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Table B.2—Continued RA Dec. d GC G475 Z850 r h Galaxy ACS ID (deg) (deg) (r eff ) (AB) (AB) (pc) Class (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) NGC 4406 145 186.57525 12.95752 0.97 −6.523 ± 0.067 −7.786 ± 0.029 2.70 ± 0.38 0.98 NGC 4406 146 186.56539 12.94964 0.57 −6.215 ± 0.068 −7.348 ± 0.368 2.25 ± 0.37 0.96 NGC 4406 147 186.55329 12.94017 0.26 −7.231 ± 0.077 −8.445 ± 0.053 2.95 ± 0.26 1.00 NGC 4406 149 186.57465 12.95840 0.96 −6.546 ± 0.097 −7.500 ± 0.100 4.21 ± 0.61 0.81 NGC 4406 151 186.56833 12.95349 0.70 −9.263 ± 0.028 −10.152 ± 0.031 8.61 ± 0.17 0.61 NGC 4406 153 186.56651 12.95216 0.63 −10.305 ± 0.023 −11.432 ± 0.015 2.88 ± 0.16 1.00 NGC 4406 155 186.56087 12.94753 0.40 −5.278 ± 1.302 −6.225 ± 0.940 2.29 ± 43.58 0.88 NGC 4406 157 186.53813 12.92923 0.69 −6.514 ± 0.063 −7.663 ± 0.060 3.22 ± 0.32 0.96 NGC 4406 159 186.56948 12.95473 0.75 −5.778 ± 0.068 −6.371 ± 0.120 3.27 ± 0.37 0.84 NGC 4406 162 186.54872 12.93759 0.30 −7.347 ± 0.046 −8.432 ± 0.075 4.13 ± 0.38 1.00 NGC 4406 163 186.56021 12.94730 0.38 −7.103 ± 0.056 −8.286 ± 0.077 3.11 ± 0.49 1.00 NGC 4406 165 186.57521 12.95974 1.00 −9.690 ± 0.049 −10.573 ± 0.051 8.27 ± 0.31 0.78 NGC 4406 166 186.56035 12.94783 0.39 −8.758 ± 0.027 −9.539 ± 0.018 2.00 ± 0.22 1.00 NGC 4406 167 186.54259 12.93361 0.49 −8.475 ± 0.025 −9.353 ± 0.021 3.09 ± 0.16 1.00 NGC 4406 168 186.56103 12.94858 0.42 −5.877 ± 0.127 −7.518 ± 0.165 4.89 ± 1.04 0.67 NGC 4406 169 186.54240 12.93357 0.49 −7.617 ± 0.032 −8.851 ± 0.027 2.79 ± 0.19 1.00 NGC 4406 170 186.56085 12.94864 0.41 −8.901 ± 0.024 −10.125 ± 0.014 1.66 ± 0.15 0.92 NGC 4406 171 186.54924 12.93920 0.24 −8.064 ± 0.024 −9.246 ± 0.019 2.51 ± 0.22 1.00 NGC 4406 173 186.54985 12.93983 0.22 −7.525 ± 0.045 −8.162 ± 0.048 3.15 ± 0.35 0.98 NGC 4406 174 186.54936 12.93953 0.23 −9.445 ± 0.015 −10.458 ± 0.031 2.56 ± 0.18 1.00 NGC 4406 176 186.54348 12.93496 0.43 −7.636 ± 0.034 −8.693 ± 0.036 2.53 ± 0.27 1.00 NGC 4406 178 186.56824 12.95533 0.72 −7.468 ± 0.061 −8.157 ± 0.035 4.78 ± 0.32 0.90 NGC 4406 180 186.55751 12.94680 0.29 −6.322 ± 0.077 −7.889 ± 0.073 4.25 ± 0.35 0.91 NGC 4406 183 186.54745 12.93875 0.26 −7.041 ± 0.061 −7.724 ± 0.044 2.34 ± 0.33 0.98 NGC 4406 184 186.55888 12.94834 0.34 −8.632 ± 0.025 −9.457 ± 0.036 4.58 ± 0.14 1.00 NGC 4406 185 186.53760 12.93108 0.65 −5.437 ± 0.229 −6.154 ± 0.938 1.46 ± 39.95 0.72 NGC 4406 186 186.57053 12.95788 0.83 −8.706 ± 0.024 −9.809 ± 0.018 1.79 ± 0.15 1.00 NGC 4406 188 186.54860 12.94009 0.21 −7.683 ± 0.044 −9.118 ± 0.048 4.62 ± 0.25 1.00 NGC 4406 190 186.55392 12.94472 0.18 −7.727 ± 0.039 −8.819 ± 0.062 2.66 ± 0.33 1.00 NGC 4406 193 186.56948 12.95755 0.80 −7.157 ± 0.047 −8.231 ± 0.045 3.45 ± 0.27 0.97 NGC 4406 195 186.56011 12.95003 