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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 4486 754 187.70387 12.41216 0.80 −7.984 ± 0.023 −8.849 ± 0.031 1.99 ± 0.15 1.00 NGC 4486 755 187.70389 12.36550 0.98 −9.934 ± 0.025 −10.980 ± 0.021 10.22 ± 0.23 1.00 NGC 4486 757 187.70401 12.36760 0.90 −6.602 ± 0.068 −7.826 ± 0.063 3.37 ± 0.32 0.99 NGC 4486 758 187.70400 12.40268 0.44 −6.352 ± 0.054 −7.590 ± 0.085 2.66 ± 0.35 1.00 NGC 4486 760 187.70412 12.41021 0.73 −9.285 ± 0.018 −10.464 ± 0.024 4.12 ± 0.12 1.00 NGC 4486 761 187.70409 12.39660 0.22 −7.139 ± 0.042 −8.587 ± 0.024 2.31 ± 0.25 1.00 NGC 4486 762 187.70415 12.37806 0.50 −6.581 ± 0.112 −8.033 ± 0.037 1.79 ± 0.26 1.00 NGC 4486 763 187.70418 12.41176 0.79 −8.315 ± 0.027 −9.234 ± 0.026 2.38 ± 0.16 1.00 NGC 4486 764 187.70418 12.40942 0.70 −7.329 ± 0.033 −8.196 ± 0.038 2.68 ± 0.20 1.00 NGC 4486 765 187.70421 12.40792 0.64 −7.514 ± 0.043 −8.444 ± 0.041 3.65 ± 0.20 1.00 NGC 4486 766 187.70421 12.37711 0.54 −6.112 ± 0.313 −7.722 ± 0.942 1.18 ± 0.40 0.95 NGC 4486 767 187.70426 12.38012 0.42 −9.126 ± 0.022 −10.062 ± 0.015 2.39 ± 0.17 1.00 NGC 4486 768 187.70432 12.37236 0.71 −8.700 ± 0.020 −9.899 ± 0.017 2.46 ± 0.10 1.00 NGC 4486 771 187.70435 12.39621 0.20 −8.047 ± 0.036 −9.052 ± 0.041 3.16 ± 0.21 1.00 NGC 4486 772 187.70449 12.39617 0.20 −8.516 ± 0.036 −9.955 ± 0.016 2.70 ± 0.12 1.00 NGC 4486 774 187.70443 12.39100 0.06 −7.906 ± 0.038 −9.386 ± 0.057 2.19 ± 0.26 1.00 NGC 4486 775 187.70441 12.38520 0.23 −5.749 ± 0.703 −7.315 ± 0.183 1.75 ± 0.80 0.99 NGC 4486 776 187.70444 12.36844 0.86 −6.530 ± 0.137 −7.376 ± 0.084 4.93 ± 0.84 0.89 NGC 4486 778 187.70447 12.40685 0.60 −6.343 ± 0.070 −7.891 ± 0.047 2.55 ± 0.43 1.00 NGC 4486 779 187.70449 12.36288 1.07 −7.181 ± 0.033 −8.417 ± 0.023 2.36 ± 0.21 1.00 NGC 4486 780 187.70452 12.38083 0.39 −6.754 ± 0.047 −8.420 ± 0.053 2.54 ± 0.29 1.00 NGC 4486 781 187.70454 12.38560 0.22 −8.631 ± 0.014 −9.560 ± 0.024 1.92 ± 0.14 1.00 NGC 4486 783 187.70462 12.37152 0.75 −9.029 ± 0.018 −10.543 ± 0.020 4.66 ± 0.17 1.00 NGC 4486 784 187.70459 12.37878 0.47 −6.654 ± 0.078 −7.265 ± 0.260 2.57 ± 0.47 0.99 NGC 4486 785 187.70456 12.37960 0.44 −7.627 ± 0.040 −8.620 ± 0.034 2.36 ± 0.23 1.00 NGC 4486 786 187.70458 12.38625 0.19 −7.320 ± 0.029 −8.452 ± 0.055 1.89 ± 0.21 1.00 NGC 4486 788 187.70465 12.39455 0.14 −6.792 ± 0.084 −7.453 ± 2.355 1.99 ± 0.44 1.00 NGC 4486 789 187.70464 12.39076 0.05 −7.025 ± 0.097 −8.484 ± 0.072 1.69 ± 0.37 1.00 NGC 4486 791 187.70473 12.38724 0.15 −8.492 ± 0.030 −9.513 ± 0.026 2.78 ± 0.19 1.00 NGC 4486 792 187.70481 12.40576 0.56 −9.975 ± 0.020 −11.050 ± 0.014 3.90 ± 0.09 1.00 NGC 4486 794 187.70479 12.36975 0.81 −7.550 ± 0.023 −9.158 ± 0.028 2.61 ± 0.13 1.00 NGC 4486 795 187.70491 12.36972 0.81 −9.119 ± 0.023 −10.522 ± 0.032 4.08 ± 0.21 1.00 NGC 4486 796 187.70476 12.38006 0.42 −7.472 ± 0.027 −8.521 ± 0.029 2.13 ± 0.24 1.00 NGC 4486 797 187.70479 12.41279 0.82 −7.034 ± 0.052 −8.579 ± 0.026 1.80 ± 0.26 1.00 NGC 4486 799 187.70482 12.40860 0.66 −5.506 ± 0.105 −6.760 ± 0.142 2.44 ± 0.71 0.99 NGC 4486 800 187.70482 12.36496 0.99 −5.624 ± 0.115 −6.870 ± 0.164 3.78 ± 0.97 0.94 NGC 4486 801 187.70484 12.40132 0.39 −6.126 ± 0.086 −7.076 ± 0.152 2.92 ± 0.54 0.99 NGC 4486 803 187.70488 12.38575 0.21 −7.316 ± 0.045 −8.705 ± 0.040 1.79 ± 0.29 1.00 NGC 4486 804 187.70497 12.37859 0.48 −9.619 ± 0.023 −11.118 ± 0.021 1.89 ± 0.19 1.00 NGC 4486 805 187.70493 12.38105 0.38 −7.136 ± 0.049 −8.225 ± 0.064 3.30 ± 0.38 1.00 NGC 4486 808 187.70497 12.39932 0.31 −8.156 ± 0.026 −9.140 ± 0.028 2.80 ± 0.20 1.00 NGC 4486 809 187.70508 12.40380 0.48 −7.140 ± 0.053 −8.711 ± 0.032 2.35 ± 0.20 1.00 NGC 4486 810 187.70509 12.39727 0.24 −6.283 ± 0.181 −7.395 ± 0.272 2.82 ± 1.58 0.99 NGC 4486 811 187.70512 12.40240 0.43 −6.180 ± 0.115 −8.053 ± 0.077 2.86 ± 0.54 1.00 NGC 4486 812 187.70519 12.40472 0.52 −9.268 ± 0.024 −10.742 ± 0.022 2.78 ± 0.13 1.00 NGC 4486 817 187.70526 12.37212 0.72 −8.669 ± 0.014 −10.067 ± 0.014 2.55 ± 0.10 1.00 NGC 4486 819 187.70528 12.40229 0.42 −9.701 ± 0.016 −10.734 ± 0.018 2.84 ± 0.14 1.00 NGC 4486 820 187.70532 12.38461 0.25 −7.774 ± 0.052 −9.048 ± 0.048 2.92 ± 0.28 1.00 NGC 4486 821 187.70532 12.40826 0.65 −6.363 ± 0.169 −7.379 ± 0.234 5.67 ± 1.74 0.81 NGC 4486 822 187.70534 12.36386 1.03 −6.706 ± 0.077 −7.969 ± 0.037 2.69 ± 0.32 1.00 NGC 4486 823 