region to improve the constraints on the unresolved fraction of the Galactic X-ray background (also known as the Galactic ridge X-ray emission). We emphasize the importance of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 M. Revnivtsev , A. Vikhlinin , S. Sazonov

For many years, it has been claimed that the Galactic ridge X-ray emission at the Galactic Center (GC) is truly diffuse in nature. However, with the advancement of modern X-ray satellites, it has been found that most of the diffuse emission…

We present a new five-epoch Chandra X-ray Observatory monitoring survey of the nearby spiral galaxy M33 which probes X-ray variability with time sampling between two weeks and four months. We characterize the X-ray variability of 55 bright…

Using archival spectral-imaging data with a total exposure of $\sim144$ ks obtained by {\it Chandra}, 43 X-ray sources are detected within the half-light radius of globular cluster M62 (NGC6266). Based on the X-ray colour-luminosity diagram…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-09-01 Kwangmin Oh , C. Y. Hui , K. L. Li , A. K. H. Kong

Apparently diffuse X-ray emission has been known to exist along the central quarter of the Galactic Plane since the beginning of the X-ray astronomy, which is referred to as the Galactic Ridge X-ray emission (GRXE). Recent deep X-ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-12 Kumiko Morihana , Masahiro Tsujimoto , Tessei Yoshida , Ken Ebisawa

Based on a homogeneous set of X-ray, infrared and ultraviolet observations from Chandra, Spitzer, GALEX and 2MASS archives, we study populations of high-mass X-ray binaries (HMXBs) in a sample of 29 nearby star-forming galaxies and their…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-28 S. Mineo , M. Gilfanov , R. Sunyaev

We present new identifications of infrared counterparts to the population of hard X-ray sources near the Galactic center detected by the Chandra X-ray Observatory. We have confirmed 16 new massive stellar counterparts to the X-ray…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-11-20 Jon C. Mauerhan , Michael P. Muno , Mark R. Morris , Susan R. Stolovy , Angela S. Cotera

We search for gamma-ray emission from 114 Galactic high mass X-ray binaries, including 4 well studied catalogued sources, in 12.5 years of Fermi-LAT data in conjunction with the 10-year point source catalogue. Where a gamma-ray excess…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-03-02 Max Harvey , Cameron B. Rulten , Paula M. Chadwick

We report the results of a joint \chandra-\hst study of the X-ray binary population in the massive, high-density globular cluster NGC 6388. NGC 6388 has one of the highest predicted X-ray binary production rate of any Galactic cluster. We…

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

Transient Low-Mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) are discovered largely by X-ray and gamma-ray all-sky monitors. The X-ray outburst is also accompanied by an optical brightening, which empirically can precede detection of X-rays. Newly sensitive…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-12-01 Yuankun Wang , Eric C. Bellm , Allison Crossland , William I. Clarkson , Alessandro Mazzi , Reed Riddle , Russ R. Laher , Ben Rusholme