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NGC的LMXB人群3379

The LMXB Population of NGC 3379

N. J. Brassington

摘要:

这里展示的是钱德拉对椭圆星系NGC 3379的深度观测的亮点。从该星系的多历元观测中,在所有观测重叠的区域内探测到132个离散X射线源,其中98个位于星系的D25椭圆内。在这132个来源中,有71个显示出长期的可变性,表明它们正在吸积致密物体。这些来源中有11个已被确定为瞬态候选者,还有7个可能的瞬态。除此之外,从哈勃/钱德拉联合视场,在银河系中还探测到了9个球状星团(GC)和53个低质量X射线双星(LMXB)。这两个群体的比较表明,在较高的光度场LMXB和GC-LMXB是相似的。然而,在较低光度下发现GC-LMXB的显著缺乏,表明并非所有LMXB都可以在GC中形成。

英文摘要:

Presented here are the highlights from the deep Chandra observation of the elliptical galaxy NGC 3379. From the multi-epoch observation of this galaxy, 132 discrete X-ray sources have been detected within the region overlapped by all observations, 98 of which lie within the D25 ellipse of the galaxy. Of these 132 sources, 71 exhibit long-term variability, indicating that they are accreting compact objects. 11 of these sources have been identified as transient candidates, with a further 7 possible transients. In addition to this, from the joint Hubble/Chandra field of view, nine globular clusters (GCs) and 53 field low mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) have been detected in the galaxy. Comparisons of these two populations reveals that, at higher luminosities the field LMXBs and GC-LMXBs are similar. However, a significant lack of GC-LMXBs has been found at lower luminosities, indicating that not all LMXBs can form in GCs.

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