Probing the low-luminosity X-ray luminosity function in normal elliptical galaxies

We present the first low-luminosity [LX > (5-10) × 1036 ergs s-1] X-ray luminosity functions (XLFs) of low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) determined for two typical old elliptical galaxies, NGC 3379 and NGC 4278. Because both galaxies contain little diffuse emission from hot ISM and no recent si...

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Principais autores: Kim, D, Fabbiano, G, Kalogera, V, King, A, Pellegrini, S, Trinchieri, G, Zepf, SE, Zezas, A, Angelini, L, Davies, R, Gallagher, J
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: 2006