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dc.contributor.authorTownsley, L.
dc.contributor.authorBroos, P.
dc.contributor.authorGarmire, G.
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Gemma
dc.contributor.authorFeigelson, E.
dc.contributor.authorNaylor, T.
dc.contributor.authorPovich, M.
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-29T12:28:46Z
dc.date.available2018-06-29T12:28:46Z
dc.date.created2018-06-29T12:08:55Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationTownsley, L. and Broos, P. and Garmire, G. and Anderson, G. and Feigelson, E. and Naylor, T. and Povich, M. 2018. The massive star-forming regions omnibus X-ray catalog, second installment. Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 235 (2).
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69213
dc.identifier.doi10.3847/1538-4365/aaaf67
dc.description.abstract

© 2018. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. We present the second installment of the Massive Star-forming Regions (MSFRs) Omnibus X-ray Catalog (MOXC2), a compilation of X-ray point sources detected in Chandra/ACIS observations of 16 Galactic MSFRs and surrounding fields. MOXC2 includes 13 ACIS mosaics, three containing a pair of unrelated MSFRs at different distances, with a total catalog of 18,396 point sources. The MSFRs sampled range over distances of 1.3 kpc to 6 kpc and populations varying from single massive protostars to the most massive Young Massive Cluster known in the Galaxy. By carefully detecting and removing X-ray point sources down to the faintest statistically significant limit, we facilitate the study of the remaining unresolved X-ray emission. Through comparison with mid-infrared images that trace photon-dominated regions and ionization fronts, we see that the unresolved X-ray emission is due primarily to hot plasmas threading these MSFRs, the result of feedback from the winds and supernovae of massive stars. The 16 MSFRs studied in MOXC2 more than double the MOXC1 sample, broadening the parameter space of ACIS MSFR explorations and expanding Chandra's substantial contribution to contemporary star formation science.

dc.publisherInstitute of Physics Publishing
dc.titleThe massive star-forming regions omnibus X-ray catalog, second installment
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume235
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.issn0067-0049
dcterms.source.titleAstrophysical Journal Supplement Series
curtin.departmentCurtin Institute of Radio Astronomy (Physics)
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