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astro-ph.HE2026

Science of High Resolution X-ray Imaging

H. L. Marshall, K. Weaver, M. Schattenburg +34

This report summarizes potential studies of the Hi-ReX Science Analysis Group for an Ultra-High Angular Resolution X-ray Observatory. Many potential science cases are presented, sp…

astro-ph.HE2024

A Panchromatic Study of the X-ray Binary Population in NGC 300 on Sub-Galactic Scales

Breanna A. Binder, Rosalie Williams, Jacob Payne +3

The population-wide properties and demographics of extragalactic X-ray binaries (XRBs) correlate with the star formation rates (SFRs), stellar masses (), and environment…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 2 cited

Monitoring the X-ray Variability of Bright X-ray Sources in M33

Rebecca Kyer, Shelby Albrecht, Benjamin F. Williams +8

We present a new five-epoch Chandra X-ray Observatory monitoring survey of the nearby spiral galaxy M33 which probes X-ray variability with time sampling between two weeks and four…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 2 cited

Accreting Black Holes Skewing and Bending the Optical Emission from Massive Wolf-Rayet Companions -- A Case Study of IC10 X-1

Sayantan Bhattacharya, Dimitris M. Christodoulou, Andre-Nicolas Chene +3

We present a statistical analysis of the He ii 4686 emission line in the spectra of the black hole and Wolf-Rayet (WR) star of the high-mass X-ray binary IC10 X-1. This line is vis…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 11 cited

Multiwavelength Characterization of the High Mass X-ray Binary Population of M33

Margaret Lazzarini, Kyros Hinton, Cheyanne Shariat +12

We present multi-wavelength characterization of 65 high mass X-ray binary (HMXB) candidates in M33. We use the Chandra ACIS survey of M33 (ChASeM33) catalog to select hard X-ray po…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 7 cited

The Spatial Correlation of High Mass X-ray Binaries and Young Star Clusters in Nearby Star-Forming Galaxies

Breanna A. Binder, Ashley K. Anderson, Kristen Garofali +2

We present an analysis of the two-point spatial correlation functions of high-mass X-ray binary (HMXB) and young star cluster (YSC) populations in M31 and M33. We find evidence tha…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 6 cited

Probing the Stellar Wind of the Wolf-Rayet Star in IC 10 X-1

Sayantan Bhattacharya, Silas G. T. Laycock, Andre-Nicolas Chene +5

IC 10 X-1 is an eclipsing high mass X-ray binary (HMXB) containing a stellar-mass black hole (BH) and a Wolf-Rayet (WR) donor star with an orbital period of P = 34.9 hr. This binar…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 18 cited

The Wolf-Rayet + Black Hole Binary NGC 300 X-1: What is the Mass of the Black Hole?

Breanna A. Binder, Janelle M. Sy, Michael Eracleous +6

We present new X-ray and UV observations of the Wolf-Rayet + black hole binary system NGC 300 X-1 with the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope Cosmic Origins S…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 16 cited

Multiwavelength Characterization of the High Mass X-ray Binary Population of M31

Margaret Lazzarini, Benjamin F. Williams, Meredith Durbin +7

We present our analysis of high quality high mass X-ray binary (HMXB) candidates in M31 selected from point-source optical-counterpart candidates from the Chandra-PHAT survey catal…

astro-ph.HE2020

From SN2010da to NGC 300 ULX-1: Ten Years of Observations of an Unusual High Mass X-ray Binary in NGC 300

Breanna A. Binder, Stefania Carpano, Marianne Heida +1

In 2010 May, an intermediate luminosity optical transient was discovered in the nearby galaxy NGC 300 by a South African amateur astronomer. In the decade since its discovery, mult…

astro-ph.HE2019★ 4 cited

Multiwavelength Study of the X-Ray Bright Supernova Remnant N300-S26 in NGC 300

Jacob Gross, Benjamin F. Williams, Thomas G. Pannuti +3

We present a multiwavelength examination of the supernova remnant (SNR) S26 in the nearby galaxy NGC 300 using data from Chandra X-ray Observatory, XMM-Newton X-ray Observatory, Hu…

astro-ph.HE2019★ 10 cited

Searching for Faint X-ray Emission from Galactic Stellar Wind Bow Shocks

Breanna A. Binder, Patrick Behr, Matthew S. Povich

We present a stacking analysis of 2.61 Msec of archival Chandra observations of stellar wind bow shocks. We place an upper limit on the X-ray luminosity of IR-detected bow shocks o…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 25 cited

