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NGC 7793中一个新的候选脉动ULX

A new candidate pulsating ULX in NGC 7793

Erwan Quintin, Natalie Webb, Andrés Gúrpide, Matteo Bachetti, Felix Fürst

摘要:

我们在这里报告NGC 7793 ULX-4的发现,这是NGC 7793中的一个新的瞬态超亮X射线源(ULX),NGC 7793是一个以拥有几个ULX而闻名的螺旋星系。这个新的来源在2012年经历了一次爆发,当时它被\textit{XMM-Newton}和\textit{Swift} X射线望远镜探测到。爆发达到了3.4 $\times 10^{39}$ erg\ s $^{-1}$的峰值光度,并持续了大约8个月,之后光源的光度低于$10^{37}$ erg\ s $^{-1}$ ;以前的\textit{Chandra}观测将低状态光度限制在$\sim$ 2 $\times 10^{36}$ erg\ s $^{-1}$以下,这意味着至少有1000倍的可变性。我们提出了四种可能的光学对应物,发现在档案HST观测的星系。在2.52 Hz处发现\textit{XMM-Newton}信号中的脉动,具有$\sim3.4\,σ$的显著性,以及$\dot{f} = 3.5\times10^{-8}$ Hz.s $^{-1}$的相关自旋上升。因此,NGC 7793是第一个拥有一个以上脉动ULX的星系。

英文摘要:

We report here the discovery of NGC 7793 ULX-4, a new transient ultraluminous X-ray source (ULX) in NGC 7793, a spiral galaxy already well known for harbouring several ULXs. This new source underwent an outburst in 2012, when it was detected by \textit{XMM-Newton} and the \textit{Swift} X-ray telescope. The outburst reached a peak luminosity of 3.4$\times 10^{39}$ erg\ s$^{-1}$ and lasted for about 8 months, after which the source went below a luminosity of $10^{37}$ erg\ s$^{-1}$; previous \textit{Chandra} observations constrain the low-state luminosity below $\sim$ 2$\times 10^{36}$ erg\ s$^{-1}$, implying a variability of at least a factor 1000. We propose four possible optical counterparts, found in archival HST observations of the galaxy. A pulsation in the \textit{XMM-Newton} signal was found at 2.52 Hz, with a significance of $\sim3.4\,σ$, and an associated spin-up of $\dot{f} = 3.5\times10^{-8}$ Hz.s$^{-1}$. NGC 7793 is therefore the first galaxy to host more than one pulsating ULX.

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