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M 83 XMM-Newton X-Ray Point Source Catalog

Metadata Updated: August 30, 2025

This database table contains results obtained from the analysis of three XMM-Newton observations of the grand-design barred spiral galaxy M 83. The aims of this study were to study the X-ray source populations in M 83 and to calculate the X-ray luminosity functions of X-ray binaries for different regions of the galaxy. The authors detected 189 sources in the XMM-Newton field of view in the energy range of 0.2-12 keV. They constrained their nature by means of spectral analysis, hardness ratios, studies of the X-ray variability, and cross-correlations with catalogs in X-ray, optical, infrared, and radio wavelengths. The authors identified and classified 12 background objects, five foreground stars, two X-ray binaries, one supernova remnant candidate, one super-soft source candidate and one ultra-luminous X-ray source. Among these sources, they classified for the first time three active galactic nuclei (AGN) candidates. the authors derived X-ray luminosity functions for the X-ray sources in M 83 in the 2-10 keV energy range, within and outside the D<sub>25</sub> ellipse, correcting the total X-ray luminosity function for incompleteness and subtracting the AGN contribution. The X-ray luminosity function inside the D25 ellipse is consistent with that previously observed by Chandra. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test shows that the X-ray luminosity function of the outer disc and the AGN luminosity distribution are uncorrelated with a probability of ~99.3%. The authors also found that the X-ray sources detected outside the D<sub>25</sub> ellipse and the uniform spatial distribution of AGNs are spatially uncorrelated with a significance of 99.5%. They interpret these results as an indication that part of the observed X-ray sources are X-ray binaries in the outer disc of M 83. The authors analyzed the public archival XMM-Newton data of M 83 (PIs: Watson, Kuntz). Three observations were analyzed, one pointing at the center of the galaxy (obs.1) and two in the south, which covered the outer arms with a young population of stars discovered with GALEX. The details of these observations are given in Table 1 of the reference paper (summarized below): <pre> EPIC EPIC EPIC No ObsID Date RA DE PN MOS1 MOS2 Mode F Texp F Texp F Texp PN MOS 1 0110910201 2003-01-27 13:37:05.16 -29:51:46.1 t 21.2 m 24.6 m 24.6 EFF FF 2 0503230101 2008-01-16 13:37:01.09 -30:03:49.9 m 15.4 m 19.0 m 19.0 EFF FF 3 0552080101 2008-08-16 13:36:50.87 -30:03:55.2 m 25.0 m 28.8 m 28.8 EFF FF </pre> where F is the filter (t for thin, m for medium), T<sub>exp</sub> is the exposure time in ks, EFF = extended full frame imaging mode, and FF = full frame imaging mode. This table was created by the HEASARC in April 2013 based on <a href="https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/ftp/cats/J/A+A/553/A7">CDS Catalog J/A+A/553/A7</a> files tableb1.dat and tableb2.dat. This is a service provided by NASA HEASARC .

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Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
Metadata Updated Date August 30, 2025

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Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
Metadata Updated Date August 30, 2025
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