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17871. X-ray sources in the Phoenix dwarf galaxy
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/422/2302
Title:
X-ray sources in the Phoenix dwarf galaxy
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/422/2302
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We report on the first X-ray images of the Phoenix dwarf galaxy, taken with XMM-Newton in 2009 July. This Local Group dwarf galaxy shares similarities with the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) including a burst of star formation ~50Myr ago. The SMC has an abundance of high-mass X-ray binaries (HMXBs) and so we have investigated the possibility of an HMXB population in Phoenix with the intention of furthering the understanding of the HMXB-star formation rate relation. The data from the combined European Photon Imaging Cameras (EPIC) were used to distinguish between different source classes [foreground stars, background galaxies, active galactic nuclei (AGN) and supernova remnants] using EPIC hardness ratios and correlations with optical and radio catalogues.
17872. X-ray sources in the USS 1558-003 protocluster
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/874/54
Title:
X-ray sources in the USS 1558-003 protocluster
Short Name:
J/ApJ/874/54
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The incidence of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) within the local environment is a potentially valuable probe of the mechanisms that trigger and provide fuel for accretion onto supermassive black holes. While the correlation between AGN fraction and environment has been well-studied in the local universe, AGN fractions have been measured for relatively few dense environments at high redshift. In this paper, we present a measurement of the X-ray AGN fraction in the USS 1558-003 protocluster associated with the z=2.53 radio galaxy 4C-00.62. Our measurement is based on a 100-ks Chandra observation, follow-up spectroscopy from the Multi-Object Double Spectrograph on the Large Binocular Telescope, and broad and narrowband photometry. These data are sensitive to AGNs more luminous than L_X_>2x10^43^erg/s in the rest-frame hard X-ray band (2-10keV). We have identified two X-ray AGNs at the redshift of USS 1558-003, one of which is the radio galaxy. We have determined that 2.0_-1.3_^+2.6^% of the H{alpha} emitters in the protocluster are X-ray AGNs. Unlike most other high-redshift cluster progenitors studied with similar techniques, USS1558-003 does not have a significantly higher fraction of AGNs than field galaxies at similar redshifts. This lower AGN fraction is inconsistent with the expectation that the higher gas fractions at high redshift, combined with the high galaxy densities and modest relative velocities in protoclusters, should produce higher AGN fractions.
17873. X-ray sources in WASP-18 field
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/567/A128
Title:
X-ray sources in WASP-18 field
Short Name:
J/A+A/567/A128
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
About 20% of the >1000 known exoplanets are Jupiter analogs orbiting very close to their parent stars. It is still under debate to what detectable level such hot Jupiters possibly affect the activity of the host stars through tidal or magnetic star-planet interaction. In this paper we report on an 87ks Chandra observation of the hot Jupiter hosting star WASP-18. This system is composed of an F6 type star and a hot Jupiter of mass 10.4M_Jup_ orbiting in less than 20hr around the parent star. On the basis of an isochrone fitting, WASP-18 is thought to be 600Myr old and within the range of uncertainty of 0.5-2Gyr. The star is not detected in X-rays down to a luminosity limit of 4x10^26^erg/s, which is more than two orders of magnitude lower than expected for a star of this age and mass. This value proves an unusual lack of activity for a star with an estimated age around 600Myr. We argue that the massive planet can play a crucial role in disrupting the stellar magnetic dynamo created within its thin convective layers. Other additional 212 X-ray sources are detected in the Chandra image. We list them and briefly discuss their nature.
17874. X-ray sources in Westerlund 1
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/477/147
Title:
X-ray sources in Westerlund 1
Short Name:
J/A+A/477/147
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We investigate the nature of the X-ray point source population within the Young Massive Cluster Westerlund 1. Chandra observations of 18 ks and 42 ks were used to determine the X-ray properties of emitters within Wd 1, while a comprehensive multiwavelength dataset was employed to constrain their nature. We find X-ray emission from a multitude of different stellar sources within Wd 1, including both evolved high mass and low mass pre-MS stars.
17875. X-ray sources near 2 bright {gamma}-ray sources
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/756/33
Title:
X-ray sources near 2 bright {gamma}-ray sources
Short Name:
J/ApJ/756/33
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present Chandra ACIS-I X-ray observations of 0FGL J1311.9-3419 and 0FGL J1653.4-0200, the two brightest high Galactic latitude (|b|>10{deg}) {gamma}-ray sources from the three-month Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) bright source list that are still unidentified. Both were also detected previously by EGRET, and despite dedicated multi-wavelength follow-up, they are still not associated with established classes of {gamma}-ray emitters like pulsars or radio-loud active galactic nuclei. X-ray sources found in the ACIS-I fields of view are cataloged, and their basic properties are determined. These are discussed as candidate counterparts to 0FGL J1311.9-3419 and 0FGL J1653.4-0200, with particular emphasis on the brightest of the 9 and 13 Chandra sources detected within the respective Fermi-LAT 95% confidence regions. Further follow-up studies, including optical photometric and spectroscopic observations, are necessary to identify these X-ray candidate counterparts in order to ultimately reveal the nature of these enigmatic {gamma}-ray objects.
17876. X-ray sources near Lockman Hole
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/434/801
Title:
X-ray sources near Lockman Hole
Short Name:
J/A+A/434/801
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We have identified a large-scale structure traced by galaxies at z=0.8, within the Lockman Hole, by means of multi-object spectroscopic observations. By using deep XMM images we have investigated the soft X-ray emission from the Warm-Hot Intergalactic Medium (WHIM) expected to be associated with this large-scale structure and we set a tight upper limit to its flux in the very soft 0.2-0.4keV band. The non-detection requires the WHIM at these redshifts to be cooler than 0.1keV. Combined with the WHIM emission detections at lower redshift, our result indicates that the WHIM temperature rapidly decreases with redshift, as expected in popular cosmological models.
