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NGC 55中的瞬态超亮X射线源

A transient ultraluminous X-ray source in NGC 55

A. Robba, C. Pinto, F. Pintore, G. Rodriguez, E. Ambrosi, F. Barra, G. Cusumano, A. D'Aì, M. Del Santo, P. Kosec, A. Marino, M. Middleton, T. Roberts, C. Salvag… 展开作者

A. Robba, C. Pinto, F. Pintore, G. Rodriguez, E. Ambrosi, F. Barra, G. Cusumano, A. D'Aì, M. Del Santo, P. Kosec, A. Marino, M. Middleton, T. Roberts, C. Salvaggio, R. Soria, A. Wolter, D. Walton

摘要:

超铝X射线源(ULX)是一类X射线光度大于10 $^{39}$尔格s $^{-1}$的吸积致密天体。每个星系ULX的平均数量仍然没有得到很好的限制,特别是考虑到ULX瞬变的比例的不确定性。在这里,我们报告了在星系NGC 55(我们标记为ULX-2)中识别出一个新的瞬态ULX,这要归功于最近的XMM-牛顿和Neil Gehrels Swift天文台的观测。该天体之前被归类为瞬态X射线源,在2010年的XMM-牛顿观测中亮度约为几个10 $^{38}$ erg s $^{-1}$。由于新的和更深的观测($\sim$ 130千分之一),我们表明,源达到亮度峰值$>1.6 \times 10^{39}$尔格S $^{-1}$。ULX-2的X射线光谱比以前的观测要软得多,属于软ULX类。它可以使用具有两个热组件的模型来很好地描述,这在ULX中很常见。X射线变化的时间尺度是一个月的量级,可能是由吸积速率的微小变化或由于超轨道调制引起的,这归因于吸积盘的进动,这与其他ULX类似。

英文摘要:

Ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) are a class of accreting compact objects with X-ray luminosities above 10$^{39}$ erg s$^{-1}$. The average number of ULXs per galaxy is still not well constrained, especially given the uncertainty on the fraction of ULX transients. Here, we report the identification of a new transient ULX in the galaxy NGC 55 (which we label as ULX-2), thanks to recent XMM-Newton and the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory observations. This object was previously classified as a transient X-ray source with a luminosity around a few 10$^{38}$ erg s$^{-1}$ in a 2010 XMM-Newton observation. Thanks to new and deeper observations ($\sim$ 130 ks each), we show that the source reaches a luminosity peak $>1.6 \times 10^{39}$ erg s$^{-1}$. The X-ray spectrum of ULX-2 is much softer than in previous observations and fits in the class of soft ULXs. It can be well described using a model with two thermal components, as often found in ULXs. The time scales of the X-ray variability are of the order of a month and are likely driven by small changes in the accretion rate or due to super-orbital modulations, attributed to precession of the accretion disc, which is similar to other ULXs.

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