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一个新的微弱的X射线瞬变粒子群

A New, Faint Population of X-ray Transients

F. E. Bauer, E. Treister, K. Schawinski, S. Schulze, B. Luo, D. M. Alexander, W. N. Brandt, A. Comastri, F. Forster, R. Gilli, D. A. Kann, K. Maeda, K. Nomoto, … 展开作者

F. E. Bauer, E. Treister, K. Schawinski, S. Schulze, B. Luo, D. M. Alexander, W. N. Brandt, A. Comastri, F. Forster, R. Gilli, D. A. Kann, K. Maeda, K. Nomoto, M. Paolillo, P. Ranalli, D. P. Schneider, O. Shemmer, M. Tanaka, A. Tolstov, N. Tominaga, P. Tozzi, C. Vignali, J. Wang, Y. Xue, G. Yang

摘要:

我们报告的检测一个显着的新的快速高能量瞬态发现在钱德拉深场南,强烈相关的微弱($m_{\rm R}=27.5$马格,$z_{\rm ph}$ $\sim$ 2.2)主机在坎德尔调查。X射线事件由115个$^{+12}_{-11}$净0.3-7.0 keV计数组成,光变曲线的特征在于$\approx$ 100 s上升时间、$\approx$ 5 $\times$ 10 $^{-12}$ erg s $^{-1}$ cm $^{-2}$的峰值0.3-10 keV通量和$-1.53\pm0.27$的幂律衰减时间斜率。平均光谱斜率为$Γ=1.43^{+0.23}_{-0.13}$,没有明显的光谱变化。\hbox{X-ray}和多波长特性有效地排除了绝大多数先前观察到的高能瞬变。一些理论上的可能性仍然存在:一个“孤儿”的X射线余辉从离轴短持续时间的伽玛射线暴(GRB)与弱光发射;一个低光度的GRB在高红移没有即时发射低于$\sim$ 20千电子伏的休息框架;或一个高度光束潮汐破坏事件(TDE)涉及一个中等质量的黑洞和一个白矮星几乎没有变化。然而,上述情况都不能完全解释所有观察到的性质。虽然存在很大的不确定性,这类事件的隐含速率与孤儿和低光度GRB以及罕见的TDE相当,这意味着发现了一个已知的瞬态类未开发的制度,或一种新类型的变量现象,其性质仍有待确定。

英文摘要:

We report on the detection of a remarkable new fast high-energy transient found in the Chandra Deep Field-South, robustly associated with a faint ($m_{\rm R}=27.5$ mag, $z_{\rm ph}$$\sim$2.2) host in the CANDELS survey. The X-ray event is comprised of 115$^{+12}_{-11}$ net 0.3-7.0 keV counts, with a light curve characterised by a $\approx$100 s rise time, a peak 0.3-10 keV flux of $\approx$5$\times$10$^{-12}$ erg s$^{-1}$ cm$^{-2}$, and a power-law decay time slope of $-1.53\pm0.27$. The average spectral slope is $Γ=1.43^{+0.23}_{-0.13}$, with no clear spectral variations. The \hbox{X-ray} and multi-wavelength properties effectively rule out the vast majority of previously observed high-energy transients. A few theoretical possibilities remain: an "orphan" X-ray afterglow from an off-axis short-duration Gamma-ray Burst (GRB) with weak optical emission; a low-luminosity GRB at high redshift with no prompt emission below $\sim$20 keV rest-frame; or a highly beamed Tidal Disruption Event (TDE) involving an intermediate-mass black hole and a white dwarf with little variability. However, none of the above scenarios can completely explain all observed properties. Although large uncertainties exist, the implied rate of such events is comparable to those of orphan and low-luminosity GRBs as well as rare TDEs, implying the discovery of an untapped regime for a known transient class, or a new type of variable phenomena whose nature remains to be determined.

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