| Type |
Journal Article |
| Names |
Natalie M. Gosnell, David Pooley, Aaron M. Geller, Jason Kalirai, Robert D. Mathieu, Peter Frinchaboy, Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz |
| Publication |
The Astrophysical Journal |
| Volume |
745 |
| Issue |
1 |
| Pages |
57 |
| Date |
January 1, 2012 |
| URL |
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012ApJ...745...57G |
| Library Catalog |
NASA ADS |
| Abstract |
We present the first study of the X-ray population of the intermediate-age rich open cluster NGC 6819 using the XMM-Newton Observatory. In the past decade, Chandra X-ray observations have shown a relationship between the X-ray population of globular clusters and their internal dynamics and encounter frequency. We investigate the role dynamics possibly play in the formation of X-ray sources in NGC 6819, and compare our results with known properties of field and globular cluster X-ray populations. We implement a multi-wavelength approach to studying the X-ray sources, utilizing X-ray and UV data from XMM observations along with the wealth of photometry and radial-velocity data from the WIYN Open Cluster Study and the CFHT Open Cluster Survey. Within the cluster half-light radius, we detect 12 X-ray sources down to a luminosity of 1030 erg s-1 for cluster members. The sources include a candidate quiescent low-mass X-ray binary (qLMXB), a candidate cataclysmic variable, and two active binary systems. The presence of a qLMXB in an open cluster is previously unexpected given the known relationships between luminous X-ray sources and encounter frequency in globular clusters, and most likely has a dynamical origin. |
| Tags |
X-Rays: Binaries, binaries: close, open clusters and associations: individual: NGC 6819 |