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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 4552 495 188.90451 12.54735 1.75 −6.881 ± 0.031 −8.228 ± 0.031 2.71 ± 0.24 1.00 NGC 4552 497 188.90851 12.55787 0.90 −6.070 ± 0.140 −7.046 ± 0.139 3.36 ± 0.81 0.87 NGC 4552 500 188.90469 12.54826 1.67 −6.915 ± 0.030 −8.532 ± 0.023 3.09 ± 0.14 1.00 NGC 4552 501 188.90295 12.54416 2.15 −8.013 ± 0.025 −9.345 ± 0.031 3.53 ± 0.16 1.00 NGC 4552 504 188.90971 12.56304 1.10 −8.113 ± 0.022 −9.723 ± 0.025 3.18 ± 0.16 1.00 NGC 4552 505 188.90679 12.55572 1.09 −6.023 ± 0.184 −7.114 ± 0.081 3.38 ± 0.97 0.88 NGC 4552 506 188.90320 12.54667 1.93 −6.791 ± 0.040 −7.974 ± 0.029 2.06 ± 0.22 1.00 NGC 4552 507 188.91101 12.56686 1.42 −8.838 ± 0.022 −9.927 ± 0.017 2.25 ± 0.12 1.00 NGC 4552 508 188.90463 12.55047 1.53 −6.229 ± 0.055 −7.441 ± 0.234 2.34 ± 0.37 0.99 NGC 4552 509 188.91279 12.57179 1.93 −10.135 ± 0.014 −11.076 ± 0.011 3.89 ± 0.06 1.00 NGC 4552 511 188.90580 12.55402 1.24 −5.750 ± 0.387 −6.356 ± 0.149 2.36 ± 0.77 0.91 NGC 4552 512 188.90996 12.56472 1.25 −6.307 ± 0.064 −7.669 ± 0.037 1.88 ± 0.24 0.99 NGC 4552 513 188.90153 12.54340 2.34 −8.038 ± 0.022 −8.960 ± 0.025 2.36 ± 0.16 1.00 NGC 4552 514 188.89847 12.53572 3.28 −6.696 ± 0.420 −7.469 ± 0.047 2.12 ± 0.41 0.99 NGC 4552 517 188.90144 12.54454 2.26 −6.473 ± 0.046 −7.390 ± 0.064 3.95 ± 0.27 0.87 NGC 4552 518 188.90466 12.55314 1.40 −9.986 ± 0.039 −11.068 ± 0.067 3.35 ± 0.19 1.00 NGC 4552 521 188.91354 12.57608 2.44 −6.371 ± 0.049 −7.548 ± 0.029 2.26 ± 0.31 0.99 NGC 4552 524 188.91150 12.57185 1.97 −8.871 ± 0.032 −10.413 ± 0.021 2.37 ± 0.15 1.00 NGC 4552 525 188.90831 12.56358 1.27 −6.120 ± 0.045 −7.674 ± 0.344 2.02 ± 0.42 0.99 NGC 4552 526 188.90730 12.56111 1.18 −6.739 ± 0.034 −8.090 ± 0.059 2.57 ± 0.25 1.00 NGC 4552 528 188.90735 12.56134 1.19 −7.171 ± 0.028 −8.175 ± 0.044 2.23 ± 0.16 1.00 NGC 4552 529 188.90808 12.56338 1.27 −8.993 ± 0.017 −10.197 ± 0.027 2.63 ± 0.19 1.00 NGC 4552 530 188.90318 12.55089 1.66 −7.980 ± 0.032 −9.389 ± 0.021 3.25 ± 0.15 1.00 NGC 4552 531 188.90898 12.56572 1.42 −8.658 ± 0.024 −9.640 ± 0.044 2.38 ± 0.32 1.00 NGC 4552 534 188.89732 12.53676 3.27 −8.016 ± 0.035 −8.906 ± 0.024 2.02 ± 0.16 