A Deeper Look into eFEDS AGN Candidates in Dwarf Galaxies with Chandra
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| author | Sanchez, Adonis A. Reines, Amy E. Bogdan, Akos Kraft, Ralph P. |
| author_facet | Sanchez, Adonis A. Reines, Amy E. Bogdan, Akos Kraft, Ralph P. |
| contents | The ability to accurately discern active massive black holes (BHs) in nearby dwarf galaxies is paramount to understanding the origins and processes of "seed" BHs in the early Universe. We present Chandra X-ray Observatory observations of a sample of three local dwarf galaxies (M$_{*}$ $\leqslant 3 \times 10^{9}$ M$_\odot$, z $\leqslant$ 0.15) previously identified as candidates for hosting active galactic nuclei (AGN). The galaxies were selected from the NASA-Sloan Atlas (NSA) with spatially coincident X-ray detections in the eROSITA Final Equatorial Depth Survey (eFEDS). Our new Chandra data reveal three X-ray point sources in two of the target galaxies with luminosities between log(L$_{\rm \text{2-10 keV}}$ [erg s$^{-1}$]) = 39.1 and 40.4. Our results support the presence of an AGN in these two galaxies and a ULX in one of them. For the AGNs, we estimate BH masses of $M_{\rm BH} \sim 10^{5-6} M_\odot$ and Eddington ratios on the order of $\sim 10^{-3}$. |
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| spellingShingle | A Deeper Look into eFEDS AGN Candidates in Dwarf Galaxies with Chandra Sanchez, Adonis A. Reines, Amy E. Bogdan, Akos Kraft, Ralph P. Astrophysics of Galaxies High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena The ability to accurately discern active massive black holes (BHs) in nearby dwarf galaxies is paramount to understanding the origins and processes of "seed" BHs in the early Universe. We present Chandra X-ray Observatory observations of a sample of three local dwarf galaxies (M$_{*}$ $\leqslant 3 \times 10^{9}$ M$_\odot$, z $\leqslant$ 0.15) previously identified as candidates for hosting active galactic nuclei (AGN). The galaxies were selected from the NASA-Sloan Atlas (NSA) with spatially coincident X-ray detections in the eROSITA Final Equatorial Depth Survey (eFEDS). Our new Chandra data reveal three X-ray point sources in two of the target galaxies with luminosities between log(L$_{\rm \text{2-10 keV}}$ [erg s$^{-1}$]) = 39.1 and 40.4. Our results support the presence of an AGN in these two galaxies and a ULX in one of them. For the AGNs, we estimate BH masses of $M_{\rm BH} \sim 10^{5-6} M_\odot$ and Eddington ratios on the order of $\sim 10^{-3}$. |
| title | A Deeper Look into eFEDS AGN Candidates in Dwarf Galaxies with Chandra |
| topic | Astrophysics of Galaxies High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.04514 |