187.70531 12.37152 0.74 −5.225 ± 0.130 −6.972 ± 0.363 5.09 ± 1.69 0.75 NGC 4486 824 187.70536 12.41384 0.86 −6.843 ± 0.063 −7.656 ± 0.090 3.89 ± 0.40 0.98 NGC 4486 825 187.70535 12.38632 0.18 −7.112 ± 0.169 −8.577 ± 0.042 2.38 ± 0.34 1.00 NGC 4486 826 187.70531 12.38056 0.40 −9.396 ± 0.023 −10.497 ± 0.015 2.98 ± 0.11 1.00 NGC 4486 827 187.70539 12.40396 0.49 −7.789 ± 0.041 −8.774 ± 0.061 5.05 ± 0.20 0.99 NGC 4486 828 187.70545 12.37590 0.58 −9.501 ± 0.018 −10.891 ± 0.015 2.61 ± 0.14 1.00 NGC 4486 829 187.70546 12.37599 0.57 −7.109 ± 0.027 −8.359 ± 0.048 1.78 ± 0.24 1.00 NGC 4486 830 187.70540 12.37380 0.66 −5.943 ± 0.240 −7.546 ± 0.177 3.80 ± 0.92 0.98 NGC 4486 831 187.70546 12.37692 0.54 −8.003 ± 0.036 −9.342 ± 0.033 3.80 ± 0.17 1.00 NGC 4486 832 187.70545 12.40011 0.34 −8.875 ± 0.022 −10.040 ± 0.018 2.78 ± 0.15 1.00 NGC 4486 834 187.70547 12.40219 0.42 −6.250 ± 0.138 −7.700 ± 0.095 4.11 ± 0.63 0.98 NGC 4486 835 187.70547 12.37082 0.77 −6.184 ± 0.088 −7.090 ± 0.109 3.71 ± 0.49 0.96 Continued on Next Page. . . 354
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 4486 837 187.70546 12.40368 0.48 −6.926 ± 0.037 −8.203 ± 0.022 2.31 ± 0.16 1.00 NGC 4486 838 187.70555 12.41734 1.00 −8.569 ± 0.025 −10.045 ± 0.015 2.17 ± 0.16 1.00 NGC 4486 839 187.70558 12.38484 0.24 −8.902 ± 0.032 −10.525 ± 0.027 2.18 ± 0.20 1.00 NGC 4486 841 187.70555 12.37682 0.54 −6.565 ± 0.073 −8.078 ± 0.244 2.13 ± 0.35 1.00 NGC 4486 842 187.70562 12.40793 0.64 −9.069 ± 0.019 −9.884 ± 0.017 3.27 ± 0.10 1.00 NGC 4486 846 187.70539 12.38525 0.22 −7.253 ± 0.050 −8.681 ± 0.061 1.97 ± 0.40 1.00 NGC 4486 847 187.70560 12.40350 0.47 −7.119 ± 0.039 −8.740 ± 0.055 3.38 ± 0.34 1.00 NGC 4486 848 187.70563 12.38446 0.25 −7.964 ± 0.027 −8.819 ± 0.055 2.65 ± 0.23 1.00 NGC 4486 852 187.70572 12.38103 0.38 −7.849 ± 0.019 −9.202 ± 0.027 1.69 ± 0.16 1.00 NGC 4486 853 187.70574 12.40641 0.58 −7.764 ± 0.041 −9.072 ± 0.030 2.72 ± 0.17 1.00 NGC 4486 854 187.70572 12.37522 0.60 −6.024 ± 0.427 −7.410 ± 0.138 2.92 ± 0.80 0.99 NGC 4486 856 187.70575 12.38609 0.19 −6.526 ± 0.068 −7.978 ± 0.065 2.48 ± 0.31 1.00 NGC 4486 857 187.70581 12.40377 0.48 −8.615 ± 0.022 −10.098 ± 0.014 2.19 ± 0.16 1.00 NGC 4486 858 187.70580 12.40350 0.47 −6.489 ± 0.159 −8.015 ± 0.030 1.34 ± 0.28 0.97 NGC 4486 859 187.70580 12.36785 0.88 −5.323 ± 0.104 −6.217 ± 0.147 2.84 ± 0.52 0.98 NGC 4486 860 187.70584 12.38489 0.24 −7.111 ± 0.057 −8.538 ± 0.049 2.17 ± 0.27 1.00 NGC 4486 861 187.70569 12.41606 0.95 −6.022 ± 0.060 −6.772 ± 0.062 2.47 ± 0.36 0.99 NGC 4486 863 187.70591 12.40575 0.56 −7.801 ± 0.038 −8.941 ± 0.045 3.21 ± 0.22 1.00 NGC 4486 864 187.70591 12.41076 0.75 −5.912 ± 0.118 −7.201 ± 0.098 5.45 ± 0.58 0.78 NGC 4486 865 187.70596 12.38998 0.04 −9.258 ± 0.031 −10.620 ± 0.018 1.46 ± 0.18 0.97 NGC 4486 868 187.70607 12.37702 0.54 −8.421 ± 0.021 −9.995 ± 0.022 3.13 ± 0.12 1.00 NGC 4486 869 187.70604 12.39626 0.20 −6.824 ± 0.098 −8.288 ± 0.288 1.32 ± 0.43 0.97 NGC 4486 870 187.70607 12.37771 0.51 −7.553 ± 0.071 −9.158 ± 0.022 1.90 ± 0.22 1.00 NGC 4486 871 187.70611 12.41512 0.91 −7.876 ± 0.033 −8.781 ± 0.019 2.65 ± 0.16 1.00 NGC 4486 872 187.70622 12.41469 0.89 −7.810 ± 0.026 −8.671 ± 0.030 2.60 ± 0.15 1.00 NGC 4486 873 187.70629 12.37761 0.51 −9.385 ± 0.018 −10.718 ± 0.018 2.74 ± 0.13 1.00 NGC 4486 874 187.70626 12.39025 0.04 −7.781 ± 0.063 −9.136 ± 0.056 2.89 ± 0.34 1.00 NGC 4486 875 187.70630 12.37581 0.58 −6.080 ± 0.074 −7.155 ± 0.385 3.60 ± 4.05 0.97 NGC 4486 877 187.70633 12.39216 0.04 −8.070 ± 0.143 −9.530 ± 1.002 1.62 ± 0.36 1.00 NGC 4486 879 187.70642 12.41359 0.85 −9.046 ± 0.019 −9.945 ± 0.015 3.14 ± 0.11 1.00 NGC 4486 881 187.70648 12.36432 1.02 −7.905 ± 0.024 −9.434 ± 0.025 2.41 ± 0.14 1.00 NGC 4486 882 187.70647 12.36834 0.86 −6.918 ± 0.051 −7.867 ± 0.074 3.37 ± 0.31 0.99 NGC 4486 883 187.70648 12.37216 0.72 −7.089 ± 0.038 −7.932 ± 0.044 2.40 ± 0.21 1.00 NGC 4486 885 187.70650 12.38438 0.26 −7.563 ± 0.025 −8.690 ± 0.064 3.34 ± 0.33 1.00 NGC 4486 886 187.70650 12.40689 0.60 −7.973 ± 0.029 −9.318 ± 0.029 2.96 ± 0.14 1.00 NGC 4486 887 187.70656 12.40206 0.42 −8.076 ± 0.027 −9.403 ± 0.021 2.52 ± 0.13 1.00 NGC 4486 889 187.70656 12.36726 0.91 −6.321 ± 0.038 −7.463 ± 0.108 2.81 ± 0.44 0.99 NGC 4486 890 187.70658 12.36266 1.08 −7.186 ± 0.167 −8.607 ± 0.845 1.51 ± 0.50 0.99 NGC 4486 891 187.70666 12.38993 0.05 −8.309 ± 