0.40 −8.308 ± 0.021 −9.352 ± 0.046 3.31 ± 0.27 1.00 NGC 4406 196 186.54437 12.93729 0.35 −5.330 ± 0.706 −7.175 ± 0.584 1.38 ± 0.95 0.67 NGC 4406 197 186.53358 12.92870 0.80 −7.143 ± 0.040 −8.268 ± 0.038 2.26 ± 0.22 0.99 NGC 4406 199 186.56313 12.95292 0.53 −7.091 ± 0.030 −8.333 ± 0.207 2.39 ± 0.30 1.00 NGC 4406 200 186.55539 12.94672 0.22 −9.351 ± 0.019 −10.315 ± 0.022 2.38 ± 0.13 1.00 NGC 4406 201 186.53826 12.93276 0.59 −6.924 ± 0.029 −8.375 ± 0.035 1.90 ± 0.17 1.00 NGC 4406 202 186.53444 12.92979 0.75 −8.474 ± 0.023 −9.383 ± 0.017 2.10 ± 0.14 1.00 NGC 4406 203 186.56158 12.95204 0.47 −7.161 ± 0.059 −8.326 ± 0.073 3.33 ± 0.34 1.00 NGC 4406 204 186.56537 12.95535 0.64 −8.266 ± 0.052 −9.112 ± 0.032 4.90 ± 0.23 1.00 NGC 4406 205 186.54350 12.93766 0.35 −8.110 ± 0.021 −9.270 ± 0.020 2.58 ± 0.14 1.00 NGC 4406 206 186.55186 12.94449 0.12 −7.075 ± 0.613 −8.335 ± 0.270 1.50 ± 0.52 0.87 NGC 4406 207 186.56895 12.95847 0.80 −9.288 ± 0.022 −10.317 ± 0.027 3.51 ± 0.20 1.00 NGC 4406 209 186.54694 12.94087 0.20 −9.908 ± 0.020 −10.798 ± 0.014 4.08 ± 0.09 1.00 NGC 4406 210 186.55604 12.94834 0.25 −7.081 ± 0.061 −8.060 ± 0.093 4.55 ± 0.51 0.91 NGC 4406 211 186.52918 12.92668 0.95 −7.212 ± 0.042 −8.525 ± 0.045 2.90 ± 0.31 1.00 NGC 4406 212 186.55699 12.94933 0.29 −7.566 ± 0.031 −8.477 ± 0.047 2.35 ± 0.31 1.00 NGC 4406 214 186.53579 12.93216 0.66 −7.408 ± 0.044 −8.251 ± 0.049 3.12 ± 0.26 0.98 NGC 4406 215 186.54971 12.94351 0.10 −8.777 ± 0.031 −9.731 ± 0.028 2.19 ± 0.27 1.00 NGC 4406 216 186.54030 12.93602 0.46 −7.392 ± 0.038 −8.442 ± 0.026 2.09 ± 0.22 1.00 NGC 4406 218 186.54443 12.93958 0.28 −11.520 ± 0.034 −13.051 ± 0.016 8.11 ± 0.23 1.00 NGC 4406 220 186.55468 12.94797 0.20 −9.360 ± 0.017 −10.351 ± 0.016 2.51 ± 0.20 1.00 NGC 4406 221 186.55048 12.94459 0.08 −8.470 ± 0.022 −9.537 ± 0.029 2.29 ± 0.18 1.00 NGC 4406 222 186.55565 12.94884 0.24 −7.012 ± 0.106 −8.046 ± 0.132 2.12 ± 0.43 0.98 NGC 4406 223 186.53602 12.93294 0.63 −9.300 ± 0.026 −10.512 ± 0.014 2.46 ± 0.12 1.00 NGC 4406 225 186.55932 12.95201 0.40 −6.511 ± 0.107 −7.783 ± 0.189 5.67 ± 1.22 0.62 NGC 4406 228 186.53757 12.93473 0.55 −8.208 ± 0.081 −9.408 ± 0.052 2.63 ± 0.34 1.00 NGC 4406 229 186.56192 12.95474 0.53 −8.787 ± 0.019 −9.677 ± 0.023 2.84 ± 0.14 1.00 NGC 4406 230 186.56750 12.95928 0.77 −5.594 ± 0.173 −7.446 ± 0.283 5.02 ± 5.84 0.60 NGC 4406 231 186.56505 12.95748 0.67 −8.770 ± 0.021 −9.595 ± 0.027 3.02 ± 0.14 1.00 NGC 4406 232 186.54766 12.94352 0.10 −7.299 ± 0.066 −8.663 ± 0.085 3.51 ± 0.47 1.00 NGC 4406 235 186.55847 12.95266 0.39 −9.349 ± 0.023 −10.532 ± 0.018 2.31 ± 0.13 1.00 NGC 4406 236 186.55176 12.94717 0.10 −7.345 ± 0.067 −8.354 ± 0.107 2.57 ± 0.63 1.00 Continued on Next Page. . . 328
