Near-infrared counterparts of ultraluminous X-ray sources

Heida, M.; Jonker, P.G.; Torres, M.A.P.; Kool, E.; Servillat, M.; Roberts, T.P.; Groot, P.J.; Walton, D.J.; Moon, D.; Harrison, F.A.

doi:10.1093/mnras/stu928

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Irradiated, colour-temperature-corrected accretion discs in ultraluminous X-ray sources (2014)
Journal Article
Sutton, A. D., Done, C., & Roberts, T. P. (2014). Irradiated, colour-temperature-corrected accretion discs in ultraluminous X-ray sources. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 444(3), 2415-2427. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu1597

Although attempts have been made to constrain the stellar types of optical counterparts to ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs), the detection of optical variability instead suggests that they may be dominated by reprocessed emission from X-rays which... Read More about Irradiated, colour-temperature-corrected accretion discs in ultraluminous X-ray sources.

Near-infrared counterparts of ultraluminous X-ray sources (2014)
Journal Article
Heida, M., Jonker, P., Torres, M., Kool, E., Servillat, M., Roberts, T., …Harrison, F. (2014). Near-infrared counterparts of ultraluminous X-ray sources. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 442(2), 1054-1067. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu928

In this paper, we present the results of the first systematic search for counterparts to nearby ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) in the near-infrared (NIR). We observed 62 ULXs in 37 galaxies within 10 Mpc and discovered 17 candidate NIR counterpar... Read More about Near-infrared counterparts of ultraluminous X-ray sources.