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Exploring the Nature of Weak Chandra Sources Near the Galactic Centre

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2018

R. M. Bandyopadhyay ,
K. M. Blundell ,
Ph. Podsiadlowski ,
J. C. A. Miller-Jones ,
Q. D. Wang ,
W. N. Brandt ,
S. Rappaport  and
E. Pfahl
R. M. Bandyopadhyay
Affiliation:
University of Oxford, UK
K. M. Blundell
Affiliation:
University of Oxford, UK
Ph. Podsiadlowski
Affiliation:
University of Oxford, UK
J. C. A. Miller-Jones
Affiliation:
University of Oxford, UK
Q. D. Wang
Affiliation:
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MAUSA
W. N. Brandt
Affiliation:
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PAUSA
S. Rappaport
Affiliation:
MIT, Cambridge, MAUSA
E. Pfahl
Affiliation:
Harvard CfA, Cambridge, MAUSA

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We present early results from the first near-IR imaging of the weak X-ray sources discovered in the recent Chandra/ACIS-I survey towards the Galactic Centre (GC) (Wang et al. 2002). These ~800 discrete sources, which contribute significantly to the GC X-ray emission, represent an important and previously unknown population within the Galaxy. From our VLT observations we will identify likely IR counterparts to a sample of the hardest sources, which are most likely X-ray binaries. With these data we can place constraints on the nature of the discrete weak X-ray source population of the GC. Once the data analysis is complete we will discuss our results in the context of binary population synthesis models.

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International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 194: Compact binaries in the galaxy and beyond , 2004 , pp. 261 - 262
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Copyright © Instituto de astronomia/revista mexicana de astronomίa y astrofίsica 2004

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