Table B.2—Continued RA Dec. d GC G475 Z850 r h Galaxy ACS ID (deg) (deg) (r eff ) (AB) (AB) (pc) Class (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) NGC 4406 237 186.56647 12.95917 0.74 −7.950 ± 0.082 −9.377 ± 0.038 6.30 ± 0.46 0.96 NGC 4406 244 186.53182 12.93145 0.77 −7.067 ± 0.047 −8.261 ± 0.034 2.24 ± 0.25 0.99 NGC 4406 246 186.53380 12.93277 0.69 −8.299 ± 0.034 −9.623 ± 0.023 2.32 ± 0.18 1.00 NGC 4406 248 186.56770 12.96085 0.81 −6.229 ± 0.051 −7.362 ± 0.121 3.78 ± 0.47 0.84 NGC 4406 249 186.56959 12.96248 0.90 −6.864 ± 0.039 −7.934 ± 0.044 3.00 ± 0.22 0.98 NGC 4406 251 186.55893 12.95401 0.43 −6.399 ± 0.059 −7.869 ± 0.081 3.34 ± 0.43 0.96 NGC 4406 252 186.55861 12.95380 0.42 −8.457 ± 0.033 −9.486 ± 0.023 1.84 ± 0.21 1.00 NGC 4406 253 186.52973 12.93048 0.85 −8.678 ± 0.032 −10.030 ± 0.018 2.27 ± 0.18 1.00 NGC 4406 254 186.55764 12.95307 0.38 −5.105 ± 0.157 −6.735 ± 0.179 3.94 ± 0.95 0.68 NGC 4406 256 186.56221 12.95714 0.59 −7.186 ± 0.053 −8.065 ± 0.116 5.13 ± 0.72 0.82 NGC 4406 258 186.55413 12.95099 0.24 −9.868 ± 0.016 −10.871 ± 0.024 3.44 ± 0.17 1.00 NGC 4406 260 186.54738 12.94571 0.06 −6.995 ± 0.271 −8.235 ± 0.268 4.56 ± 2.42 0.94 NGC 4406 261 186.56712 12.96200 0.82 −8.476 ± 0.042 −9.316 ± 0.031 3.59 ± 0.26 1.00 NGC 4406 262 186.54107 12.94067 0.33 −7.941 ± 0.024 −8.856 ± 0.037 2.95 ± 0.18 1.00 NGC 4406 263 186.56178 12.95766 0.59 −6.489 ± 0.051 −7.468 ± 0.073 2.07 ± 0.51 0.95 NGC 4406 264 186.56485 12.96037 0.73 −7.039 ± 0.126 −7.884 ± 0.320 2.92 ± 0.51 0.98 NGC 4406 265 186.55315 12.95092 0.22 −8.082 ± 0.021 −9.021 ± 0.279 1.33 ± 0.25 0.77 NGC 4406 266 186.55057 12.94897 0.11 −7.893 ± 0.273 −8.891 ± 0.041 1.35 ± 0.24 0.78 NGC 4406 267 186.54145 12.94170 0.30 −7.201 ± 0.055 −8.145 ± 0.063 3.15 ± 0.35 0.98 NGC 4406 268 186.54974 12.94843 0.08 −7.677 ± 0.071 −8.813 ± 0.047 2.80 ± 0.31 1.00 NGC 4406 269 186.56149 12.95809 0.59 −9.290 ± 0.029 −10.189 ± 0.023 3.44 ± 0.22 1.00 NGC 4406 270 186.55139 12.94998 0.15 −7.456 ± 0.049 −8.820 ± 0.048 3.18 ± 0.22 1.00 NGC 4406 272 186.53662 12.93820 0.50 −7.719 ± 0.050 −9.118 ± 0.118 7.23 ± 0.69 0.75 NGC 4406 273 186.56235 12.95919 0.64 −8.305 ± 0.019 −9.468 ± 0.020 2.22 ± 0.18 1.00 NGC 4406 275 186.53917 12.94048 0.39 −6.484 ± 0.078 −7.532 ± 0.193 3.20 ± 0.41 0.95 NGC 4406 276 186.56583 12.96216 0.79 −5.706 ± 0.540 −6.532 ± 0.439 3.36 ± 2.36 0.82 NGC 4406 277 186.54796 12.94783 0.06 −8.154 ± 0.043 −9.563 ± 0.051 2.44 ± 0.25 1.00 NGC 4406 278 186.56819 12.96446 0.90 −6.217 ± 0.052 −7.466 ± 0.601 2.19 ± 0.61 0.96 NGC 4406 279 186.54130 12.94266 0.29 −6.614 ± 0.066 −7.562 ± 0.089 3.79 ± 0.56 0.89 NGC 4406 283 186.53171 12.93543 0.69 −9.345 ± 0.026 −10.338 ± 0.012 3.06 ± 0.16 1.00 NGC 4406 284 186.55191 12.95198 0.22 −10.499 ± 0.031 −11.481 ± 0.022 5.32 ± 0.10 0.82 NGC 4406 287 186.53605 12.93924 0.50 −5.903 ± 0.091 −7.487 ± 0.072 3.32 ± 0.47 