2012ApJ...750L..27S


Query : 2012ApJ...750L..27S

2012ApJ...750L..27S - Astrophys. J., 750, L27 (2012/May-2)

No evidence for intermediate-mass black holes in globular clusters: strong constraints from the JVLA.

STRADER J., CHOMIUK L., MACCARONE T.J., MILLER-JONES J.C.A., SETH A.C., HEINKE C.O. and SIVAKOFF G.R.

Abstract (from CDS):

With a goal of searching for accreting intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs), we report the results of ultra-deep Jansky Very Large Array radio continuum observations of the cores of three Galactic globular clusters: M15, M19, and M22. We reach rms noise levels of 1.5-2.1 µJy/beam at an average frequency of 6 GHz. No sources are observed at the center of any of the clusters. For a conservative set of assumptions about the properties of the accretion, we set 3σ upper limits on IMBHs from 360 to 980 M ☉. These limits are among the most stringent obtained for any globular cluster. They add to a growing body of work that suggests either (1) IMBHs ≳ 1000 M☉ are rare in globular clusters or (2) when present, IMBHs accrete in an extraordinarily inefficient manner.

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Journal keyword(s): black hole physics - globular clusters: general - radio continuum: general

Simbad objects: 15

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Number of rows : 15
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA
ICRS (J2000)
DEC
Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026
#notes
1 NGC 104 GlC 00 24 05.359 -72 04 53.20     4.09     ~ 4158 0
2 NAME Mayall II GlC 00 32 46.5323801712 +39 34 40.504803060   14.564 13.807 13.208 12.684 ~ 400 1
3 M 31 AGN 00 42 44.330 +41 16 07.50 4.86 4.36 3.44     ~ 13622 1
4 NAME M31* Rad 00 42 44.33 +41 16 08.4           ~ 49 0
5 NGC 5139 GlC 13 26 47.28 -47 28 46.1           ~ 3677 0
6 V* HZ Her LXB 16 57 49.8110126616 +35 20 32.486555472 11.90 14.89 13.63 13.88   B3/6ep 2172 0
7 M 19 GlC 17 02 37.69 -26 16 04.6   8.45 5.57     ~ 406 1
8 NGC 6388 GlC 17 36 17.461 -44 44 08.34           ~ 988 1
9 NAME Sgr A* X 17 45 40.03599 -29 00 28.1699           ~ 4970 3
10 M 22 GlC 18 36 23.94 -23 54 17.1           ~ 1459 0
11 M 54 GlC 18 55 03.33 -30 28 47.5           ~ 1164 0
12 CXOU J212958.1+121002 XB* 21 29 58.06 +12 10 02.6     16.6     ~ 87 1
13 PSR B2127+11 Psr 21 29 58.24650 +12 10 01.2339           ~ 102 2
14 M 15 GlC 21 29 58.33 +12 10 01.2           ~ 3274 0
15 PN Ps 1 PN 21 29 59.3972661392 +12 10 26.275343735   13.39 14.06     sdO 295 0

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