Chandra Studies of the X-Ray Point Source Luminosity Functions of M31

作者: Rosanne DiStefano , Rosanne DiStefano , Jochen Greiner , Michael R. Garcia , Albert K. H. Kong

DOI: 10.1086/345947

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摘要: Three different M31 disk fields, spanning a range of stellar populations, were observed by Chandra. We report the X-ray point source luminosity function (LF) each region, and LF M31's globular clusters, compare these with other galaxy's bulge. To interpret results we also consider tracers population, such as OB associations supernova remnants. find differences in LFs among but cannot definitively relate them to content fields. that population information, average maximum luminosities, densities, slopes are useful combination.

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