An In-Depth Study of the X-Ray Source Population and Hot ISM of the Antennae Galaxies

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Sep 2001

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Chandra Proposal ID #03700413

Physics

Chandra Proposal Id #03700413

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We propose a deep 375~ks observation of the prototypical merger galaxies NGC~4038/39 (``The Antennae''), divided into 5 time segments. Together with the archival data, we will obtain a deep 450ks ACIS-S exposure and time monitoring over 3 yrs. The unique significance of the Antennae for our understanding of mergers and the extraordinary characteristics of the X-ray emission of this system, make this study essential for probing a wide range of fundamental questions on the properties and evolution of XRBs, the range of black hole masses implied by the rich ULX population, the properties of the multiphase ISM, and the evolution of galaxy mergers, that cannot be addressed by looking at more normal galaxies.

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