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利用 Chandra 深入考察矮星系中的 eFEDS AGN 候选体

A Deeper Look into eFEDS AGN Candidates in Dwarf Galaxies with Chandra

Adonis A. Sanchez, Amy E. Reines, Akos Bogdan, Ralph P. Kraft

AI总结:

本研究利用 Chandra 观测验证 eFEDS 选出的三个近邻矮星系AGN候选体,在两个星系中确认X射线点源并支持AGN存在,同时发现一个ULX。

摘要:

准确识别近邻矮星系中活动大质量黑洞(BH)的能力,对于理解早期宇宙中“种子”BH的起源和过程至关重要。我们展示了 Chandra X射线天文台对一个包含三个本底矮星系(M$_{*}$ $\leqslant$ $3 \times 10^{9}$ M$_\odot$,z $\leqslant$ 0.15)样本的观测;这些星系此前被识别为可能承载活动星系核(AGN)的候选体。这些星系选自 NASA-Sloan Atlas(NSA),并在 eROSITA Final Equatorial Depth Survey(eFEDS)中具有空间重合的X射线探测。我们新的 Chandra 数据显示,在两个目标星系中存在三个X射线点源,其光度介于 log(L$_{\rm \text{2-10 keV}}$ [erg s$^{-1}$]) = 39.1 至 40.4 之间。我们的结果支持这两个星系中存在AGN,并且其中一个星系中存在一个ULX。对于这些AGN,我们估计BH质量为 M$_{\rm BH}$ $\sim 10^{5-6}$ M$_\odot$,Eddington比率约为 $\sim 10^{-3}$。

英文摘要:

The ability to accurately discern active massive black holes (BHs) in nearby dwarf galaxies is paramount to understanding the origins and processes of "seed" BHs in the early Universe. We present Chandra X-ray Observatory observations of a sample of three local dwarf galaxies (M$_{*}$ $\leqslant 3 \times 10^{9}$ M$_\odot$, z $\leqslant$ 0.15) previously identified as candidates for hosting active galactic nuclei (AGN). The galaxies were selected from the NASA-Sloan Atlas (NSA) with spatially coincident X-ray detections in the eROSITA Final Equatorial Depth Survey (eFEDS). Our new Chandra data reveal three X-ray point sources in two of the target galaxies with luminosities between log(L$_{\rm \text{2-10 keV}}$ [erg s$^{-1}$]) = 39.1 and 40.4. Our results support the presence of an AGN in these two galaxies and a ULX in one of them. For the AGNs, we estimate BH masses of $M_{\rm BH} \sim 10^{5-6} M_\odot$ and Eddington ratios on the order of $\sim 10^{-3}$.

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