An environmental study of the ultraluminous X-ray source population in early-type galaxies
Ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) are some of the brightest phenomena found outside of a galaxy's nucleus, and their explanation typically invokes accretion of material onto a black hole. Here, we perform the largest population study to date of ULXs in early-type galaxies, focusing on whether...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Institute of Physics Publishing
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52532 |