Evidence of an X-Ray-Ultraviolet Spectral Correlation in Ultraluminous X-Ray Sources

By comparing the ratio of flux densities in the X-ray and ultraviolet (UV) wavebands by way of the spectral optical-X-ray index, ox, we explore the relation between the emissions in the respective wavebands for a number of ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) with known optical counterparts. We presen...

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Published in:Astrophysical journal. Letters 2019-03, Vol.873 (2), p.L12
Main Authors: Sonbas, E., Dhuga, K. S., Gö ü, E.
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Accretion disks
Active galactic nuclei
Corona
Correlation
Dwarf galaxies
Galaxies
galaxies: dwarf
Luminosity
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Optical counterparts (astronomy)
Slopes
Spectral correlation
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Ultraviolet spectra
X ray sources
X-rays: binaries
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