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OBSID:
24980
 Title:
X-ray Binaries 1 Gyr After a Collision: A Chandra Study of M96 (NGC 3368)  
Investigator:
Vulic
 Observer:
Vulic, Neven
 Phone:
1-667-786-3663
 Email:
nvulic@uwo.ca
Target Name:
M96
 Sequence Number:
601500
 Instrument:
ACIS-I
 Grating:
NONE
 SI Mode:
TE_00866B
 Raster Scan:
N
 Annotated DOT:
MAR0121a

Proposal Number:
22620087
 Right Ascension:
161.691
 Declination:
11.8199
 Status:
archived
 Start Date:
2021-03-07 12:44:50
Category:
NORMAL GALAXIES
 Type:
GO
 AO Cycle:
22
 Dither Flag:
Y
 Y Offset:
0
 Z Offset:
0
Est. Count Rate:
5.6e-05
 Order-1 Count Rate:

 Exposure Time:
16
 Time Remaining:
15.896
 Reqd Start Time:

 Reqd Stop Time:
Period:

 Epoch:

 Start of Period:

 End of Period:

 PS Margin:

 PE Margin:

 Max Segments:
0

ACIS Mode:
TE
 Standard?:
No
 BEP Mode:
F
On-Chip Summing?:
No
 Row Sum:

 Column Sum:

 Frame Time:
Subarray Mode:
NONE
 Starting Row:
0
 Row Count:
1023
 Subarray Frame Time:

Duty Cycle?:
No
 Cycle Count:
0
 Primary Exp Time:

 Secondary Exp Time:
Event Filter?:
No
 Filter Threshold:

 Filter Range:

 Bias Requested?:
No
 Bias Frequency:

 Bias After?:
No
 Spatial Window?:
No

Abstract:
We request a 190 ks Chandra ACIS-I observation of the spiral galaxy M96 to study the role of dynamics at local and global (galaxy) scales in X-ray binary (XRB) formation and evolution. We will determine if there is an enhancement in the XRB population on local scales per stellar mass and star formation rate. We will leverage the exquisite HST archival multi-band coverage of M96 to assess whether XRB populations are dynamically scattered beyond the stellar population distributions. In combination with recently updated population synthesis modeling, we will use multiwavelength data to discern the nature of any enhancements/scattering in the XRB population and study the age of stellar populations surrounding X-ray binaries and identify counterparts.

psci Run:
281
 Processing Date:
Mar 15 2021
 psci Directory:
/nfs/maaxnew/r3/eZ/acis114e/acis114.log
OBSID:
24980
 SIM Mode:
ACIS-I
 OTG Mode:
NONE
 Seq Number:
601500
 Target Name:
M96
 AO:
22
Start VCDU:
97593:096
 Start Time (UTC):
066:46979.646
 Stop Time (UTC):
066:62888.997
 Kilosecs:
15.9
 % Frames:
100.0
 # CCDs:
I4
# Frames:
5065
 # Events:
452281
 Events/sec:
28
 PSCI errors:
0
 % drops:
0.0
 Bias Errs:
0
 FP Temp:
-118.1
Parameter Block:
0x00866024
 Window Block:
-
 # Windows:
0
 FEP Mode:
Te3x3
 BEP Mode:
F
 Start Row:
0
 # Rows:
1024
Primary Exposure:
31
 Secondary Exposure:
0
 Duty Cycle:
0
 Summing?:
No
 Bias?:
Yes
 Trickle?:
Yes
 Bias Run:
281

pgf@space.mit.edu Wed Mar 26 10:00:48 EST 2025