J/ApJS/195/9 BeppoSAX/WFC: source list (Capitanio+, 2011)
Finding persistent sources with the BeppoSAX/Wide Field Camera:
an in-depth analysis.
Capitanio F., Bird A.J., Fiocchi M., Scaringi S., Ubertini P.
<Astrophys. J. Suppl. Ser., 195, 9 (2011)>
=2011ApJS..195....9C 2011ApJS..195....9C
ADC_Keywords: Surveys ; X-ray sources
Keywords: catalogs - methods: data analysis - surveys -
techniques: image processing - X-rays: general
Abstract:
During the operational life of the Italian/Dutch X-ray satellite
(1996-2002), BeppoSAX, its two Wide Field Cameras (WFCs) performed
observations that covered the full sky at different epochs. Although
the majority of analysis performed on BeppoSAX WFC data concentrated
on the detection of transient sources, we have now applied the same
techniques developed for the INTEGRAL/IBIS survey to produce the same
work with the BeppoSAX WFC data. This work represents the first
unbiased source list compilation produced from the overall WFC data
set optimized for faint persistent source detection. This approach
recovered 182 more sources compared to the previous WFC catalog
reported in Verrecchia et al. (Cat. J/A+A/472/705). The catalog
contains 404 sources detected between 3 and 17keV, 10 of which are yet
to be seen by the new generation of telescopes.
Description:
The WFC data are organized into short observational periods (OPs) of
at least 100ks. We collected all the available data from different
archives and analyzed all the collected OPs with the WFC Data Analysis
System, extracting images in the 3-17keV and 18-28keV energy ranges.
File Summary:
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FileName Lrecl Records Explanations
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ReadMe 80 . This file
table3.dat 107 404 BeppoSAX Wide Field Cameras (WFCs) list of sources
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See also:
J/ApJS/186/1 : The 4th IBIS/ISGRI soft gamma-ray survey catalog (Bird+, 2010)
J/A+A/472/705 : BeppoSAX WFC X-ray source catalogue (SAXWFC) (Verrecchia+,
2007)
J/A+A/473/347 : BeppoSAX complete catalogue of GRBs (Vetere+, 2007)
J/A+A/362/799 : The BeppoSAX 2-10 keV Survey (Giommi+, 2000)
Byte-by-byte Description of file: table3.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanations
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1- 31 A31 --- Name Source Name
33 A1 --- n_Name [b12] Note on source (1)
35- 41 F7.3 deg RAdeg ? Right Ascension in decimal degrees (J2000)
43- 49 F7.3 deg DEdeg Declination in decimal degrees (J2000)
51- 57 F7.1 --- sigma ? Detection σ level
59- 61 F3.1 arcmin ePos ? Error circle radius (2)
63- 69 F7.2 --- F3-17 ? Average 3-17keV flux estimate; in mCrab
71- 76 F6.2 --- e_F3-17 ? Uncertainty in F3-17
78- 84 F7.2 --- F17-28 ? Average 17-28keV flux estimate; in mCrab
86- 91 F6.2 --- e_F17-28 ? Uncertainty in F17-28
93-100 A8 --- Type Source type classification (3)
102-107 A6 --- SType Subtype classification (4)
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Note (1): Flag as follows:
b = a new detection with respect to Verrecchia et al. (2007,
Cat. J/A+A/472/705).
1 = data containig SCOX-1 were too noisy to be added in the total
mosaic map.
2 = supergiant fast X-ray transient SAX J1818-1703, see Section 4.2.1.
Note (2): Extrapolated from Figure 5 with the systematic error included.
Note (3): Classification as follows:
AGN = Active galactic nuclei;
BLLac = BL Lac object;
Cluster = Cluster of galaxies;
CV = Cataclysmic variable;
HMXB = High-mass X-ray binary;
LMXB = Low-mass X-ray binary;
QSO = Quasar;
RGal = Radio Galaxy;
RSCVn = RS Canum Venaticorum variable;
SNR = Supernova remnant;
Sy1 = Seyfert 1 galaxy;
Sy2 = Seyfert 2 galaxy;
unid = Unidentified source;
StC = Star Cluster
XRB = Galactic X-ray binary;
XP = X-ray pulsar.
Note (4): Subtype classification as follows:
A = Atoll-type source (neutron Star);
B = Burster (neutron star);
Be = B-type emission-line star;
BHC = Black hole candidate;
D = Dipping;
DN = Dwarf Nova;
G = Globular Cluster X-ray source;
IP = Intermediate Polar;
M = microquasar
P = Polar;
Symb = Symbiotic star;
SG = Supergiant;
Z = Z-type source.
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History:
From electronic version of the journal
(End) Greg Schwarz [AAS], Emmanuelle Perret [CDS] 08-Aug-2011