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We detect 353 X-ray point sources, mostly low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs), in four Chandra observations of Centaurus A (NGC 5128), the nearest giant early-type galaxy, and correlate this point source population with the largest available…

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 the properties of the discrete X-ray sources detected in our monitoring program of the `typical' elliptical galaxy, NGC 3379, observed with Chandra ACIS-S in five separate pointings, resulting in a co-added exposure of 324-ks.…

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

We have spatially and spectrally resolved the sources of X-ray emission from the X-ray faint S0 galaxy NGC 1553 using an observation from the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The majority (70%) of the emission in the 0.3 - 10.0 keV band is…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 E. L. Blanton , C. L. Sarazin , J. A. Irwin

We have conducted Chandra observations of ~2560 square arcmin (~131 kpc^2) of of M31, and find that the most luminous X-ray sources in our fields are in globular clusters (GCs). Of the 28 GC X-ray sources in our fields, 17 are newly…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 R. Di Stefano , A. K. H. Kong , M. R. Garcia , P. Barmby , J. Greiner , S. S. Murray , F. A. Primini

(abridged) A Chandra ACIS S3 observation of the X-ray faint elliptical galaxy NGC 4697 resolves much of the X-ray emission (61% of the counts from within one effective radius) into 90 point sources, of which ~80 are low mass X-ray binaries…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Craig L. Sarazin , Jimmy A. Irwin , Joel N. Bregman

In this paper we discuss the X-ray point source population of NGC 4472, an elliptical galaxy in the Virgo cluster. We used recent deep Chandra data combined with archival Chandra data to obtain a 380 ks exposure time. We find 238 X-ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-08-02 T. D. Joseph , T. J. Maccarone , R. P. Kraft , G. R. Sivakoff

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 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 present an updated catalog of X-ray point sources in the inner 500$\arcsec$ ($\sim$20 parsec) of the Galactic Center (GC), where the {\it nuclear star cluster} (NSC) stands, based on a total of $\sim$4.5 Ms of {\it Chandra} observations…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-04-04 Zhenlin Zhu , Zhiyuan Li , Mark R. Morris

(Abridged) We present the results of M31 globular cluster (GC) X-ray source survey, based on the data of XMM-Newton and Chandra observations covering ~6100 sq.arcmin of M31. We detected 43 X-ray sources coincident with globular cluster…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Sergey Trudolyubov , William Priedhorsky

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

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 report preliminary results from an arcsecond-resolution X-ray survey of nearby galaxies using ACIS on board Chandra. The total sample consists of 41 low-luminosity AGNs, including Seyferts, LINERs, and LINER/H II transition objects. In…

Using high resolution Chandra data, we report the presence of a weak X-ray point source coincident with the nucleus of NGC 4178, a late-type bulgeless disk galaxy known to have high ionization mid-infrared (mid-IR) lines typically…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-05 Nathan Secrest , Shobita Satyapal , Mario Gliozzi , C. C. Cheung , Anil Seth , Torsten Boeker

We present X-ray point-source catalogs for a deep 400 ks Chandra ACIS-I exposure of the SSA22 field. The observations are centred on a z = 3.09 protocluster, which is populated by Lyman break galaxies (LBGs), Lyalpha emitters (LAEs), and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 B. D. Lehmer , D. M. Alexander , S. C. Chapman , Ian Smail , F. E. Bauer , W. N. Brandt , J. E. Geach , Y. Matsuda , J. R. Mullaney , A. M. Swinbank

Chandra observations of the X-ray faint elliptical galaxy NGC 4697 resolve much of the X-ray emission (61% within one effective radius) into ~80 point sources, of which most are low mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs). These LMXBs provide the bulk…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Craig L. Sarazin , Jimmy A. Irwin , Joel N. Bregman

A Chandra X-Ray Observatory ACIS-S imaging observation is used to study the population of X-ray sources in the nearby Sab galaxy M81 (NGC 3031). A total of 177 sources are detected with 124 located within the D25 isophote to a limiting…

We present long term optical variability studies of bright X-ray sources in four nearby elliptical galaxies with {\it Chandra} Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer array (ACIS-S) and {\it Hubble Space Telescope (HST)} Advanced Camera for…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-19 V. Jithesh , R. Misra , P. Shalima , K. Jeena , C. D. Ravikumar , B. R. S. Babu