A Legacy Study of Stellar Life Cycles at the Galactic Center

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Sep 2005

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Chandra Proposal ID #07910613

Physics

Chandra Proposal Id #07910613

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We propose a set of 27 40 ks Chandra observations of the central 300x80 pc of the Galaxy, as part of a multiwavelength project to study stellar life cycles in the region. Our observations will increase the number of accreting compact objects detected there by a factor of 10, to 12,000. This sample will: (1) increase the known number of HMXBs with IR counterparts several-fold, providing stringent tests of population synthesis models, (2) provide spectral and timing data on a new class of faint X-ray transients, (3) identify the sites of recent star formation by detecting their X-ray luminous WR/O stars, (4) identify elusive young pulsars near the Galactic Center, and (5) constrain the physics of particle acceleration in the mysterious radio filaments.

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