Calibrating X-Ray Binary Luminosity Functions via Optical Reconnaissance. II. The High-mass XLF and Globular Cluster Population of X-Ray Binaries in the Low Star-forming Spiral M81
We characterize the optical counterparts to the compact X-ray source population within the nearby spiral galaxy M81 using multiband Hubble Space Telescope (HST) imaging data. By comparing the optical luminosities and colors measured for candidate donor stars and host clusters to stellar and cluster...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2023-01-01
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| Series: | The Astrophysical Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac78da |