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钱德拉局部体积巡天:NGC 404的X射线点源总体

The Chandra Local Volume Survey: The X-ray Point Source Population of NGC 404

B. Binder, B. F. Williams, M. Eracleous, T. J. Gaetz, A. K. H. Kong, E. D. Skillman, D. R. Weisz

摘要:

我们提出了一个全面的X射线点源目录的NGC 404获得的钱德拉本地体积调查的一部分。一个新的,97 ks的钱德拉ACIS-S观测NGC 404与档案观测相结合,总曝光量约为123 ks。我们的测量得到了74个非常重要的X射线点源,并且对0.35 ~ 8 keV波段的极限未吸收光度~ 6 × 10^35 erg·s^-1敏感。为了约束每个X射线源的性质,生成与多波长数据的互相关。我们在重叠的HST观测中寻找我们的X射线探测的光学对应物,但只找到两个具有候选光学对应物的X射线源。我们发现21个可能的低质量X射线双星(LMXB),虽然这个数字是一个下限,由于在分离LMXB背景活动星系核的困难。给出了软、硬能带的X射线光度函数。软带(0.5-2 keV)和硬带(2-8 keV)的XLF在90%完整性极限下的极限亮度分别为10^35 erg s^-1和10^36 erg s^-1,明显低于之前对NGC 404的X射线研究。我们发现的XLF与其他X射线人口占主导地位的LMXB是一致的。然而,NGC 404中每单位恒星质量的发光(>10^37 erg s^-1)X射线源的数量要比在其他星系中观测到的要少。相对缺乏明亮的XRB可能是由于LMXB的人口与主序列的同伴形成在一个时代的提升恒星形成约0.5 Gyr前。

英文摘要:

We present a comprehensive X-ray point source catalog of NGC 404 obtained as part of the Chandra Local Volume Survey. A new, 97 ks Chandra ACIS-S observation of NGC 404 was combined with archival observations for a total exposure of ~123 ks. Our survey yields 74 highly significant X-ray point sources and is sensitive to a limiting unabsorbed luminosity of ~6x10^35 erg s^-1 in the 0.35-8 keV band. To constrain the nature of each X-ray source, cross-correlations with multi-wavelength data were generated. We searched overlapping HST observations for optical counterparts to our X-ray detections, but find only two X-ray sources with candidate optical counterparts. We find 21 likely low mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs), although this number is a lower limit due to the difficulties in separating LMXBs from background AGN. The X-ray luminosity functions (XLFs) in both the soft and hard energy bands are presented. The XLFs in the soft band (0.5-2 keV) and the hard band (2-8 keV) have a limiting luminosity at the 90% completeness limit of 10^35 erg s^-1 and 10^36 erg s^-1, respectively, significantly lower than previous X-ray studies of NGC 404. We find the XLFs to be consistent with those of other X-ray populations dominated by LMXBs. However, the number of luminous (>10^37 erg s^-1) X-ray sources per unit stellar mass in NGC 404 is lower than is observed for other galaxies. The relative lack of luminous XRBs may be due to a population of LMXBs with main sequence companions formed during an epoch of elevated star formation ~0.5 Gyr ago.

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