Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1996-11-21
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
9 pages (4 ps figures included). Accepted for publication in MNRAS. Higher quality reproductions of Figure 1 available upon re
Scientific paper
We present ASCA observations of the nearby galaxies Dwingeloo 1 (Dw1) and Maffei 1 (Mf1). X-ray sources are clearly detected within 3 arcminutes of the optical nuclei of both galaxies. Despite the low Galactic latitude of these fields ($|b|<1\degmark$) we conclude, on probability and spectral grounds, that the detected sources are intrinsic to these galaxies rather than foreground or background interlopers. The Dw1 source, designated Dw1-X1, is interpreted as being either a hyper-luminous X-ray binary (with a 0.5--10\,keV luminosity of more than $10^{39}\ergps$) or an X-ray bright supernova. The Mf1 emission is hard and extended, suggesting that it originates from a population of X-ray binaries. Prompted by the Dw1-X1 results, we discuss the nature of hyper-luminous X-ray binary systems. Such sources are commonly seen in nearby galaxies with a frequency of approximately one per galaxy. We present a possible connection between these luminous systems and Galactic superluminal sources.
Brandt Wiliam N.
Fabian Andrea C.
Loan Andrew J.
Makishima Kazuo.
Mizuno Tadahiko
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