Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2000-07-27
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
10 pages, uses emulateapj.sty, accepted by Astrophysical Journal
Scientific paper
10.1086/317196
We analyze archival ROSAT HRI, ROSAT PSPC, and ASCA data of the X-ray faint early-type galaxy NGC4697. The joint ROSAT PSPC + ASCA spectrum is fit by a two-component thermal model, a MEKAL model with kT_{MEKAL}=0.26^{+0.04}_{-0.03} keV with low metallicity and a bremsstrahlung model with kT_{BREM}=5.2^{+3.0}_{-1.6} keV. A similar model was found to fit the spectra of another faint early-type galaxy (NGC4382) and the bulge of M31. We interpret this soft emission as a combination of emission from a soft component of low mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) and from a low temperature interstellar medium, although the relative contributions of the two components could not be determined. Twelve point sources were identified within 4' of NGC4697, of which 11 are most likely LMXBs associated with the galaxy. The soft X-ray colors of four of the LMXBs in NGC4697 support the claim that LMXBs possess a soft spectral component. Finally, we present a simulation of what we believe the Chandra data of NGC4697 will look like.
Bregman Joel N.
Irwin Jimmy A.
Sarazin Craig L.
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