No Strong Geometric Beaming in the Ultraluminous Neutron Star Binary NGC 300 ULX-1 (SN 2010da) from Swift and Gemini

Breanna A. Binder, Emily M. Levesque, Trevor Dorn-Wallenstein

We have obtained near-simultaneous Swift/XRT imaging and Gemini GMOS spectroscopy for the ultraluminous X-ray source (ULX) NGC~300 ULX-1 (formerly designated SN~2010da). The observ…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 29 cited

Formation Timescales for High-Mass X-ray Binaries in M33

Kristen Garofali, Benjamin F. Williams, Tristan Hillis +4

We have identified 55 candidate high-mass X-ray binaries (HMXBs) in M33 using available archival {\it HST} and {\it Chandra} imaging to find blue stars associated with X-ray positi…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 5 cited

Blue Supergiant X-ray Binaries in the Nearby Dwarf Galaxy IC 10

Silas G. T. Laycock, Dimitris M. Christodoulou, Benjamin F. Williams +2

In young starburst galaxies, the X-ray population is expected to be dominated by the relics of the most massive and short-lived stars, black-hole and neutron-star high mass X-ray b…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 9 cited

The X-ray Binary Population of the Nearby Dwarf Starburst Galaxy IC 10: Variable and Transient X-ray Sources

Silas G. T. Laycock, Rigel Cappallo, Benjamin F. Williams +3

We have monitored the Cassiopeia dwarf galaxy (IC 10) in a series of 10 Chandra ACIS-S observations to capture its variable and transient X-ray source population, which is expected…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 11 cited

The Effect of Variability on X-Ray Binary Luminosity Functions: Multiple Epoch Observations of NGC 300 with Chandra

Breanna Binder, Jacob Gross, Benjamin F. Williams +4

We have obtained three epochs of Chandra ACIS-I observations (totaling 184 ks) of the nearby spiral galaxy NGC~300 to study the logN-logS distributions of its X-ray point sou…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 35 cited

Recurring X-ray Outbursts in the Supernova Impostor SN~2010da in NGC~300

B. Binder, B. F. Williams, A. K. H. Kong +4

We present new observations of the "supernova impostor" SN 2010da using the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope. During the initial 2010 outburst, the 0.3-10 k…

astro-ph.HE2015★ 23 cited

The Chandra Local Volume Survey I: The X-ray Point Source Populations of NGC 55, NGC 2403, and NGC 4214

B. Binder, B. F. Williams, M. Eracleous +7

We present comprehensive X-ray point source catalogs of NGC~55, NGC~2403, and NGC~4214 as part of the Chandra Local Volume Survey. The combined archival observations have effective…

astro-ph.HE2015

Energy-Dependent Orbital Phases in NGC 300 X-1

Breanna Binder, Jacob Gross, Benjamin F. Williams +1

NGC~300 X-1 is a Wolf Rayet + black hole binary that exhibits periodic decreases in X-ray flux. We present two new observations of NGC~300 X-1 from the Chandra X-ray Observatory (t…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 27 cited

The Ages of High Mass X-ray Binaries in NGC 2403 and NGC 300

Benjamin F. Williams, Breanna A. Binder, Julianne J. Dalcanton +2

We have examined resolved stellar photometry from HST imaging surrounding 18 high-mass X-ray binary (HMXB) candidates in NGC 300 and NGC 2403 as determined from combined Chandra/HS…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 4 cited

The Chandra Local Volume Survey: The X-ray Point Source Population of NGC 404

B. Binder, B. F. Williams, M. Eracleous +4

We present a comprehensive X-ray point source catalog of NGC 404 obtained as part of the Chandra Local Volume Survey. A new, 97 ks Chandra ACIS-S observation of NGC 404 was combine…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 21 cited

The Chandra Local Volume Survey: The X-ray Point Source Catalog of NGC 300

Breanna Binder, Benjamin F. Williams, Michael Eracleous +7

We present the source catalog of a new Chandra ACIS-I observation of NGC 300 obtained as part of the Chandra Local Volume Survey. Our 63 ks exposure covers ~88% of the D25 isophote…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 28 cited

Chandra Detection of SN 2010da Four Months After Outburst: Evidence for a Supergiant X-ray Binary in NGC 300

B. Binder, B. F. Williams, A. K. H. Kong +4

We present the results of a 63 ks {\it Chandra} observation of the "supernova impostor" SN 2010da four months after it was first observed on 25 May 2010. We detect an X-ray source…