The Birth of an Ultraluminous X-Ray Source in M83
A previously undetected (LX < 1036 erg sā1) source in the strongly star-forming galaxy M83 entered an ultraluminous state between 2009 August and 2010 December. It was first seen with Chandra on 2010 December 23 at LX ā 4 Ć 1039 erg sā1 and has remained ultraluminous through our most recent obs...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Institute of Physics Publishing, Inc.
2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8844 |