Journal article
Globular Clusters and X-Ray Point Sources in Centaurus A (NGC 5128)
Abstract
We detect 353 X-ray point sources, mostly low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs), in four Chandra observations of Centaurus A (NGC 5128), the nearest giant early-type galaxy, and correlate this point-source population with the largest available ensemble of confirmed and likely globular clusters (GCs) associated with this galaxy. Of the X-ray sources, 31 are coincident with 30 GCs that are confirmed members of the galaxy by radial velocity measurement …
Authors
Woodley KA; Raychaudhury S; Kraft RP; Harris WE; Jordán A; Whitaker KE; Jones C; Forman WR; Murray SS
Journal
The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 682, No. 1, pp. 199–211
Publisher
American Astronomical Society
Publication Date
July 20, 2008
DOI
10.1086/529419
ISSN
0004-637X