SRG/ART-XC All-Sky X-ray Survey: Sensitivity Assessment Based on Aperture Photometry

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Autori principali: Tyrin, N. Y., Krivonos, R. A., Arefiev, V. A., Burenin, R. A., Zakharov, E. I., Lutovinov, A. A., Sazonov, S. Y., Samorodova, A. D., Filippova, E. V., Abbakumov, A. A., Konoplev, V. V., Korotkov, F. V., Nazarov, V. N.
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author Tyrin, N. Y.
Krivonos, R. A.
Arefiev, V. A.
Burenin, R. A.
Zakharov, E. I.
Lutovinov, A. A.
Sazonov, S. Y.
Samorodova, A. D.
Filippova, E. V.
Abbakumov, A. A.
Konoplev, V. V.
Korotkov, F. V.
Nazarov, V. N.
author_facet Tyrin, N. Y.
Krivonos, R. A.
Arefiev, V. A.
Burenin, R. A.
Zakharov, E. I.
Lutovinov, A. A.
Sazonov, S. Y.
Samorodova, A. D.
Filippova, E. V.
Abbakumov, A. A.
Konoplev, V. V.
Korotkov, F. V.
Nazarov, V. N.
contents The Spectrum-Roentgen-Gamma (SRG) observatory continues to operate successfully in orbit at the Lagrange point L2. The Mikhail Pavlinsky ART-XC telescope has demonstrated high efficiency in conducting X-ray surveys both over large sky regions and the entire celestial sphere. A recently published source catalog, based on data from the first four and partially completed fifth sky scans, contains 1,545 objects detected in the 4-12 keV energy range. In this work, using the same sky survey data, we assess the sensitivity to point source detection across the celestial sphere based on X-ray aperture photometry - that is, we calculate the upper flux limit in the 4-12 keV band at any given significance level. The method is implemented using both Poisson statistics and Bayesian inference, with consistent results between the two approaches. This information is important for studying variable and transient X-ray sources, as well as sources that are not detected with sufficient statistical significance in the ART-XC all-sky survey. The ART-XC upper limit service is available at https://www.srg.cosmos.ru/uplim.
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spellingShingle SRG/ART-XC All-Sky X-ray Survey: Sensitivity Assessment Based on Aperture Photometry
Tyrin, N. Y.
Krivonos, R. A.
Arefiev, V. A.
Burenin, R. A.
Zakharov, E. I.
Lutovinov, A. A.
Sazonov, S. Y.
Samorodova, A. D.
Filippova, E. V.
Abbakumov, A. A.
Konoplev, V. V.
Korotkov, F. V.
Nazarov, V. N.
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
The Spectrum-Roentgen-Gamma (SRG) observatory continues to operate successfully in orbit at the Lagrange point L2. The Mikhail Pavlinsky ART-XC telescope has demonstrated high efficiency in conducting X-ray surveys both over large sky regions and the entire celestial sphere. A recently published source catalog, based on data from the first four and partially completed fifth sky scans, contains 1,545 objects detected in the 4-12 keV energy range. In this work, using the same sky survey data, we assess the sensitivity to point source detection across the celestial sphere based on X-ray aperture photometry - that is, we calculate the upper flux limit in the 4-12 keV band at any given significance level. The method is implemented using both Poisson statistics and Bayesian inference, with consistent results between the two approaches. This information is important for studying variable and transient X-ray sources, as well as sources that are not detected with sufficient statistical significance in the ART-XC all-sky survey. The ART-XC upper limit service is available at https://www.srg.cosmos.ru/uplim.
title SRG/ART-XC All-Sky X-ray Survey: Sensitivity Assessment Based on Aperture Photometry
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.10060