Chandra Discovery and Optical Counterpart Identification of Possible Low-Mass X-Ray Binaries and a Cataclysmic Variable in NGC 6652

Other

Scientific paper

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

Scientific paper

We have detected three new X-ray point sources, in addition to the known low-mass X-ray binary (LMXB) X1832-330, in the globular cluster NGC 6652 with a Chandra 1.6 kilosec HRC-I exposure. Star 49 (Mv ~4.7), Deutsch et al's (1998) suggested variable optical candidate for the LMXB, is identified (<1") not with the LMXB, but with another, newly detected source (B). We identify (<1") the LMXB (A) and one of the remaining new sources (C) with blue variable optical counterparts from HST archival images, at Mv ~4.0 and 5.6 respectively. The other new source (D) lies in the crowded cluster core. In the 0.5-4.5 keV range, source A has Lx ~ 6*1035 ergs/s, B has Lx ~ 4*1033 ergs/s, while C and D have Lx ~ 1*1033 ergs/s. The optical counterpart for A has V-I color of 0.4, B has V-I of 0.9 (on the main sequence), and C has V-I of 0.1. Source B is suggested as a potential quiescent low-mass X-ray binary (qLMXB), and source C as a cataclysmic variable (CV).

No associations

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for scientists and scientific papers. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Chandra Discovery and Optical Counterpart Identification of Possible Low-Mass X-Ray Binaries and a Cataclysmic Variable in NGC 6652 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 Chandra Discovery and Optical Counterpart Identification of Possible Low-Mass X-Ray Binaries and a Cataclysmic Variable in NGC 6652, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Chandra Discovery and Optical Counterpart Identification of Possible Low-Mass X-Ray Binaries and a Cataclysmic Variable in NGC 6652 will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1726781

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.