A Chandra Survey of Nearby Spiral Galaxies. I. Point Source Catalogs

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy

Scientific paper

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

24

Catalogs, Galaxies: Spiral, Surveys, X-Rays: Galaxies

Scientific paper

Emission from discrete point sources dominates the X-ray luminosity in spiral galaxies. We present results from a survey of 11 nearby, nearly face-on spiral galaxies with the Chandra X-ray Observatory. These galaxies span the Hubble sequence for spirals, allowing insights into the X-ray source population of many diverse systems. In this paper, we present source lists for the 11 galaxies along with fluxes, luminosities, X-ray colors, and variability properties. We briefly discuss X-ray luminosity functions and how they relate to star formation of the host galaxies. We also discuss source colors and variability and what these can tell us about the composition of the X-ray source population.

No associations

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for scientists and scientific papers. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

A Chandra Survey of Nearby Spiral Galaxies. I. Point Source Catalogs does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with A Chandra Survey of Nearby Spiral Galaxies. I. Point Source Catalogs, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and A Chandra Survey of Nearby Spiral Galaxies. I. Point Source Catalogs will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1347344

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.