Computer Science
Scientific paper
Apr 2008
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008atnf.prop.1564a&link_type=abstract
ATNF proposal C1728, Semester: April, 2008
Computer Science
Galactic, Atca
Scientific paper
X-ray sources in the Galactic plane represent a variety of exotic populations. Surprisingly, most bright low-latitude X-ray sources are still unidentified, but presumably correspond to some mixed population of young stars, high mass X-ray binaries, magnetars, pulsars, and supernova remnants. To derive the birth-rates, lifetimes and distributions of these populations, we have obtained a substantial allocation of time with the Chandra X-ray Observatory, with which we are carrying out short observations of all the unidentified objects in the ASCA Galactic Plane Survey. These observations are providing arcsecond localisations for each source, which then enable the archival searches and multi-wavelength follow-up that are the key to identification. Here we propose for short multi-frequency ATCA observations of unresolved Chandra X-ray sources that are coincident with diffuse, confusing radio emission. By obtaining high resolution radio observations of these regions it will be possible to resolve out the diffuse emission and search for unresolved radio counterparts. The resulting information on fluxes, spectra, morphology and polarisation will provide critical information on the underlying nature of each object. When the overall survey is completed, these identifications will provide a new understanding of Galactic X-ray sources.
Anderson Gemma
Benjamin Bob
Brogan Crystal
Drew Janet
Gaensler Bryan
No associations
LandOfFree
ChIcAGO: Chasing the Identification of ASCA Galactic Objects 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 ChIcAGO: Chasing the Identification of ASCA Galactic Objects, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and ChIcAGO: Chasing the Identification of ASCA Galactic Objects will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1338500