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半人马座A中的一个瞬态黑洞低质量X射线双星候选者

A Transient Black-Hole Low-Mass X-Ray Binary Candidate in Centaurus A

Gregory R. Sivakoff, Ralph P. Kraft, Andrés Jordán, Adrienne M. Juett, Daniel A. Evans, William R. Forman, Martin J. Hardcastle, Craig L. Sarazin, Mark Birkinsh… 展开作者

Gregory R. Sivakoff, Ralph P. Kraft, Andrés Jordán, Adrienne M. Juett, Daniel A. Evans, William R. Forman, Martin J. Hardcastle, Craig L. Sarazin, Mark Birkinshaw, Nicola J. Brassington, Judith H. Croston, William E. Harris, Christine Jones, Stephen S. Murray, Somak Raychaudhury, Kristin A. Woodley, Diana M. Worrall

摘要:

我们报告了2007年3 - 5月钱德拉X射线天文台六次观测发现的一个明亮的瞬变X射线源,CXOJ 132518.2 -430304,朝向半人马座A(Cen A)。2003年至2007年,其流量增加了770倍以上。该源很可能是一颗在Cen A中的低质量X射线双星,其0.3-10 keV波段的未吸收光度为(2-3)x 10^{39}尔格·s^-1,在我们的观测过程中,它从陡幂律态跃迁到热态。CXCRJ 132518.2 -430304是早期型星系中最明亮的X射线源,具有广泛的时间信息,揭示了瞬变和光谱状态转变。结合它的光度,这些特性使这个源成为迄今为止在早期类型星系中包含恒星质量黑洞的最强候选者之一。除非这种爆发持续多年,否则与其他早期类型的星系相比,Cen A的发光瞬变率非常高。

英文摘要:

We report the discovery of a bright transient X-ray source, CXOU J132518.2-430304, towards Centaurus A (Cen A) using six new Chandra X-Ray Observatory observations in 2007 March--May. Between 2003 and 2007, its flux has increased by a factor of >770. The source is likely a low-mass X-ray binary in Cen A with unabsorbed 0.3-10 keV band luminosities of (2-3) x 10^{39} erg s^-1 and a transition from the steep-power law state to the thermal state during our observations. CXOU J132518.2-430304 is the most luminous X-ray source in an early-type galaxy with extensive timing information that reveals transience and a spectral state transition. Combined with its luminosity, these properties make this source one of the strongest candidates to date for containing a stellar-mass black hole in an early-type galaxy. Unless this outburst lasts many years, the rate of luminous transients in Cen A is anomalously high compared to other early-type galaxies.

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