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银河系球状星团NGC 2808和NGC 4372的XMM-牛顿观测

XMM-Newton observations of the Galactic globular clusters NGC 2808 and NGC 4372

M. Servillat, N. A. Webb, D. Barret

摘要:

银河系的球状星团中有双星系统,它们被探测为微弱的X射线源。这些密近双星被认为通过释放能量和延迟球状星团不可避免的核心坍缩在星团的稳定性中发挥了重要作用。因此,密近双星的清单及其识别是必不可少的。本文介绍了对两个银河系球状星团NGC 2808和NGC 4372的XMM-牛顿观测。我们使用X射线光谱和变异性分析,结合紫外线观测与XMM-牛顿光学监测器和公布的数据从哈勃太空望远镜,以确定与集群相关的源。我们比较我们的观察结果与人口合成模型的估计。96个来源中有5个可能与NGC 2808有关。在NGC 4372的视野中发现了9个源,没有一个位于其半质量半径内。我们在NGC 2808的核心发现了一颗静止的中子星低质量X射线双星候选者,并提出NGC 2808的中心源主要是激变变星。据估计,大约有20+/-10个激变变星的光度大于4.25 x 10^31 erg s^-1。NGC 2808的核心也可能存在毫秒级的辐射源,而在半质量半径以外的一些辐射源可能与该星团有关。

英文摘要:

Galactic globular clusters harbour binary systems that are detected as faint X-ray sources. These close binaries are thought to play an important role in the stability of the clusters by liberating energy and delaying the inevitable core collapse of globular clusters. The inventory of close binaries and their identification is therefore essential. We present XMM-Newton observations of two Galactic globular clusters: NGC 2808 and NGC 4372. We use X-ray spectral and variability analysis combined with ultra-violet observations made with the XMM-Newton optical monitor and published data from the Hubble Space Telescope to identify sources associated with the clusters. We compare the results of our observations with estimates from population synthesis models. Five sources out of 96 are likely to be related to NGC 2808. Nine sources are found in the field of view of NGC 4372, none being located inside its half-mass radius. We find one quiescent neutron star low mass X-ray binary candidate in the core of NGC 2808, and propose that the majority of the central sources in NGC 2808 are cataclysmic variables. An estimation leads to ~20+/-10 cataclysmic variables with luminosity above 4.25 x 10^31 erg s^-1. Millisecond pulsars could also be present in the core of NGC 2808, and some sources outside of the half-mass radius could possibly be linked to the cluster.

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