XRBs and star clusters in NGC 4449 Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Rangelov B.
  2. Prestwich A.H.
  3. Chandar R.
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    CDS
Abstract

We present 23 candidate X-ray binaries with luminosities down to 1.8x10^36^erg/s, in the nearby starburst galaxy NGC 4449, from observations totaling 105ks taken with the ACIS-S instrument on the Chandra Space Telescope. We determine count rates, luminosities, and colors for each source, and perform spectral fits for sources with sufficient counts. We also compile a new catalog of 129 compact star clusters in NGC 4449 from high-resolution, multi-band optical images taken with the Hubble Space Telescope, doubling the number of clusters known in this galaxy. The UBVI, H{alpha} luminosities of each cluster are compared with predictions from stellar evolution models to estimate their ages and masses. We find strong evidence for a population of very young massive, black hole binaries, which comprise nearly 50% of the detected X-ray binaries in NGC 4449. Approximately a third of these remain within their parent star clusters, which formed {tau}<=6-8Myr ago, while others have likely been ejected from their parent clusters. We also find evidence for a population of somewhat older X-ray binaries, including both supergiant and Be-binaries, which appear to be associated with somewhat older {tau}~100-400Myr star clusters, and one X-ray binary in an ancient ({tau}~10Gyr) globular cluster. Our results suggest that detailed information on star clusters can significantly improve constraints on X-ray binary populations in star-forming galaxies.

Keywords
  1. globular-star-clusters
  2. x-ray-binary-stars
  3. hst-photometry
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2011ApJ...741...86R
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2013-04-17T14:18:16Z
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