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Cseh, Dávid; Corbel, Stéphane; Kaaret, Philip; Lang, Cornelia; Grisé, Fabien; Paragi, Zsolt; Tzioumis, Anastasios; Tudose, Valeriu; Feng, Hua
Bibliographical reference
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 749, Issue 1, article id. 17 (2012).
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We present new radio, optical, and X-ray observations of three
ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) that are associated with large-scale
nebulae. We report the discovery of a radio nebula associated with the
ULX IC 342 X-1 using the Very Large Array (VLA). Complementary VLA
observations of the nebula around Holmberg II X-1, and high-frequency
Australia Telescope Compact Array and Very Large Telescope spectroscopic
observations of NGC 5408 X-1 are also presented. We study the
morphology, ionization processes, and the energetics of the
optical/radio nebulae of IC 342 X-1, Holmberg II X-1, and NGC 5408 X-1.
The energetics of the optical nebula of IC 342 X-1 is discussed in the
framework of standard bubble theory. The total energy content of the
optical nebula is 6 × 1052 erg. The minimum energy
needed to supply the associated radio nebula is 9.2 ×
1050 erg. In addition, we detected an unresolved radio source
at the location of IC 342 X-1 at the VLA scales. However, our Very Long
Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) observations using the European VLBI
Network likely rule out the presence of any compact radio source at
milliarcsecond (mas) scales. Using a simultaneous Swift X-ray Telescope
measurement, we estimate an upper limit on the mass of the black hole in
IC 342 X-1 using the "fundamental plane" of accreting black holes and
obtain M BH <= (1.0 ± 0.3) × 103
M&sun;. Arguing that the nebula of IC 342 X-1 is possibly
inflated by a jet, we estimate accretion rates and efficiencies for the
jet of IC 342 X-1 and compare with sources like S26, SS433, and IC 10
X-1.