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球状星团G1 X射线源的Chandra定域

Localization of the X-ray Source in the Globular Cluster G1 with Chandra

A. K. H. Kong, C. O. Heinke, R. Di Stefano, H. N. Cohn, P. M. Lugger, P. Barmby, W. H. G. Lewin, F. A. Primini

摘要:

利用钱德拉X射线天文台、哈勃太空望远镜(HST)和加拿大-法国-夏威夷望远镜(CFHT)对M31中巨型球状星团G1的X射线源进行了最精确的X射线位置测量。G1被清楚地检测到与钱德拉和交叉注册与HST和CFHT图像,我们得出一个1西格玛误差半径为0.15弧秒,显着小于以前的测量XMM-牛顿。我们的结论是G1的X射线发射很可能来自于星系团的核心半径。对于X射线发射的起源,我们已经考虑了许多可能性,但可以排除所有可能性,只有两种情况除外:它可能是由于吸积到中心的中等质量黑洞(IMBH)上,或者是普通的低质量X射线双星(LMXB)。基于X射线光度和Bondi吸积率,来自星系团气体的IMBH似乎不太可能,我们认为X射线是来自伴星的吸积。或者,一个1.5太阳质量的星团LMXB位于95% X射线误差圆内的概率约为0.7。因此,我们不能排除单个LMXB作为X射线发射的来源。虽然我们无法根据目前的观测结果区分不同的模型,但未来的高分辨率和高灵敏度无线电成像观测将揭示G1中心是否存在IMBH。

英文摘要:

We report the most accurate X-ray position of the X-ray source in the giant globular cluster G1 in M31 by using the Chandra X-ray Observatory, Hubble Space Telescope (HST), and Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT). G1 is clearly detected with Chandra and by cross-registering with HST and CFHT images, we derive a 1-sigma error radius of 0.15 arcsec, significantly smaller than the previous measurement by XMM-Newton. We conclude that the X-ray emission of G1 is likely to come from within the core radius of the cluster. We have considered a number of possibilities for the origin of the X-ray emission but can rule all but two scenarios out: it could be due to either accretion onto a central intermediate-mass black hole (IMBH), or an ordinary low-mass X-ray binary (LMXB). Based on the X-ray luminosity and the Bondi accretion rate, an IMBH accreting from the cluster gas seems unlikely and we suggest that the X-rays are due to accretion from a companion. Alternatively, the probability that a 1.5 solar masses cluster LMXB lies within the 95 per cent X-ray error circle is about 0.7. Therefore we cannot rule out a single LMXB as the origin of the X-ray emission. While we cannot distinguish between different models with current observations, future high-resolution and high-sensitivity radio imaging observations will reveal whether there is an IMBH at the centre of G1.

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