1.00 NGC 4552 535 188.91031 12.57041 1.85 −6.715 ± 0.034 −8.133 ± 0.040 2.65 ± 0.20 1.00 NGC 4552 537 188.90906 12.56757 1.60 −7.114 ± 0.085 −8.320 ± 0.151 5.04 ± 0.84 0.92 NGC 4552 538 188.91037 12.57137 1.96 −8.314 ± 0.020 −9.279 ± 0.025 3.30 ± 0.12 1.00 NGC 4552 540 188.90924 12.56890 1.73 −7.293 ± 0.034 −8.600 ± 0.029 2.26 ± 0.18 1.00 NGC 4552 541 188.89652 12.53650 3.36 −7.359 ± 0.039 −8.500 ± 0.420 1.28 ± 0.29 0.94 NGC 4552 544 188.90170 12.55048 1.84 −8.707 ± 0.046 −9.680 ± 0.014 2.80 ± 0.19 1.00 NGC 4552 545 188.90361 12.55548 1.47 −5.939 ± 0.670 −7.349 ± 0.098 1.51 ± 0.41 0.95 NGC 4552 546 188.90857 12.56842 1.72 −6.393 ± 0.056 −7.638 ± 0.035 1.95 ± 0.22 0.99 NGC 4552 547 188.90033 12.54758 2.15 −7.159 ± 0.031 −8.717 ± 0.031 2.98 ± 0.15 1.00 NGC 4552 551 188.89685 12.53965 3.06 −6.041 ± 0.075 −7.321 ± 0.040 2.27 ± 0.29 0.99 NGC 4552 552 188.91203 12.57853 2.76 −6.745 ± 0.037 −7.577 ± 0.033 1.96 ± 0.22 0.99 NGC 4552 553 188.91014 12.57394 2.27 −6.689 ± 0.326 −8.096 ± 0.025 1.91 ± 0.29 1.00 NGC 4552 555 188.90169 12.55316 1.74 −7.160 ± 0.034 −8.650 ± 0.021 1.91 ± 0.18 1.00 NGC 4552 557 188.90797 12.56948 1.87 −5.578 ± 0.106 −6.950 ± 0.571 1.34 ± 0.42 0.87 NGC 4552 558 188.90651 12.56601 1.63 −7.032 ± 0.036 −8.417 ± 0.032 2.16 ± 0.21 1.00 NGC 4552 559 188.90357 12.55898 1.51 −9.113 ± 0.024 −10.166 ± 0.011 1.90 ± 0.14 1.00 NGC 4552 560 188.90822 12.57106 2.03 −6.329 ± 0.072 −7.109 ± 0.180 3.85 ± 1.07 0.80 NGC 4552 561 188.90421 12.56078 1.50 −6.535 ± 0.034 −7.759 ± 0.054 1.82 ± 0.24 0.99 NGC 4552 562 188.90582 12.56516 1.62 −6.946 ± 0.040 −8.382 ± 0.026 1.80 ± 0.20 1.00 NGC 4552 563 188.89807 12.54583 2.49 −7.064 ± 0.048 −8.278 ± 0.043 3.42 ± 0.25 1.00 NGC 4552 565 188.90512 12.56471 1.65 −7.372 ± 0.031 −8.730 ± 0.024 2.82 ± 0.21 1.00 NGC 4552 566 188.90474 12.56373 1.61 −6.677 ± 0.048 −7.588 ± 0.044 2.45 ± 0.30 0.99 NGC 4552 568 188.90755 12.57127 2.09 −6.882 ± 0.042 −8.480 ± 0.033 1.93 ± 0.18 1.00 NGC 4552 569 188.90144 12.55572 1.73 −7.183 ± 0.057 −8.018 ± 0.041 3.46 ± 0.27 0.97 NGC 4552 571 188.90277 12.55990 1.63 −6.628 ± 0.056 −8.148 ± 0.084 4.39 ± 0.38 0.96 NGC 4552 576 188.91249 12.58664 3.74 −6.731 ± 0.047 −7.589 ± 0.039 2.11 ± 0.22 0.99 NGC 4552 577 