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We present a Chandra ACIS study of the early-type galaxy NGC 4552. We detect 47 X-ray point sources, most of which are likely LMXBs, within 4 R_e. The brightest X-ray source coincides with the optical/UV/radio center of the galaxy, and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Yueheng Xu , Haiguang Xu , Zhongli Zhang , Arunav Kundu , Yu Wang , Xiang-Ping Wu

Our campaign of deep monitoring observations with {\it Chandra} of the nearby elliptical galaxy NGC 3379 has lead to the detection of nine globular cluster (GC) and 53 field low mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) in the joint {\it Hubble}/{\it…

We searched for infrared counterparts to the cluster of X-ray point sources discovered by Chandra in the Galactic Center Region (GCR). While the sources could be white dwarfs, neutron stars, or black holes accreting from stellar companions,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 S. Laycock , J. Grindlay , M. van den Berg , P. Zhao , J. Hong , X. Koenig , E. M. Schlegel , S. E. Persson

We investigate low mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) in the M31 globular cluster (GC) system using data from the 2XMMi catalogue. These X-ray data are based on all publicly available XMM-Newton observations of the galaxy. This new survey provides…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-19 Mark B. Peacock , Thomas J. Maccarone , Arunav Kundu , Stephen E. Zepf

We investigated the X-ray spectral properties of a collection of low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) within a sample of 15 nearby early-type galaxies observed with Chandra. We find that the spectrum of the sum of the sources in a given galaxy…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Jimmy A. Irwin , Alex E. Athey , Joel N. Bregman

Chandra X-ray observations routinely resolve tens to hundreds of low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) per galaxy in nearby massive early-type galaxies. These studies have raised important issues regarding the behavior of this population of…

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 results of Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory observations of globular clusters (GCs) and low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) in the central regions of Centaurus A. Out of 440 GC candidates we find that 41 host…

We analyse a Chandra observation of the rich globular cluster NGC 362, finding 33 X-ray sources within 1' (1.2 half-mass radii) of the cluster center. Spectral analysis of the brightest source (X1) shows blackbody-like emission, indicating…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-03-26 Gourav Kumawat , Craig O. Heinke , Haldan N. Cohn , Phyllis M. Lugger

We investigated for a possible connection between the types of X-ray binaries (XRBs) and the properties of compact star clusters in the nearby galaxy NGC 628. Using {\it Chandra} archival data covering the years 2001-2018, 75 X-ray sources…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-01-25 Senay Avdan , Aysun Akyuz , Seda Acar , Inci Akkaya Oralhan , Sinan Allak , Nazim Aksaker

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

VLT images in $BVI$ are used to identify the optical counterparts to bright CHANDRA X-ray points sources discovered by Kraft et al. (2001, ApJ, 560, 675) in NGC5128. Of a total of 111 X-ray point sources with L_X>2*10^{36} ergs/s present in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Dante Minniti , Marina Rejkuba , Jose G. Funes S. J. , Sanae Akiyama

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…

Using XMM-Newton EPIC imaging data, we have detected 50 low-luminosity X-ray sources in the field of view of M 22, where 5 +/- 3 of these sources are likely to be related to the cluster. Using differential optical photometry, we have…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 N. A. Webb , D. Serre , B. Gendre , D. Barret , J. -P. Lasota , L. Rizzi

We present results from a 34 ks Chandra/ACIS-S observation of the nearby (d=3.1 Mpc) lenticular galaxy NGC 5102, previously shown to have an unusually low X-ray luminosity. We detect eleven X-ray point sources within the the $D_{25}$…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 R. P. Kraft , L. A. Nolan , T. J. Ponman , C. Jones , S. Raychaudhury

We have detected three new x-ray point sources, in addition to the known low-mass x-ray binary (LMXB) X1832-330, in the globular cluster NGC 6652 with a Chandra 1.6 ksec HRC-I exposure. Star 49 (M_{V}~4.7), suggested by Deutsch et al.(1998)…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 C. O. Heinke , P. D. Edmonds , J. E. Grindlay

Based on archival {\it Chandra} data, we have carried out an X-ray survey of 69, or nearly half the known population of, Milky Way globular clusters (GCs), focusing on weak X-ray sources, mainly cataclysmic variables (CVs) and coronally…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-05-16 Zhongqun Cheng , Zhiyuan Li , Xiaojie Xu , Xiangdong Li

Based on the archival data from the Chandra observations of nearby galaxies, we study different sub populations of low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) - dynamically formed systems in globular clusters (GCs) and in the nucleus of M31 and…

NGC 4472 is home to five ultraluminous X-ray sources hosted by globular clusters. These sources have been suggested as good black hole candidates in extragalactic globular clusters$-$ a highly sought after population that may provide…

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