Exploring the nature of weak Chandra sources near the galactic centre

R. M. Bandyopadhyay; K. M. Blundell; Ph Podsiadlowski; J. C.A. Miller-Jones; Q. D. Wang; W. N. Brandt; S. Rappaport; E. Pfahl

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Exploring the nature of weak Chandra sources near the galactic centre

R. M. Bandyopadhyay, K. M. Blundell, Ph Podsiadlowski, J. C.A. Miller-Jones, Q. D. Wang, W. N. Brandt, S. Rappaport, E. Pfahl

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	261-262
Number of pages	2
Journal	Revista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofisica: Serie de Conferencias
Volume	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/s0252921100153060
State	Published - 2004
Event	IAU Colloquium 194 - Compact Binaries in the Galaxy and Beyond - La Paz, B.C. Sur, Mexico Duration: Nov 17 2003 → Nov 22 2003

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Space and Planetary Science
Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Exploring the nature of weak Chandra sources near the galactic centre

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