0.93 NGC 4406 288 186.53667 12.94002 0.47 −8.319 ± 0.023 −9.164 ± 0.025 2.80 ± 0.14 1.00 NGC 4406 289 186.56913 12.96648 0.98 −8.823 ± 0.036 −9.702 ± 0.055 5.74 ± 0.28 0.99 NGC 4406 290 186.55577 12.95563 0.40 −6.610 ± 0.057 −7.725 ± 0.080 2.97 ± 0.38 0.97 NGC 4406 292 186.54317 12.94546 0.20 −8.410 ± 0.026 −9.256 ± 0.028 2.91 ± 0.13 1.00 NGC 4406 293 186.56590 12.96414 0.84 −6.566 ± 0.068 −7.277 ± 0.379 1.48 ± 0.37 0.74 NGC 4406 294 186.54892 12.95044 0.15 −7.216 ± 0.082 −7.720 ± 0.398 3.41 ± 2.83 0.95 NGC 4406 295 186.56355 12.96213 0.74 −6.102 ± 0.121 −6.746 ± 0.094 4.37 ± 0.53 0.52 NGC 4406 296 186.54267 12.94545 0.21 −8.329 ± 0.054 −9.141 ± 0.058 3.91 ± 0.33 1.00 NGC 4406 298 186.55986 12.95947 0.59 −8.645 ± 0.022 −9.924 ± 0.020 1.97 ± 0.20 1.00 NGC 4406 299 186.54861 12.95039 0.14 −9.018 ± 0.041 −10.165 ± 0.032 4.44 ± 0.18 1.00 NGC 4406 300 186.54631 12.94848 0.12 −8.352 ± 0.032 −9.419 ± 0.024 2.38 ± 0.20 1.00 NGC 4406 303 186.56102 12.96056 0.64 −8.160 ± 0.022 −8.977 ± 0.026 2.67 ± 0.20 1.00 NGC 4406 305 186.54456 12.94746 0.15 −8.032 ± 0.037 −9.117 ± 0.038 3.95 ± 0.29 1.00 NGC 4406 306 186.55069 12.95265 0.23 −5.335 ± 0.303 −7.149 ± 0.186 4.08 ± 0.93 0.73 NGC 4406 307 186.55954 12.95994 0.59 −5.188 ± 0.171 −6.386 ± 0.534 2.60 ± 0.80 0.88 NGC 4406 309 186.56268 12.96264 0.73 −7.520 ± 0.062 −8.715 ± 0.116 5.46 ± 1.06 0.93 NGC 4406 310 186.55733 12.95835 0.51 −6.865 ± 0.233 −8.229 ± 0.289 1.57 ± 0.30 0.90 NGC 4406 311 186.55531 12.95677 0.42 −7.959 ± 0.042 −9.056 ± 0.017 1.95 ± 0.19 1.00 NGC 4406 315 186.54831 12.95139 0.18 −7.338 ± 0.029 −8.375 ± 0.076 3.34 ± 0.37 1.00 NGC 4406 316 186.56076 12.96173 0.67 −7.168 ± 0.191 −7.988 ± 0.108 6.15 ± 1.20 0.64 NGC 4406 317 186.56469 12.96497 0.84 −7.206 ± 0.060 −8.009 ± 0.042 2.72 ± 0.34 0.99 NGC 4406 318 186.56001 12.96113 0.64 −6.127 ± 0.087 −7.555 ± 0.056 5.55 ± 0.35 0.52 NGC 4406 319 186.55895 12.96029 0.59 −5.061 ± 0.339 −6.356 ± 0.173 4.01 ± 1.66 0.64 NGC 4406 321 186.56517 12.96545 0.86 −8.109 ± 0.038 −8.981 ± 0.038 3.35 ± 0.24 1.00 NGC 4406 322 186.54612 12.94930 0.14 −6.541 ± 0.286 −7.832 ± 0.162 2.03 ± 0.39 0.97 NGC 4406 323 186.56251 12.96344 0.75 −8.925 ± 0.026 −9.732 ± 0.023 3.58 ± 0.12 1.00 NGC 4406 327 186.52663 12.93447 0.86 −7.727 ± 0.042 −8.854 ± 0.027 2.35 ± 0.26 1.00 NGC 4406 332 186.53366 12.94126 0.54 −7.546 ± 0.055 −8.828 ± 0.031 1.91 ± 0.31 1.00 NGC 4406 334 186.56038 12.96352 0.71 −7.804 ± 0.028 −8.759 ± 0.037 3.63 ± 0.25 1.00 NGC 4406 336 186.56221 12.96524 0.80 −6.906 ± 0.460 −8.241 ± 0.044 3.13 ± 0.54 0.98 Continued on Next Page. . . 329
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LOW-MASS X-RAY BINARIES, DIFFUSE GA
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smaller GCs are more likely to cont
