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NGC3921中亮ULX X-2的性质:Chandra位置和HST候选对应物

The nature of the bright ULX X-2 in NGC3921: a Chandra position and HST candidate counterpart

P. G. Jonker, M. Heida, M. A. P. Torres, J. C. A. Miller-Jones, A. C. Fabian, E. M. Ratti, G. Miniutti, D. J. Walton, T. P. Roberts

摘要:

本文报道了钱德拉天文台对NGC 3921中明亮超亮X射线源的观测结果。文献中先前报道的XMM观测表明,在0.5-10 keV的光度为2x10^40 erg/s的明亮ULX的存在。我们的钱德拉观测发现该源的光度较低,约为8x10^39 erg/s,此外,我们提供了ULX的钱德拉位置,精确到0.7”,置信度为90%。X射线的可变性使得高亮度不太可能是由几个独立的X射线源引起的。在3个时期的档案哈勃太空望远镜(HST)的观察,我们发现了一个候选对应的ULX。有直接的证据表明WFPC 2 F814 W观测的两个时期之间的变化,2000年获得的观测结果显示了一个更明亮的来源。此外,将1994年F336 W和2000年F300 W WFPC 2以及2010年F336 W WFC 3观测转换为约翰逊U波段滤波器,假设光谱类型为O 7I,我们发现2000年U波段光变亮的证据。使用更高分辨率的WFC 3观测,候选对应物被分解为两个颜色相似的源。我们讨论了ULX的性质和可能与光学对应物的关联。最后,我们调查了一个潜在的新的解释,一些(明亮的)ULX作为耀斑的衰减阶段所造成的潮汐破坏的恒星反冲超大质量黑洞。然而,我们发现在z=0.08范围内,最多应该只有1个这样的系统。

英文摘要:

We report on Chandra observations of the bright ultra-luminous X-ray (ULX) source in NGC3921. Previous XMM observations reported in the literature show the presence of a bright ULX at a 0.5-10 keV luminosity of 2x10^40 erg/s. Our Chandra observation finds the source at a lower luminosity of ~8x10^39 erg/s, furthermore, we provide a Chandra position of the ULX accurate to 0.7" at 90% confidence. The X-ray variability makes it unlikely that the high luminosity is caused by several separate X-ray sources. In 3 epochs of archival Hubble Space Telescope (HST) observations we find a candidate counterpart to the ULX. There is direct evidence for variability between the two epochs of WFPC2 F814W observations with the observation obtained in 2000 showing a brighter source. Furthermore, converting the 1994 F336W and 2000 F300W WFPC2 and the 2010 F336W WFC3 observations to the Johnson U-band filter assuming a spectral type of O7I we find evidence for a brightening of the U-band light in 2000. Using the higher resolution WFC3 observations the candidate counterpart is resolved into two sources of similar color. We discuss the nature of the ULX and the probable association with the optical counterpart(s). Finally, we investigate a potential new explanation for some (bright) ULXs as the decaying stages of flares caused by the tidal disruption of a star by a recoiled supermassive black hole. However, we find that there should be at most only 1 of such systems within z=0.08.

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