Bibcode
Kong, A. K. H.; Garcia, M. R.; Di Stefano, R.; Primini, F.; Murray, S. S.; Greiner, J.
Bibliographical reference
American Astronomical Society, 198th AAS Meeting, #27.07; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 33, p.823
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2001
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Description
We present the results of a series of Chandra observations of globular
cluster (GC) X-ray sources in M31. Among some 20 GC X-ray sources
detected in our M31 observations, 2-3 of them show super-Eddington
luminosity (> 1038 erg s-1). It is an
interesting fact that the highest X-ray luminosities achieved by
Galactic GCs are only several times 1037 erg s-1,
and that none are black hole candidates. There are several possible
explanations for such a large luminosity: 1) there are multiple sources;
2) the source is a black hole; 3) the flux is beamed. In addition,
metallicity can account for higher luminosities than the standard
Eddington limit. Some of the M31 GC X-ray sources are also variables and
show transient behavior. By combining all the available archival data,
we compare the properties of these sources to those Galactic GC X-ray
sources.