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1. ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. III. M87
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/613/279
Title:
ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. III. M87
Short Name:
J/ApJ/613/279
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The ACIS instrument on board the Chandra X-Ray Observatory has been used to carry out the first systematic study of low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) in M87, the giant elliptical galaxy near the dynamical center of the Virgo Cluster. These images - with a total exposure time of 154 ks - are the deepest X-ray observations yet obtained of M87. We identify 174 X-ray point sources, of which 150 are likely LMXBs.
2. A2125 in X-ray
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/611/821
Title:
A2125 in X-ray
Short Name:
J/ApJ/611/821
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present an 82ks Chandra ACIS-I observation of a large-scale hierarchical complex, which consists of various clusters/groups of galaxies and low surface brightness X-ray emission at z=0.247. This high-resolution Chandra observation allows us for the first time to separate unambiguously the X-ray contributions from discrete sources and large-scale diffuse hot gas. We detect 99 X-ray sources in a 17{arcmin}x17{arcmin} field.
3. Chandra compact binaries in 47 Tuc
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/other/Sci/292.2290
Title:
Chandra compact binaries in 47 Tuc
Short Name:
J/other/Sci/292.
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We have obtained high-resolution (<~1") deep X-ray images of the globular cluster 47 Tucanae (NGC 104) with the Chandra X-ray Observatory to study the population of compact binaries in the high stellar density core. A 70-kilosecond exposure of the cluster reveals a centrally concentrated population of faint (L_X_~10^30-33^ergs/s) X-ray sources, with at least 108 located within the central 2'x2.5' and >~half with L_X_<~10^30.5^ergs/s. All 15 millisecond pulsars (MSPs) recently located precisely by radio observations are identified, though 2 are unresolved by Chandra. The X-ray spectral and temporal characteristics, as well as initial optical identifications with the Hubble Space Telescope, suggest that >~50 percent are MSPs, about 30 percent are accreting white dwarfs, about 15 percent are main-sequence binaries in flare outbursts, and only two to three are quiescent low-mass X-ray binaries containing neutron stars, the conventional progenitors of MSPs. An upper limit of about 470 times the mass of the sun is derived for the mass of an accreting central black hole in the cluster. These observations provide the first X-ray ``color-magnitude'' diagram for a globular cluster and census of its compact object and binary population. Observations were made on UT 16.31 - 17.22 March, 2000.
4. Chandra COSMOS survey I.
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/184/158
Title:
Chandra COSMOS survey I.
Short Name:
J/ApJS/184/158
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The Chandra COSMOS Survey (C-COSMOS) is a large, 1.8Ms, Chandra program that has imaged the central 0.5deg^2^ of the COSMOS field (centered at 10h, +02d) with an effective exposure of ~160ks, and an outer 0.4deg^2^ area with an effective exposure of ~80ks. The limiting source detection depths are 1.9x10^-16^erg/cm2/s in the soft (0.5-2keV) band, 7.3x10^-16^erg/cm2/s in the hard (2-10keV) band, and 5.7x10^-16^erg/cm2/s in the full (0.5-10keV) band. Here we describe the strategy, design, and execution of the C-COSMOS survey, and present the catalog of 1761 point sources detected at a probability of being spurious of <2x10^-5^ (1655 in the full, 1340 in the soft, and 1017 in the hard bands). By using a grid of 36 heavily (~50%) overlapping pointing positions with the ACIS-I imager, a remarkably uniform (+/-12%) exposure across the inner 0.5deg^2^ field was obtained, leading to a sharply defined lower flux limit. The widely different point-spread functions obtained in each exposure at each point in the field required a novel source detection method, because of the overlapping tiling strategy, which is described in a companion paper. This method produced reliable sources down to a 7-12 counts, as verified by the resulting logN-logS curve, with subarcsecond positions, enabling optical and infrared identifications of virtually all sources, as reported in a second companion paper.
5. Chandra Deep Field North Survey. V.
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/122/2810
Title:
Chandra Deep Field North Survey. V.
