- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/635/214
- Title:
- Chandra X-ray sources and NIR identifications
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/635/214
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Using the Chandra Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer Imaging array (ACIS-I), we have carried out a deep hard X-ray observation of the Galactic plane region at (l,b)~(28.5{deg}, 0.0{deg}), where no discrete X-ray source had been reported previously. We have detected 274 new point X-ray sources (4{sigma} confidence), as well as strong Galactic diffuse emission within two partially overlapping ACIS-I fields (~250arcmin^2^ in total). The point-source sensitivity was 3x10^-15^ergs/s/cm^2^ in the hard X-ray band (2-10keV) and 2x10^-16^ergs/s/cm^2^ in the soft band (0.5-2keV). The sum of all the detected point-source fluxes accounts for only 10% of the total X-ray flux in the field of view. Following up the Chandra observation, we have performed a near-infrared (NIR) survey with SofI at ESO/NTT. Almost all the soft X-ray sources have been identified in the NIR, and their spectral types are consistent with main-sequence stars, suggesting that most of them are nearby X-ray-active stars.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/669/765
- Title:
- Chandra X-ray sources in LALA Cetus field
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/669/765
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The 174ks Chandra Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer exposure of the Large Area Lyman Alpha Survey (LALA) Cetus field is the second of the two deep Chandra images on LALA fields. In this paper we present the Chandra X-ray sources detected in the Cetus field, along with an analysis of X-ray source counts, stacked X-ray spectrum, and optical identifications. A total of 188 X-ray sources were detected: 174 in the 0.5-7.0keV band, 154 in the 0.5-2.0keV band, and 113 in the 2.0-7.0keV band. The X-ray source counts were derived and compared with LALA field (172ks exposure).
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/561/189
- Title:
- Chandra X-ray sources in M101
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/561/189
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- A deep (98.2ks) Chandra Cycle 1 observation has revealed a wealth of discrete X-ray sources as well as diffuse emission in the nearby face-on spiral galaxy M101. From this rich data set we have created a catalog of the 110 sources from the S3 chip detected with a significance of greater than 3{sigma}. This detection threshold corresponds to a flux of ~10^-16^ergs/cm^2^/s and a luminosity of ~10^36^ergs/s for a distance to M101 of 7.2Mpc. The sources display a distinct correlation with the spiral arms of M101 and include a variety of X-ray binaries, supersoft sources, supernova remnants, and other objects of which only ~27 are likely to be background sources.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/657/286
- Title:
- Chandra X-ray sources in M30 (NGC 7099)
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/657/286
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report the detection of six discrete, low-luminosity (LX<10^33^erg/s) X-ray sources, located within 12" of the center of the collapsed-core globular cluster M30 (NGC 7099), and a total of 13 sources within the half-mass radius, from a 50ks Chandra ACIS-S exposure.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/598/969
- Title:
- Chandra X-ray sources in NGC 3556
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/598/969
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a 60ks Chandra ACIS-S observation of the isolated edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 3556, together with a multiwavelength analysis of various discrete X-ray sources and diffuse X-ray features.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/460/133
- Title:
- Chandra X-ray sources in NGC 2362
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/460/133
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We observed the young cluster NGC 2362 in X-rays with Chandra ACIS-I, and detected 387 point X-ray sources, most of which are shown to be cluster members. We report here the list of all detected X-ray sources and their basic X-ray properties, and report separately their identifications with optical stars, using data from Moitinho et al. (2001ApJ...563L..73M; UBVRI photometry) and Dahm (2005, Cat. <J/AJ/130/1805>; H{alpha} data). We include in the second table a classification of optically-identified X-ray sources, based on position in the HR diagram, which helps to separate rather clearly cluster members from field objects.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/697/224
- Title:
- Chandra X-ray sources in {omega} Cen
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/697/224
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We analyze a ~70ks Chandra Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer exposure of the globular cluster {omega} Cen (NGC 5139). The ~17'x17' field of view fully encompasses three core radii and almost twice the half-mass radius. We detect 180 sources to a limiting flux of ~4.3x10^-16^erg/cm^2^/s (L_x_=1.2x10^30^erg/s at 4.9kpc). After accounting for the number of active galactic nuclei and possible foreground stars, we estimate that 45-70 of the sources are cluster members. Four of the X-ray sources have previously been identified as compact accreting binaries in the cluster - three cataclysmic variables (CVs) and one quiescent neutron star. Correlating the Chandra positions with known variable stars yields eight matches, of which five are probable cluster members that are likely to be binary stars with active coronae. Extrapolating these optical identifications to the remaining unidentified X-ray source population, we estimate that 20-35 of the sources are CVs and a similar number are active binaries. This likely represents most of the CVs in the cluster, but only a small fraction of all the active binaries.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/582/382
- Title:
- Chandra X-ray sources in Orion Nebula Cluster
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/582/382
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- In this first of two companion papers on the Orion Nebula Cluster (ONC), we present our analysis of a 63ks Chandra HRC-I observation that yielded 742 X-ray detections within the 30'x30' field of view. To facilitate our interpretation of the X-ray image, here we collect a multiwavelength catalog of nearly 2900 known objects in the region by combining 17 different catalogs from the recent literature. We define two reference groups: an infrared sample, containing all objects detected in the K band, and an optical sample comprising low-extinction, well-characterized ONC members. We show for both samples that field object contamination is generally low. Our X-ray sources are primarily low-mass ONC members. The detection rate for optical sample stars increases monotonically with stellar mass from zero at the brown dwarf limit to ~100% for the most massive stars but shows a pronounced dip between 2 and 10M_{sun}_. We determine L_X_ and L_X_/L_bol_ or all stars in our optical sample and utilize this information in our companion paper to study correlations between X-ray activity and other stellar parameters.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/615/897
- Title:
- Chandra X-Ray sources in the {gamma} Cyg Field
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/615/897
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- In search of the counterpart to the brightest unidentified gamma-ray source, 3EG J2020+4017 (2CG 078+2), we report on new X-ray and radio observations of the {gamma} Cygni field with the Chandra X-Ray Observatory and with the Green Bank Telescope (GBT). We also report on reanalysis of archival ROSAT data.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/876/59
- Title:
- Chandra X-ray sources in the globular cluster 47 Tuc
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/876/59
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Using archival Chandra observations with a total exposure of 510ks, we present an updated catalog of point sources for globular cluster (GC) 47 Tucanae. Our study covers an area of ~176.7'^2^ (i.e., with R<~7.5') with 537 X-ray sources. We show that the surface density distribution of X-ray sources in 47 Tuc is highly peaked in the cluster center, rapidly decreases at intermediate radii, and finally rises again at larger radii, with two distribution dips at R~100" and R~170" for the faint (L_X_>~5.0x10^30^erg/s) and bright (L_X_<~5.0x10^30^erg/s) groups of X-ray sources, respectively. These distribution features are similar to those of blue straggler stars (BSSs), where the distribution dip is located at R~200". By fitting the radial distribution of each group of sources with a "generalized King model", we estimated an average mass of 1.51+/-0.17M_{sun}_, 1.44+/-0.15M_{sun}_ and 1.16+/-0.06M_{sun}_ for the BSSs, bright X-ray sources, and faint X-ray sources, respectively. These results are consistent with the mass segregation effect of heavy objects in GCs, where more massive objects drop to the cluster center faster and their distribution dip propagates outward further. Besides, the peculiar distribution profiles of X-ray sources and BSSs are also consistent with the mass segregation model of binaries in GCs, which suggests that, in addition to the dynamical formation channel, primordial binaries are also a significant contributor to the X-ray source population in GCs.