188.90741 12.57375 2.37 −7.609 ± 0.034 −8.795 ± 0.022 2.88 ± 0.17 1.00 NGC 4552 578 188.89673 12.54660 2.59 −6.200 ± 0.045 −7.652 ± 0.038 1.73 ± 0.23 0.98 NGC 4552 579 188.91268 12.58737 3.83 −6.243 ± 0.046 −7.458 ± 0.046 4.33 ± 0.20 0.83 NGC 4552 582 188.90474 12.56830 1.98 −9.697 ± 0.032 −10.755 ± 0.016 2.90 ± 0.15 1.00 NGC 4552 583 188.90260 12.56268 1.77 −5.523 ± 0.096 −6.583 ± 0.096 3.28 ± 0.39 0.80 NGC 4552 585 188.89399 12.54126 3.21 −5.569 ± 0.127 −7.046 ± 0.067 4.07 ± 0.49 0.73 NGC 4552 589 188.90974 12.58286 3.34 −10.121 ± 0.022 −11.351 ± 0.019 4.02 ± 0.09 1.00 NGC 4552 590 188.90778 12.57766 2.79 −6.366 ± 0.043 −7.690 ± 0.048 2.61 ± 0.26 0.99 NGC 4552 592 188.90156 12.56231 1.86 −6.929 ± 0.032 −8.389 ± 0.026 2.24 ± 0.27 1.00 NGC 4552 593 188.90468 12.57049 2.19 −7.492 ± 0.027 −8.485 ± 0.019 2.07 ± 0.17 1.00 NGC 4552 594 188.89963 12.55774 1.95 −7.548 ± 0.020 −8.595 ± 0.031 2.63 ± 0.17 1.00 Continued on Next Page. . . 378
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 4552 596 188.89918 12.55686 2.00 −9.005 ± 0.028 −10.355 ± 0.020 2.48 ± 0.17 1.00 NGC 4552 597 188.90584 12.57379 2.46 −6.759 ± 0.068 −7.837 ± 0.094 4.43 ± 0.40 0.91 NGC 4552 598 188.90728 12.57741 2.78 −4.771 ± 0.376 −6.618 ± 0.095 1.97 ± 0.63 0.95 NGC 4552 600 188.90131 12.56289 1.92 −5.631 ± 0.099 −6.646 ± 0.080 2.46 ± 0.44 0.94 NGC 4552 601 188.90438 12.57140 2.31 −5.764 ± 0.092 −7.133 ± 0.069 2.73 ± 0.45 0.96 NGC 4552 602 188.90107 12.56314 1.96 −9.082 ± 0.021 −10.569 ± 0.017 2.30 ± 0.11 1.00 NGC 4552 604 188.89456 12.54679 2.81 −6.870 ± 0.040 −7.754 ± 0.030 2.41 ± 0.18 0.99 NGC 4552 605 188.90684 12.57902 2.99 −8.596 ± 0.014 −9.524 ± 0.023 2.34 ± 0.16 1.00 NGC 4552 606 188.90077 12.56351 2.01 −5.594 ± 1.012 −6.859 ± 1.112 1.25 ± 0.42 0.83 NGC 4552 608 188.90546 12.57590 2.71 −7.375 ± 0.104 −8.157 ± 0.082 6.37 ± 0.72 0.60 NGC 4552 610 188.90009 12.56286 2.05 −6.970 ± 0.464 −8.215 ± 0.043 2.12 ± 0.42 1.00 NGC 4552 611 188.89447 12.54884 2.72 −7.135 ± 0.037 −8.138 ± 0.048 5.05 ± 0.22 0.90 NGC 4552 612 188.89946 12.56176 2.08 −7.857 ± 0.022 −8.979 ± 0.019 2.36 ± 0.12 1.00 NGC 4552 613 188.89398 12.54781 2.82 −7.939 ± 0.030 −9.413 ± 0.020 2.11 ± 0.16 1.00 NGC 4552 614 188.89451 12.54925 