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A ROSAT HRI X-ray image was obtained of the open globular cluster NGC 288, which is located near the South Galactic Pole. This is the first deep X-ray image of this system. We detect a Low Luminosity Globular Cluster X-ray source (LLGCX)…

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 report the discovery of a new X-ray transient AGN, RX J1624.9+7554. This object appeared to be bright in the ROSAT All-Sky Survey, but had turned off in two pointed observations about one and a half years later. The optical…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 D. Grupe , H. -C. Thomas , K. M. Leighly

We observed the "micro-quasar" GRS 1758-258 four times with Chandra. Two HRC-I observations were made in 2000 September-October spanning an intermediate-to-hard spectral transition (identified with RXTE). Another HRC-I and an ACIS/HETGS…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 W. A. Heindl , D. M. Smith

We study three transient X-ray sources, that were bright in the central region of M31 galaxy in the year 2000. Observations with Chandra and XMM-Newton allowed us for the first time in the history of X-ray astronomy, to build light curves…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 S. Trudolyubov , K. Borozdin , W. Priedhorsky

We describe a series of observations of NGC 1313 using the ROSAT HRI with a combined exposure time of 183.5 ksec. The observations span an interval between 1992 and 1998; the purpose of observations since 1994 was to monitor the X-ray flux…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Eric M. Schlegel , Robert Petre , E. J. M. Colbert , Scott Miller

We present the results of Chandra X-ray Observatory observations of the transient anomalous X-ray pulsar (AXP) candidate AX J1845.0-0258 in apparent quiescence. Within the source's error circle, we find a point source and possible…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 C. R. Tam , V. M. Kaspi , B. M. Gaensler , E. V. Gotthelf

We report the discovery of a fairly bright transient during observations with the Wide Field Cameras on board the BeppoSAX satellite in September 1996. It was detected at a peak intensity of 0.1 Crab (2 to 10 keV) and lasted between 6 and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 J. J. M. in 't Zand , J. Heise , J. M. Muller , A. Bazzano , M. Cocchi , L. Natalucci , P. Ubertini

This review summarizes the state of the knowledge of the nearby (D = 3.4 Mpc) radio source Centaurus A and its host galaxy NGC 5128. The massive elliptical host galaxy appears to be moderately triaxial. It contains a strongly warped thin…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 F. P. Israel

We have obtained snapshot images of a transient X-ray source in M31 from Chandra ACIS-I and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). The Chandra position of the X-ray nova was R.A.=00:42:56.038 +/-0.08'',…

We report on the serendipitous discovery of a new transient in NGC 5907, at a peak luminosity of 6.4x10^{39} erg/s. The source was undetected in previous 2012 Chandra observations with a 3 sigma upper limit on the luminosity of 1.5x10^{38}…

In a 52 ks-long Chandra ACIS-S observation of the nearby starburst galaxy NGC 3628, obtained to study the starburst-driven outflow from this galaxy, we have detected a very luminous (L_X = 1.1e40 erg/s in the 0.3-8.0 keV energy band) point…

We present a 19 ks Chandra ACIS-S observation of the globular cluster Terzan 1. Fourteen sources are detected within 1.4 arcmin of the cluster center with 2 of these sources predicted to be not associated with the cluster (background AGN or…

We present the results of a study of the variability of X-ray sources in the central 30' of the nearby Andromeda Galaxy (M31) based on XMM Performance Verification observations. Two observations of this field, with a total exposure time of…

We report on the results of a four-year long X-ray monitoring campaign of the central 1.2 square degrees of our Galaxy, performed with Chandra and XMM-Newton between 2005 and 2008. Our study focuses on the properties of transient X-ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-04 N. Degenaar , R. Wijnands , E. M. Cackett , J. Homan , J. J. M. in 't Zand , E. Kuulkers , T. J. Maccarone , M. van der Klis

We report the detection of a dust scattering halo around a recently discovered X-ray transient, Swift J174540.7-290015, which in early February of 2016 underwent one of the brightest outbursts (F_X ~ 5e-10 erg/cm^2/s) observed from a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-04-26 L. Corrales , B. Mon , D. Haggard , F. Baganoff , G. Garmire , N. Degenaar , M. Reynolds

We present a Chandra/ACIS-I observation of GRO J1744-28. We detected a source at a position of R.A = 17h 44m 33.09s and Dec. = -28degr 44' 27.0'' (J2000.0; with a 1sigma error of ~0.8 arcseconds), consistent with both ROSAT and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Rudy Wijnands , Q. Daniel Wang

We report on continued monitoring observations of the Galactic center carried out by the X-ray telescope aboard the Swift satellite in 2008 and 2009. This campaign revealed activity of the five known X-ray transients AX J1745.6-2901, CXOGC…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-19 N. Degenaar , R. Wijnands

We present the discovery of the first X-ray counterpart to a Rotating RAdio Transient (RRAT) source. RRAT J1819--1458 is a relatively highly magnetized (B $\sim 5\times10^{13}$ G) member of a new class of unusual pulsar-like objects…

We report on the discovery of an ultrasoft X-ray transient source, 3XMM J152130.7+074916. It was serendipitously detected in an XMM-Newton observation on 2000 August 23, and its location is consistent with the center of the galaxy SDSS…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-09-23 Dacheng Lin , Peter W. Maksym , Jimmy A. Irwin , S. Komossa , Natalie A. Webb , Olivier Godet , Didier Barret , Dirk Grupe , Stephen D. J. Gwyn