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GO2-3099X, GO3-4099X, AR3-4005X, GO
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her room (my apologies to her offic
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US Court expert from India), for al
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Table of contents Abstract ii Ackno
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5.2.1 Chandra X-ray Observatory . .
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List of Figures 1.1 Hubble Tuning F
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List of Tables 1.1 Galactic Low-Mas
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Chapter 1 General Introduction 1.1
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Fig. 1.1.— Hubble Tuning Fork, co
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2000). In most HMXBs, the accreted
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not get a complete picture of the L
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this, the result of dynamical inter
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is the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectro
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Chapter 2 Chandra Observations of L
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keV (Sarazin et al. 2000, 2001). Wi
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agreed with positions from the USNO
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24:00 22:00 7:20:00 18:00 16:00 18:
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Table 2.1. Discrete X-ray Sources i
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Table 2.1—Continued Source d Coun
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Table 2.2—Continued Source d Coun
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optical/IR positions of R.A. = 12 h
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log N(>L) 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 NGC 4
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luminosity function for luminositie
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H31 1.0 0.5 0.0 -0.5 -1.0 NGC 4365
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2.4.5 Variability We searched for v
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Number 10 8 6 4 2 NGC 4365 Optical
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LMXBs has an effective radius of 12
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component (“MEKAL”) was used fo
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Table 2.4. X-ray Spectral Fits of N
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Fig. 2.9.— Top panels: Cumulative
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we extended the spectrum down to 0.
