Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2008-03-20
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
34 pages (referee format), 5 figures, accepted for publication in AJ
Scientific paper
10.1088/0004-6256/136/1/212
We present radio through X-ray results of a bright (10^{40} erg/s in the 0.5 to 8.0 keV band) ultraluminous X-ray source (ULX), CXOU J153434.9+151149, in the starburst, interacting pair of galaxies NGC 5953/5954. Chandra image of this ULX shows that it is elongated. From HST/WFPC2/F606W data we have detected a counterpart of the ULX system with M_{F606W} ~-7.1 \pm 0.7 mag. This optical counterpart may be either an O-type supergiant star or a young star cluster. From our Fabry-Perot interferometric observations, we have detected Halpha and [NII](6584 A) diffuse emission, with velocity gradients up to 60 km/s at the astrometric corrected Chandra position of the ULX. Different scenarios have been invoked as to explain the possible nature of CXOU J153434.9+151149. Based on the observed X-ray morphology of the ULX, we determine that the inclination angle to the elongated emission will be ~53 deg. Beaming with this geometry from a stellar-mass black hole system will be inadequate to explain the observed X-ray luminosity of this ULX. Finally, we suggest that mild-beaming from a binary black hole with mass more than 50 solar masses, associated with a young star cluster, is the most favorable scenario that describes the multiwavelength properties of this ULX. Future observations are highly essential to determine the nature of this rare object.
Fuentes-Carrera Isaura
Ghosh Kajal K.
Rosado Margarita
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