2.70 −6.050 ± 0.301 −6.941 ± 0.279 2.09 ± 0.41 0.98 NGC 4552 617 188.90764 12.58370 3.50 −8.468 ± 0.027 −9.360 ± 0.025 2.34 ± 0.20 1.00 NGC 4552 619 188.89721 12.55759 2.24 −5.760 ± 0.655 −7.285 ± 0.043 1.71 ± 0.36 0.97 NGC 4552 621 188.89946 12.56445 2.20 −7.429 ± 0.099 −9.100 ± 0.023 2.33 ± 0.33 1.00 NGC 4552 622 188.89996 12.56567 2.22 −6.467 ± 0.047 −7.858 ± 0.042 1.97 ± 0.29 0.99 NGC 4552 626 188.89923 12.56469 2.24 −7.766 ± 0.884 −9.189 ± 0.272 1.37 ± 0.31 0.94 NGC 4552 627 188.88807 12.53668 4.11 −7.122 ± 0.054 −7.850 ± 0.037 3.61 ± 0.26 0.96 NGC 4552 629 188.89583 12.55706 2.40 −8.744 ± 0.015 −10.007 ± 0.016 2.19 ± 0.11 1.00 NGC 4552 631 188.89119 12.54579 3.23 −6.949 ± 0.032 −8.221 ± 0.032 2.59 ± 0.21 1.00 NGC 4552 632 188.89142 12.54678 3.16 −7.912 ± 0.020 −9.494 ± 0.017 2.12 ± 0.10 1.00 NGC 4552 633 188.89462 12.55540 2.55 −7.965 ± 0.034 −9.268 ± 0.018 1.59 ± 0.15 1.00 NGC 4552 635 188.89665 12.56159 2.39 −11.010 ± 0.009 −11.977 ± 0.010 9.96 ± 0.07 1.00 NGC 4552 636 188.89973 12.56927 2.50 −5.618 ± 0.074 −7.123 ± 0.078 3.58 ± 0.38 0.85 NGC 4552 639 188.90379 12.58075 3.33 −6.556 ± 0.092 −7.941 ± 0.126 5.25 ± 0.70 0.83 NGC 4552 646 188.89483 12.55935 2.55 −6.747 ± 1.109 −7.899 ± 0.050 2.48 ± 0.65 0.99 NGC 4552 650 188.89865 12.56964 2.63 −7.278 ± 0.033 −8.326 ± 0.027 2.29 ± 0.23 1.00 NGC 4552 651 188.88823 12.54301 3.69 −7.028 ± 0.045 −8.286 ± 0.023 2.13 ± 0.18 1.00 NGC 4552 652 188.90225 12.57905 3.23 −8.065 ± 0.022 −9.036 ± 0.020 2.38 ± 0.16 1.00 NGC 4552 653 188.89719 12.56635 2.55 −9.717 ± 0.027 −10.748 ± 0.022 3.56 ± 0.18 1.00 NGC 4552 654 188.90208 12.57898 3.23 −6.665 ± 0.034 −7.762 ± 0.149 4.98 ± 0.80 0.82 NGC 4552 656 188.89592 12.56366 2.55 −8.478 ± 0.020 −9.496 ± 0.019 5.35 ± 0.07 0.99 NGC 4552 657 188.88800 12.54346 3.69 −5.735 ± 0.972 −6.862 ± 0.428 1.26 ± 0.50 0.83 NGC 4552 658 188.90315 12.58230 3.53 −4.743 ± 0.623 −5.936 ± 0.073 1.02 ± 0.35 0.59 NGC 4552 659 188.89642 12.56542 2.58 −5.379 ± 0.088 −6.509 ± 0.057 2.53 ± 0.41 0.92 NGC 4552 660 188.90314 12.58282 3.59 −7.065 ± 0.031 −8.505 ± 0.023 2.19 ± 0.21 1.00 NGC 4552 663 188.89914 12.57305 2.87 −9.197 ± 0.014 −10.289 ± 0.012 2.48 ± 0.10 1.00 NGC 4552 665 188.89337 12.55877 2.71 −5.724 ± 