M 83: Classified X-Ray Binary Catalog Using Hubble Space Telescope Data

A catalog of 325 Chandra-detected compact X-ray sources in the nearby star-forming galaxy M 83, classified by donor mass using multi-band Hubble Space Telescope imaging. The dataset, created by NASA's HEASARC in March 2023, builds upon deep Chandra ACIS imaging and HST observations taken between 2009 and 2012. It presents X-ray luminosity functions for low-mass, high-mass, and intermediate-mass X-ray binaries.

Use Cases

• Modeling X-ray luminosity functions based on donor mass classifications.
• Studying the correlation between X-ray binary types and host star cluster ages.
• Assessing contamination from supernova remnants in X-ray source catalogs of star-forming galaxies.
• Comparing optical color-magnitude diagram classifications with X-ray-based scaling methods.

Strengths

• Sources are classified using multi-band HST imaging, providing optical counterpart data.
• Analysis is restricted to 325 point-like sources brighter than 10^35 erg/s within a defined HST footprint.
• HST observations span seven fields covering a total mosaic area of approximately 43 arcmin^2.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), HEASARC

Collection Method

Constructed from Chandra ACIS imaging data and Hubble Space Telescope (WFC3/UVIS) multi-band optical images.

Time Range

HST observations were obtained between 2009 August and 2012 September.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 13 19:49:02.347851; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Covers the nearby star-forming galaxy M 83.