A huge ULX bubble in NGC 5585%
Abstract
Accreting black holes release their power through radiation and/orjets. We have discovered an ultraluminous X-ray source (ULX) in thenearby galaxy NGC 5585, surrounded by a large (diameter ~300 pc)ionized nebula. We propose a joint XMM- Newton and HST study of thissource. With XMM-Newton, we will determine the radiative power of theULX, its spectral and time variability properties, and constrain itsmass. With HST, we will image the nebula, determine whether it is ajet-inflated ULX bubble, measure its kinetic power and source age,and search for an optical counterpart to the black hole.
- Publication:
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XMM-Newton Proposal
- Pub Date:
- October 2014
- Bibcode:
- 2014xmm..prop...88S