A Chandra Legacy Survey of Dynamically Active Globular Clusters

Details A Chandra Legacy Survey of Dynamically Active Globular Clusters A Chandra Legacy Survey of Dynamically Active Globular Clusters

Sep 2007

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Chandra Proposal ID #09300101

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Chandra Proposal Id #09300101

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From our experience with Chandra, we have determined an empirical, successful, and model-independent method for determining the the neutron-star low-mass X-ray binary (LMXB) content and bright cataclysmic variable (CV) of a globular cluster (GC) in a reasonably short ACIS exposure. We propose a program that will discover ~30 LMXBs and ~150 CVs in 31 GCs. When combined with other observations, we will have direct knowledge of over 90% of the total LMXB population in GCs. We will accurately determine the role of GC dynamics in the formation of both LMXBs and CVs. We will also obtain an estimate for the density of the LMXBs and CVs in the field. This study will have important implications both for theories of LMXB and CV formation and for theories of GC dynamics and evolution.

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