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Chandra Observations of NuSTAR Serendipitous Sources near the Galactic Plane

Tomsick, John A.; Lansbury, George B.; Rahoui, Farid; Aird, James; Alexander, David M.; Clavel, Maïca; Cuturilo, AnaSofija; Fornasini, Francesca M.; Hong, JaeSub; Klindt, Lizelke; Stern, Daniel

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Authors

John A. Tomsick

George B. Lansbury

Farid Rahoui

James Aird

Maïca Clavel

AnaSofija Cuturilo

Francesca M. Fornasini

JaeSub Hong

Lizelke Klindt

Daniel Stern



Abstract

The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) serendipitous survey has already uncovered a large number of active galactic nuclei (AGNs), providing new information about the composition of the cosmic X-ray background. For AGNs off the Galactic plane, it has been possible to use existing X-ray archival data to improve source localizations, identify optical counterparts, and classify the AGNs with optical spectroscopy. However, near the Galactic plane, better X-ray positions are necessary to achieve optical or near-IR identifications due to the higher levels of source crowding. Thus, we have used observations with the Chandra X-ray Observatory to obtain the best possible X-ray positions. With eight observations, we have obtained coverage for 19 NuSTAR serendips within 12° of the plane. One or two Chandra sources are detected within the error circle of 15 of the serendips, and we report on these sources and search for optical counterparts. For one source (NuSTAR J202421+3350.9), we obtained a new optical spectrum and detected the presence of hydrogen emission lines. The source is Galactic, and we argue that it is likely a cataclysmic variable. For the other sources, the Chandra positions will enable future classifications in order to place limits on faint Galactic populations, including high-mass X-ray binaries and magnetars.

Citation

Tomsick, J. A., Lansbury, G. B., Rahoui, F., Aird, J., Alexander, D. M., Clavel, M., …Stern, D. (2018). Chandra Observations of NuSTAR Serendipitous Sources near the Galactic Plane. Astrophysical Journal, 869(2), Article 171. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aaf007

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Nov 9, 2018
Online Publication Date Nov 26, 2018
Publication Date Dec 20, 2018
Deposit Date Jan 9, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Astrophysical Journal
Print ISSN 0004-637X
Publisher American Astronomical Society
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 869
Issue 2
Article Number 171
DOI https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aaf007

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