Identification of the Infrared Counterpart to a Newly Discovered X-ray Source in the Galactic Center

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2006-07-07

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0607147v1

Astrophys.J.651:408-415,2006

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

11 pages, 6 figures, ApJ accepted, 2006

Scientific paper

10.1086/507480

We present first results of a campaign to find and identify new compact objects in the Galactic Center. Selecting candidates from a combination of Chandra and 2MASS survey data, we search for accretion disk signatures via infrared spectroscopy. We have found the infrared counterpart to the Chandra source CXO J174536.1-285638, the spectrum of which has strong Br-gamma and HeI emission. The presence of CIII, NIII, and HeII indicate a binary system. We suspect that the system is some form of high-mass binary system, either a high-mass X-ray binary or a colliding wind binary.

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