0.068 −9.372 ± 0.270 3.16 ± 0.97 1.00 NGC 4486 893 187.70664 12.37835 0.49 −6.727 ± 0.046 −7.792 ± 0.089 2.24 ± 0.43 1.00 NGC 4486 896 187.70673 12.37609 0.57 −7.154 ± 0.042 −8.048 ± 0.048 2.88 ± 0.27 1.00 NGC 4486 898 187.70674 12.40301 0.45 −6.838 ± 0.046 −8.081 ± 0.050 2.81 ± 0.27 1.00 NGC 4486 899 187.70671 12.38021 0.42 −5.108 ± 0.443 −6.677 ± 0.973 1.70 ± 0.51 0.98 NGC 4486 901 187.70681 12.40789 0.64 −9.491 ± 0.022 −10.493 ± 0.033 6.98 ± 0.15 1.00 NGC 4486 902 187.70691 12.39836 0.28 −10.913 ± 0.017 −12.093 ± 0.010 3.72 ± 0.10 1.00 NGC 4486 903 187.70681 12.39590 0.18 −7.155 ± 0.038 −8.526 ± 0.094 2.53 ± 0.37 1.00 NGC 4486 905 187.70685 12.39982 0.33 −5.758 ± 0.195 −7.173 ± 0.108 2.33 ± 0.50 1.00 NGC 4486 906 187.70690 12.39003 0.05 −7.467 ± 0.163 −8.442 ± 0.161 4.20 ± 0.94 1.00 NGC 4486 907 187.70691 12.39123 0.04 −7.335 ± 0.137 −9.022 ± 0.218 4.41 ± 1.67 1.00 NGC 4486 908 187.70700 12.40012 0.34 −6.172 ± 0.105 −7.799 ± 0.171 2.83 ± 1.18 1.00 NGC 4486 909 187.70685 12.38510 0.23 −7.085 ± 0.061 −8.592 ± 0.129 3.35 ± 0.50 1.00 NGC 4486 910 187.70706 12.39884 0.30 −9.040 ± 0.024 −10.468 ± 0.010 2.25 ± 0.16 1.00 NGC 4486 911 187.70700 12.37949 0.44 −7.793 ± 0.031 −9.081 ± 0.021 2.62 ± 0.16 1.00 NGC 4486 912 187.70705 12.40351 0.47 −6.406 ± 0.077 −7.498 ± 0.057 2.98 ± 0.31 0.99 NGC 4486 914 187.70706 12.40109 0.38 −6.776 ± 0.046 −8.310 ± 0.036 2.44 ± 0.19 1.00 NGC 4486 915 187.70714 12.39187 0.05 −9.904 ± 0.022 −11.330 ± 0.023 1.62 ± 0.20 1.00 NGC 4486 916 187.70718 12.37020 0.80 −8.071 ± 0.023 −9.468 ± 0.025 2.99 ± 0.18 1.00 NGC 4486 917 187.70724 12.37931 0.45 −7.857 ± 0.057 −9.540 ± 0.081 5.66 ± 0.46 1.00 NGC 4486 918 187.70722 12.38141 0.37 −6.698 ± 0.071 −7.942 ± 0.179 4.17 ± 1.23 0.99 NGC 4486 919 187.70728 12.41232 0.81 −7.734 ± 0.030 −8.876 ± 0.030 2.52 ± 0.16 1.00 NGC 4486 920 187.70726 12.37841 0.48 −7.913 ± 0.031 −9.403 ± 0.036 2.23 ± 0.14 1.00 NGC 4486 922 187.70722 12.38118 0.38 −5.178 ± 0.660 −6.722 ± 0.153 2.83 ± 0.74 0.98 Continued on Next Page. . . 355
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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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