17877. X-ray sources near soft gamma repeater in M31
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/681/1464
Title:
X-ray sources near soft gamma repeater in M31
Short Name:
J/ApJ/681/1464
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
GRB 070201 was a bright, short-duration, hard-spectrum gamma-ray burst detected by the Interplanetary Network. Its error quadrilateral, which has an area of 0.124deg^2^, intersects some prominent spiral arms of the nearby M31 (Andromeda) galaxy. Given the properties of this GRB, along with the fact that LIGO data argue against a compact binary merger origin in M31, it is an excellent candidate to have been an extragalactic soft gamma-ray repeater (SGR) giant flare, with an energy of 1.4x1045ergs. However, we cannot rule out the possibility that it was a short-duration GRB in the background. Analysis of ROTSE-IIIb visible-light observations of M31, taken 10.6hr after the burst and covering 42% of the GRB error region, does not reveal any optical transient down to a limiting magnitude of 17.1. We inspected archival and proprietary XMM-Newton X-ray observations of the intersection of the GRB error region and M31, obtained about 4 weeks prior to the outburst, in order to look for periodic variable X-ray sources. No SGR or anomalous X-ray pulsar (AXP) candidates (periods in the range 1-20s) were detected. We discuss the possibility of detecting extragalactic SGRs/AXPs by identifying their periodic X-ray light curves. Our simulations suggest that the probability of detecting the periodic X-ray signal of one of the known Galactic SGRs/AXPs, if placed in M31, is about 10% using a 50ks XMM-Newton exposure, increasing to 50% for a 2Ms observation.
17878. X-ray sources toward NGC 2808
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/490/641
Title:
X-ray sources toward NGC 2808
Short Name:
J/A+A/490/641
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Using new Chandra X-ray observations and existing XMM-Newton X-ray and Hubble far ultraviolet observations, we aim to detect and identify the faint X-ray sources belonging to the Galactic globular cluster NGC 2808 in order to understand their role in the evolution of globular clusters. We present a Chandra X-ray observation of the Galactic globular cluster NGC 2808. We classify the X-ray sources associated with the cluster by analysing their colours and variability. Previous observations with XMM-Newton and far ultraviolet observations with the Hubble Space Telescope are re-investigated to help identify the Chandra sources associated with the cluster. We compare our results to population synthesis models and observations of other Galactic globular clusters. We detect 113 sources, of which 16 fall inside the half-mass radius of NGC 2808 and are concentrated towards the cluster core.
17879. X-ray spectra in 13^H^ XMM/Chandra deep field
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/369/156
Title:
X-ray spectra in 13^H^ XMM/Chandra deep field
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/369/156
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present the X-ray spectra of 86 optically identified sources in the 13^H^ XMM-Newton/Chandra deep field which have >70 X-ray counts. The majority of these sources have 2-10keV fluxes between 10-15 and 5x10^-14^erg/cm^2^/s. The sample consists of 50 broad-line active galactic nuclei (BLAGN), 25 narrow emission-line galaxies (NELGs), six absorption-line galaxies and five Galactic stars. The majority (42/50) of the BLAGN have X-ray spectra which are consistent with a power-law shape.
17880. X-ray spectral analysis of AGNs
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/443/1999
Title:
X-ray spectral analysis of AGNs
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/443/1999
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present the results from an X-ray spectral analysis of active galactic nuclei (AGN) in the Chandra Deep Field-South, All-wavelength Extended Groth-strip International Survey (AEGIS)-Deep X-ray survey (XD) and Chandra-Cosmic Evolution Surveys (COSMOS), focusing on the identification and characterization of the most heavily obscured, Compton thick (CT, NH>10^24^cm^-2^) sources. Our sample is comprised of 3184 X-ray selected extragalactic sources, which has a high rate of redshift completeness (96.6 per cent), and includes additional spectroscopic redshifts and improved photometric redshifts over previous studies. We use spectral models designed for heavily obscured AGN which self-consistently include all major spectral signatures of heavy absorption. We validate our spectral fitting method through simulations, identify CT sources not selected through this method using X-ray colours and take considerations for the constraints on NH given the low count nature of many of our sources. After these considerations, we identify a total of 100 CT AGN with best-fitting NH >10^24^cm^-2^ and NH constrained to be above 10^23.5^cm^-2^ at 90 per cent confidence. These sources cover an intrinsic 2-10keV X-ray luminosity range of 10^42^-3x10^45^erg/s and a redshift range of z=0.1-4. This sample will enable characterization of these heavily obscured AGN across cosmic time and to ascertain their cosmological significance. These survey fields are sites of extensive multiwavelength coverage, including near-infrared Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey (CANDELS) data and far-infrared Herschel data, enabling forthcoming investigations into the host properties of CT AGN. Furthermore, by using the torus models to test different covering factor scenarios, and by investigating the inclusion of the soft scattered emission, we find evidence that the covering factor of the obscuring material decreases with LX for all redshifts, consistent with the receding torus model, and that this factor increases with redshift, consistent with an increase in the obscured fraction towards higher redshifts. The strong relationship between the parameters of obscuration and LX points towards an origin intrinsic to the AGN; however, the increase of the covering factor with redshift may point towards contributions to the obscuration by the host galaxy. We make NH, {GAMMA} (with uncertainties), observed X-ray fluxes and intrinsic 2-10keV luminosities for all sources analysed in this work publicly available in an online catalogue.

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