The Birth of an Ultraluminous X-Ray Source in M83

A previously undetected (LX < 1036 erg s–1) 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‰ˆ 4 Ɨ 1039 erg s–1 and has remained ultraluminous through our most recent obs...

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Main Authors: Soria, Roberto, Kuntz, K., Winkler, P., Blair, W., Long, K., Plucinsky, P., Whitmore, B.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Institute of Physics Publishing, Inc. 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8844