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Chandra Observation of NGC4449. Analysis of the X-ray Emission from a Dwarf Starburst Galaxy
Astrophysics · Submitted 12 Mar 2003
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The authors' main claim The kinematics of this bubble suggest an expansion velocity of ~220km/s and a mass injection rate of 0.14Msun/yr, but the presence of NGC4449's huge HI halo (r~40kpc) may prevent the ejection, into the IGM, of the metal-enriched material and energy it contains.
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We present CHANDRA X-ray data of the nearby Magellanic Irregular dwarf starburst galaxy NGC4449. Contributions to the X-ray emission come from discrete point sources and extended diffuse emission. The extended emission has a complex morphology with an extent of 2.4x1.6kpc down to a flux density of 1.3E-13 erg/s/cm2/arcmin2. The best spectral fit to this emission is obtained with an absorbed, two temperature model giving temperatures for the two gas components of 0.28keV and 0.86keV, a total mass content of ~10^7 Msun compared with a galactic mass of several 10^{10} Msun and a total thermal energy content of ~2.5E55erg, with an average energy injection rate for the galaxy of a few 1E41 erg/s. Comparison of the morphology of the diffuse X-ray emission with that of the observed Halpha emission shows similarities in the two emissions. An expanding super-bubble is suggested by the presence of diffuse X-ray emission within what appears to be a cavity in the Halpha emission. The kinematics of this bubble suggest an expansion velocity of ~220km/s and a mass injection rate of 0.14Msun/yr, but the presence of NGC4449's huge HI halo (r~40kpc) may prevent the ejection, into the IGM, of the metal-enriched material and energy it contains. The arcsecond-resolution of CHANDRA has detected 24 X-ray point sources down to a completeness level corresponding to a flux of ~2E-14 erg/s/cm2, within the optical extent of NGC4449 and analysis of their spectra has shown them to be from at least 3 different classes of object. As well as the known SNR in this galaxy, it also harbours several X-ray binaries and super-soft sources. The point source X-ray luminosity function, for the higher luminosity sources, has a slope of ~-0.51, comparable to those of other starburst galaxies.
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| s0 | We present CHANDRA X-ray data of the nearby Magellanic Irregular dwarf starburst galaxy NGC4449. | contribution 0.99 | 0.94 | 0.03 | asserted 0.99 |
| s1 | Contributions to the X-ray emission come from discrete point sources and extended diffuse emission. | result 0.98 | 0.76 | 0.06 | asserted 1.00 |
| s2 | The extended emission has a complex morphology with an extent of 2.4x1.6kpc down to a flux density of 1.3E-13 erg/s/cm2/arcmin2. | result 1.00 | 0.93 | 0.05 | asserted 1.00 |
| s3 | The best spectral fit to this emission is obtained with an absorbed, two temperature model giving temperatures for the two gas components of 0.28keV and 0.86keV, a total mass content of ~10^7 Msun compared with a galactic mass of several 10^{10} Msun and a total thermal energy content of ~2.5E55erg, with an average energy injection rate for the galaxy of a few 1E41 erg/s. | result 1.00 | 0.95 | 0.21 | asserted 1.00 |
| s4 | Comparison of the morphology of the diffuse X-ray emission with that of the observed Halpha emission shows similarities in the two emissions. | result 0.99 | 0.89 | 0.06 | asserted 1.00 |
| s5 | An expanding super-bubble is suggested by the presence of diffuse X-ray emission within what appears to be a cavity in the Halpha emission. | interpretation 0.99 | 0.82 | 0.18 | hedged possibility 1.00 |
| s6 | The kinematics of this bubble suggest an expansion velocity of ~220km/s and a mass injection rate of 0.14Msun/yr, but the presence of NGC4449's huge HI halo (r~40kpc) may prevent the ejection, into the IGM, of the metal-enriched material and energy it contains. | interpretation 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.18 | hedged possibility 0.91 |
| s7 | The arcsecond-resolution of CHANDRA has detected 24 X-ray point sources down to a completeness level corresponding to a flux of ~2E-14 erg/s/cm2, within the optical extent of NGC4449 and analysis of their spectra has shown them to be from at least 3 different classes of object. | result 0.99 | 0.96 | 0.06 | asserted 1.00 |
| s8 | As well as the known SNR in this galaxy, it also harbours several X-ray binaries and super-soft sources. | result 0.99 | 0.83 | 0.05 | asserted 1.00 |
| s9 | The point source X-ray luminosity function, for the higher luminosity sources, has a slope of ~-0.51, comparable to those of other starburst galaxies. | result 0.99 | 0.92 | 0.08 | asserted 1.00 |
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We present CHANDRA X-ray data of the nearby Magellanic Irregular dwarf starburst galaxy NGC4449. Contributions to the X-ray emission come from discrete point sources and extended diffuse emission. The extended emission has a complex morphology with an extent of 2.4x1.6kpc down to a flux density of 1.3E-13 erg/s/cm2/arcmin2. The best spectral fit to this emission is obtained with an absorbed, two temperature model giving temperatures for the two gas components of 0.28keV and 0.86keV, a total mass content of ~10^7 Msun compared with a galactic mass of several 10^{10} Msun and a total thermal energy content of ~2.5E55erg, with an average energy injection rate for the galaxy of a few 1E41 erg/s. Comparison of the morphology of the diffuse X-ray emission with that of the observed Halpha emission shows similarities in the two emissions. An expanding super-bubble is suggested by the presence of diffuse X-ray emission within what appears to be a cavity in the Halpha emission. The kinematics of this bubble suggest an expansion velocity of ~220km/s and a mass injection rate of 0.14Msun/yr, but the presence of NGC4449's huge HI halo (r~40kpc) may prevent the ejection, into the IGM, of the metal-enriched material and energy it contains. The arcsecond-resolution of CHANDRA has detected 24 X-ray point sources down to a completeness level corresponding to a flux of ~2E-14 erg/s/cm2, within the optical extent of NGC4449 and analysis of their spectra has shown them to be from at least 3 different classes of object. As well as the known SNR in this galaxy, it also harbours several X-ray binaries and super-soft sources. The point source X-ray luminosity function, for the higher luminosity sources, has a slope of ~-0.51, comparable to those of other starburst galaxies.
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