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We also examined whether the unreso
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esolved sources in the galaxy. This
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temperature ∼0.3 keV. Matsumoto e
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log I X (counts/sec/arcmin 2 ) -1.0
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∼45% of the counts are resolved i
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Chapter 3 Chandra Observations of D
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noninteracting members (de Vaucoule
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used for spectroscopic analysis. We
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02:00.0 03:00.0 04:00.0 05:00.0 06:
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Table 3.1—Continued d a Count Rat
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We also attempted detections in mul
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sociated with extended X-ray or opt
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Fig. 3.3.— Histogram of the obser
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chip. The number of ULX candidates
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these luminosities among previously
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to 2-6 keV. Since the 6-10 keV rang
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absorption and varying power-law in
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counts occur within ∼ 4 ks. Sourc
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log I X (counts/sec/arcmin 2 ) 0.5
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tion), and βouter = 0.36 +0.01 −
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the east and northeast of NGC 1600.
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group, we assumed that they were at
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the group gas than we calculate fro
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04:55 -5:05:00 05 -5:05:10 15 -5:05
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for the spectrum: “Field” impli
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90% confidence level errors. Bracke
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we adopted the power-law model as o
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sources could be a non-trivial sour
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jection to include the emission fro
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Fig. 3.13.— Estimated gas and gra
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ackground source population cannot
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NGC 1600 that has a small spatial s
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(HMXBs). LMC X-4, an HMXB pulsar, h
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searched for the shortest time tn o
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with NGC 4697. Columns (1)-(4) list
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duration, ∆tflat, beginning at a
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the uncertainties quoted do not inc
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to persistent rate for short flares
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Chapter 5 Multi-Epoch Chandra X-ray
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the field, these different populati
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luminous (MB < −20) elliptical (E
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Although Chandra is known to encoun
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Fig. 5.3.— Adaptively smoothed Ch
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1 × 10 −5 count s −1 arcsec
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Table 5.1—Continued Source R.A. D
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source list against which to regist
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ate from Observation 0784 alone (Pa
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Table 5.2. : Optical Properties of
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actually be an AGN. Sources 79, 80,
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two potential GC counterparts. We l
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Table 5.3—Continued X-ray Source
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Fig. 5.6.— Color (G475−Z850) -
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mass segregation of GCs with the sa
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Table 5.4. Fits to the Expected Num
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dependence are allowed to vary. Var
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NGC 4697 to convert the observed so
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Table 5.6—Continued Source LA LB
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Table 5.6—Continued Source LA LB
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Table 5.7. Combined Luminosities &
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Table 5.7—Continued Source Not De
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Fig. 5.8.— Cumulative luminosity
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LF, there are enough datapoints tha
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Fig. 5.10.— Cumulative luminosity
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Fig. 5.11.— Merged luminosities (
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Fig. 5.12.— X-ray color-color dia
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5.9 Spectral Analysis We performed
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some data loss, it allows for direc
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for 2 dof and the f-test indicates
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ple to LMXBs interior to that semi-
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est-fit (χ 2 = 56.4 for 65 dof) by
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5.10.1 Intraobservation Variability
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Fig. 5.14.— Binned lightcurve usi
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Table 5.10. Possible Flaring Source
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Fig. 5.16.— Cumulative lightcurve
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pairs of observations. In Figure 5.
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Table 5.11—Continued Source PL,AB
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Fig. 5.17.— Percentage of Analysi
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dofs and the number of combinations
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Table 5.12—Continued Source Obs.S
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of states as transient candidates.
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Long-Term Hardness Ratio Variabilit
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In the final observation, there wer
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limits). The 0.3-10 keV X-ray lumin
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atio is expected only from the most
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eak (Kim et al. 2006a). We find mar
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LMXBs in Galactic GCs (Heinke et al
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in the field of the Milky Way and a
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6.2 Sample 6.2.1 Galaxy Sample Tabl
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Table 6.2. Properties of Chandra Ob
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identification of point sources, AC
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the QE degradation in the ACIS dete
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Table 6.3—Continued Galaxy NX LX,
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The positions of the GCs were used
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Fig. 6.2.— Scatter plot of GC gal
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Fig. 6.3.— Scatter plot of estima
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Fig. 6.5.— Scatter plot of estima
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isophote from the galaxy optical su
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6.3.1 Luminosity and Mass Prior obs
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compare their χ 2 fits to test whi
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GCs without LMXBs; however, there a
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following dependence on GC properti
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of this probability with individual
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Fig. 6.9.— Identical to Figure 6.
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We used the indices from our best-f
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(20.3 for half-mass radius, both wi
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most are steeper than Z ∼0.4 . Ei
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Fig. 6.11.— (Left:) Two-dimension
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differently by the properties of th
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