CHPNGPTSRC - Chandra Nearby Galaxies Point Source Catalog

Overview

The authors have analyzed Chandra ACIS observations of 32 nearby spiral and elliptical galaxies. The properties (e.g., counts in 3 energy bands, hardness ratios and inferred X-ray luminosities) of the 1441 X-ray point sources that were detected in these galaxies are listed in this table. The total point-source X-ray (0.3 - 8.0 keV) luminosity L_XP is found to be well correlated with the B-band, K-band, and FIR+UV luminosities of spiral host galaxies, and is well correlated with the B-band and K-band luminosities of elliptical galaxies. This suggests an intimate connection between L_XP and both the old and the young stellar populations, for which K and FIR+UV luminosities are reasonable proxies for the galaxy mass and the star formation rate (SFR).

Catalog Bibcode

2004ApJ...602..231C

References

Old and young X-ray point source populations in nearby galaxies.
    Colbert E.J.M., Heckman T.M., Ptak A.F., Strickland D.K., Weaver K.A.
   <Astrophys. J., 602, 231-248 (2004)>
   =2004ApJ...602..231C

Provenance

This table was created by the HEASARC in October 2006 based on CDS table J/ApJ/602/231/tablea1.dat

Parameters

Name
The recommended X-ray source designation using the CHP2004 prefix and the J2000 coordinates for the object.

Galaxy_Name
The X-ray source host galaxy name.

RA
The Right Ascension of the X-ray source in the selected equinox. This was given in J2000.0 coordinates to a precision of 0.1 seconds of time in the original table.

Dec
The Declination of the X-ray source in the selected equinox. This was given in J2000.0 coordinates to a precision of 1 arcsecond in the original table.

LII
The Galactic Longitude of the X-ray source.

BII
The Galactic Latitude of the X-ray source.

ACIS_CCD
The number of the ACIS CCD with which the X-ray source was detected: CCDs 5 and 7 are back-illuminated, while the other CCDs are front-illuminated (see section 3.1 of the published paper).

Log_Lx
The logarithm of the 0.3 - 8 keV X-ray luminosity of the X-ray source, in units of erg/s, assuming the galaxy distances as listed in Table 2 and exposure times as listed in Table 1 of the published paper. See section 3.1 of the published paper for details about the assumed spectrum.

HB_Counts
The net observed counts in the X-ray source for the hard band H (2.0 - 8.0 keV).

HB_Counts_Error
The uncertainty in the X-ray source hard-band counts.

MB_Counts
The net observed counts in the X-ray source for the medium band M (1.0 - 2.0 keV).

MB_Counts_Error
The uncertainty in the X-ray source medium-band counts.

SB_Counts
The net observed counts in the X-ray source for the soft band S (0.3 - 1.0 keV).

SB_Counts_Error
The uncertainty in the X-ray source soft-band counts.

HR_1
The hardness ratio of the X-ray source for the hard and medium bands, (H-M)/(H+M), in the back-illuminated (BI) CCD 7. Hardness ratios for sources detected on the front-illuminated CCDs were transformed to the corresponding ratio for the BI CCDs using effective area curves, quantum efficiency curves, and filter transmission curves provided by the Chandra X-Ray Center.

HR_1_Error
The uncertainty in the hard to medium hardness ratio of the X-ray source. Uncertainties are not provided when no net counts were detected in one of the energy bands.

HR_2
The hardness ratio of the X-ray source for the medium and soft bands, (M-S)/(M+S), in the back-illuminated (BI) CCD 7. Hardness ratios for sources detected on the front-illuminated CCDs were transformed to the corresponding ratio for the BI CCDs using effective area curves, quantum efficiency curves, and filter transmission curves provided by the Chandra X-Ray Center.

HR_2_Error
The uncertainty in the medium to soft hardness ratio of the X-ray source. Uncertainties are not provided when no net counts were detected in one of the energy bands.

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