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Chandra Observation of the Globular Cluster NGC 6440 and the Nature of Cluster X‐Ray Luminosity Functions

  • Authors: David Pooley, Walter H. G. Lewin, Frank Verbunt, Lee Homer, Bruce Margon, Bryan M. Gaensler, Victoria M. Kaspi, Jon M. Miller, Derek W. Fox, and Michiel van der Klis

Pooley et al. 2002 The Astrophysical Journal 573 184.

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Caption: Fig. 1.

X‐ray image of the central ﹩1\farcm 4\times 1\farcm 4﹩ region of NGC 6440. The numbered solid circles indicate the source extraction regions. The dashed circle represents the 7﹩\farcs﹩58 core radius, and the large solid circle is the 28﹩\farcs﹩2 half‐mass radius. Each pixel is a 0﹩\farcs﹩492 square.

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