0.552 −7.161 ± 0.065 2.27 ± 0.38 0.98 NGC 4552 666 188.89392 12.56095 2.69 −7.117 ± 0.029 −8.525 ± 0.025 1.82 ± 0.16 1.00 NGC 4552 667 188.89348 12.56017 2.72 −7.556 ± 0.053 −8.696 ± 0.094 7.48 ± 0.70 0.62 NGC 4552 670 188.90465 12.59020 4.37 −5.317 ± 0.110 −6.690 ± 0.559 1.74 ± 0.49 0.94 NGC 4552 673 188.89788 12.57454 3.10 −5.434 ± 0.071 −6.007 ± 0.121 3.62 ± 0.42 0.56 NGC 4552 674 188.89480 12.56685 2.83 −8.793 ± 0.012 −9.754 ± 0.016 2.19 ± 0.11 1.00 NGC 4552 675 188.89377 12.56410 2.81 −5.241 ± 0.113 −6.519 ± 0.195 2.76 ± 0.77 0.89 NGC 4552 676 188.90315 12.58846 4.23 −4.978 ± 1.689 −6.624 ± 0.296 0.87 ± 0.41 0.56 NGC 4552 681 188.90276 12.58921 4.33 −7.272 ± 0.039 −8.160 ± 0.028 2.42 ± 0.20 1.00 NGC 4552 684 188.88982 12.55704 3.12 −7.351 ± 0.023 −8.539 ± 0.026 1.86 ± 0.15 1.00 NGC 4552 686 188.90055 12.58486 3.95 −7.043 ± 0.062 −8.368 ± 0.026 2.20 ± 0.22 1.00 NGC 4552 690 188.88844 12.55524 3.29 −8.516 ± 0.027 −10.004 ± 0.018 2.69 ± 0.14 1.00 NGC 4552 691 188.88565 12.54835 3.75 −9.249 ± 0.017 −10.293 ± 0.015 2.33 ± 0.08 1.00 NGC 4552 695 188.89726 12.58062 3.72 −6.063 ± 0.098 −6.848 ± 1.612 1.08 ± 0.38 0.74 NGC 4552 697 188.88798 12.55727 3.34 −8.068 ± 0.015 −9.365 ± 0.022 2.37 ± 0.15 1.00 NGC 4552 701 188.88300 12.54570 4.15 −8.678 ± 0.019 −9.600 ± 0.019 2.77 ± 0.09 1.00 NGC 4552 705 188.88894 12.56193 3.30 −4.965 ± 0.163 −6.326 ± 0.183 3.38 ± 0.86 0.72 NGC 4552 707 188.89296 12.57249 3.39 −5.917 ± 0.057 −7.277 ± 0.100 2.29 ± 0.55 0.98 NGC 4552 708 188.88732 12.55799 3.43 −4.907 ± 0.087 −6.141 ± 0.644 2.08 ± 0.45 0.90 NGC 4552 711 188.89897 12.58861 4.45 −5.565 ± 0.310 −6.778 ± 0.367 1.50 ± 0.47 0.90 NGC 4552 714 188.88365 12.55215 3.90 −6.995 ± 0.039 −8.389 ± 0.027 2.59 ± 0.17 1.00 NGC 4552 716 188.88031 12.54421 4.51 −7.731 ± 0.019 −8.649 ± 0.031 3.55 ± 0.11 1.00 Continued on Next Page. . . 379
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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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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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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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