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2007ApJ...661..875K - Astrophys. J., 661, 875-878 (2007/June-1)

X-ray localization of the globular cluster G1 with XMM-Newton.

KONG A.K.H.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present an accurate X-ray position of the massive globular cluster G1 obtained using XMM-Newton and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The X-ray emission of G1 has been detected recently with XMM-Newton. There are two possibilities for the origin of the X-ray emission: it could be due to either accretion of the central intermediate-mass black hole, or ordinary low-mass X-ray binaries. The precise location of the X-ray emission might distinguish between these two scenarios. By refining the astrometry of the XMM-Newton and HST data, we reduced the XMM-Newton error circle to 1.5". Despite the smaller error circle, the precision is not sufficient to distinguish an intermediate-mass black hole or luminous low-mass X-ray binaries. This result, however, suggests that future Chandra observations may reveal the origin of the X-ray emission.

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Journal keyword(s): Stars: Binaries: Close - globular clusters: individual (Mayall II = G1) - globular clusters: individual (G1) - X-Rays: Binaries

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