The 37 Month MAXI/GSC Source Catalog of the High Galactic-Latitude Sky
Abstract
We present a catalog of high Galactic-latitude (|b| > 10°) X-ray sources detected in the first 37 months of data of the Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image/Gas Slit Camera (MAXI/GSC). To achieve the best sensitivity, we develop a background model of the GSC that well reproduces the data based on the detailed on-board calibration. Source detection is performed through image fits with a Poisson likelihood algorithm. The catalog contains 500 objects detected with significances of s D, 4-10 keV >= 7 in the 4-10 keV band. The limiting sensitivity is ≈7.5 × 10-12 erg cm-2 s-1 (≈0.6 mCrab) in the 4-10 keV band for 50% of the survey area, which is the highest ever achieved in an all-sky survey mission covering this energy band. We summarize the statistical properties of the catalog and results from cross matching with the Swift/BAT 70 month catalog, the meta-catalog of X-ray detected clusters of galaxies, and the MAXI/GSC 7 month catalog. Our catalog lists the source name (2MAXI), position and its error, detection significances and fluxes in the 4-10 keV and 3-4 keV bands, the hardness ratio, and the basic information of the likely counterpart available for 296 sources.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
- Pub Date:
- August 2013
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1307.2455
- Bibcode:
- 2013ApJS..207...36H
- Keywords:
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- catalogs;
- galaxies: active;
- surveys;
- X-rays: galaxies;
- Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
- E-Print:
- 21 pages, 15 figures, 3 tables, accepted for publication in ApJS