Variable hard-X-ray emission from the candidate accreting black hole in dwarf galaxy Henize 2–10
The Astrophysical Journal, 2015•iopscience.iop.org
… We present an analysis of the X-ray spectrum and long-term variability of the nearby
dwarf starburst galaxy Henize 2–10. Recent observations suggest that this galaxy hosts an
actively accreting black hole (BH) with mass ∼10 6 ${{M}_{\odot }}$ . The presence of an
active galactic nucleus (AGN) in a low-mass starburst galaxy marks a new environment for
AGNs, with implications for the processes by which "seed" BHs may form in the early
universe. In this paper, we analyze four epochs of X-ray observations of …
dwarf starburst galaxy Henize 2–10. Recent observations suggest that this galaxy hosts an
actively accreting black hole (BH) with mass ∼10 6 ${{M}_{\odot }}$ . The presence of an
active galactic nucleus (AGN) in a low-mass starburst galaxy marks a new environment for
AGNs, with implications for the processes by which "seed" BHs may form in the early
universe. In this paper, we analyze four epochs of X-ray observations of …
Abstract
We present an analysis of the X-ray spectrum and long-term variability of the nearby dwarf starburst galaxy Henize 2–10. Recent observations suggest that this galaxy hosts an actively accreting black hole (BH) with mass∼ 10 6
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