Short Name:
J/AJ/122/2810
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
An extremely deep X-ray survey (~1Ms) of the Hubble Deep Field North (HDF-N) and its environs (~450arcmin^2^) has been performed with the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS) on board the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. This is one of the two deepest X-ray surveys ever performed; for point sources near the aim point, it reaches 0.5-2.0 and 2-8keV flux limits of ~3x10^-17^ and ~2x10^-16^ergs/cm^2^/s, respectively. Here we provide source catalogs, along with details of the observations, data reduction, and technical analysis. Observing conditions, such as background, were excellent for almost all of the exposure. We have detected 370 distinct point sources: 360 in the 0.5-8.0keV band, 325 in the 0.5-2.0keV band, 265 in the 2-8keV band, and 145 in the 4-8keV band. Two new Chandra sources in the HDF-N itself are reported and discussed. Source positions are accurate to within 0.6"-1.7" (at ~90% confidence), depending mainly on the off-axis angle. We also detect two highly significant extended X-ray sources and several other likely extended X-ray sources. We present basic number count results for sources located near the center of the field. Source densities of 7100^+1100^_-940_deg^-2^ (at 4.2x10^-17^ergs/cm^2^/s) and 4200^+670^_580_deg^-2^ (at 3.8x10^-16^ergs/cm^2^/s) are observed in the soft and hard bands, respectively.
6. Chandra HRC source in M31
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/578/114
Title:
Chandra HRC source in M31
Short Name:
J/ApJ/578/114
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present results from a 47ks observation of the Andromeda galaxy, M31, using the High Resolution Camera of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. We detect 142 point sources spanning 3 orders of magnitude in luminosity, from L_X_=2x10^35^ to 2x10^38^erg/s in the 0.1-10keV band. The X-ray source location accuracy is better than 1" in the central regions of the galaxy. One source lies within 1.3" of SN 1885 but does not coincide with the UV absorption feature identified as the supernova remnant.
7. Chandra observation of M67
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/418/509
Title:
Chandra observation of M67
Short Name:
J/A+A/418/509
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present the results of a 47-ks Chandra/ACIS observation of the old open cluster M67. We detected 25 proper-motion cluster members (including ten new sources) and 12 sources (all new) that we suspect to be members from their locations close to the main sequence (1<B-V<1.7). Of the detected members, 23 are binaries.
8. Chandra observations of Orion Trapezium
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/549/441
Title:
Chandra observations of Orion Trapezium
Short Name:
J/ApJ/549/441
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We used the High-Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer on board the Chandra X-Ray Observatory to perform two observations, separated by 3 weeks, of the Orion Trapezium region. The zeroth-order images on the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer provide spatial resolution of 0.5" and moderate energy resolution. Within a 160"x140" region around the Orion Trapezium, we resolve 111 X-ray sources with luminosities between 7x10^28^ and 2x10^32^ergs/s. We do not detect any diffuse emission. All but six sources are identified.
9. CHANDRA obs. of YSOs in OMC-2 and OMC-3
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/566/974
Title:
CHANDRA obs. of YSOs in OMC-2 and OMC-3
Short Name:
J/ApJ/566/974
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We report X-ray results of the Chandra observation of OMC-2 and OMC-3. A deep exposure of ~100ks detects ~400 X-ray sources in the field of view of the ACIS array, providing one of the largest X-ray catalogs in a star-forming region. Coherent studies of the source detection, time variability, and energy spectra are performed. We classify the X-ray sources into Class I, Class II, and Class III+MS based on the J-, H-, and K-band colors of their near-infrared counterparts and discuss the X-ray properties (temperature, absorption, and time variability) along these evolutionary phases.
10. Chandra X-ray observations of M81
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/144/213
Title:
Chandra X-ray observations of M81
Short Name:
J/ApJS/144/213
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
A Chandra X-Ray Observatory ACIS-S imaging observation is used to study the population of X-ray sources in the nearby Sab galaxy M81 (NGC 3031). A total of 177 sources are detected with 124 located within the D_25_ isophote to a limiting X-ray luminosity of ~3x10^36^erg/s. Source positions, count rates, luminosities in the 0.3-8.0 keV band, limiting optical magnitudes, and potential counterpart identifications are tabulated. Spectral and timing analysis of the 36 brightest sources are reported including the low-luminosity active galactic nucleus, SN 1993J, and the Einstein-discovered ultraluminous X-ray source X6.