X-rays from the Globular Cluster G1: Intermediate Mass Black Hole or Low Mass X-ray Binary?

Details X-rays from the Globular Cluster G1: Intermediate Mass Black Hole or Low Mass X-ray Binary? X-rays from the Globular Cluster G1: Intermediate Mass Black Hole or Low Mass X-ray Binary?

2006-05-02

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0605049v1

Astrophys.J. 644 (2006) L45-L48

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

accepted to ApJL

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10.1086/505344

The globular cluster G1 (Mayall II) in M31 is the most massive (~10^7 M_sun) stellar cluster in the Local Group, and it has the highest central velocity dispersion (~28 km/s). It has been claimed to host a central ~20,000 M_sun black hole, but these claims have been controversial. We report here the XMM-Newton detection of X-ray emission from G1 at a level of Lx ~ 2x10^{36} erg/s. This emission could be the result of Bondi-Hoyle accretion of ionized cluster gas by a central black hole, or it could be produced by a conventional low-mass X-ray binary. A precise localization of the X-ray emission, which is not possible with the current XMM data, could distinguish between these possibilities. While such a measurement may be difficult, it is of sufficient potential importance to pursue.

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