Chandra STUDIES OF THE X - RAY POINT SOURCE LUMINOSITY FUNCTIONS OF M
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Three different M31 disk fields, spanning a range of stellar populations, were observed by Chandra. We report the X-ray point source luminosity function (LF) of each region, and the LF of M31’s globular clusters, and compare these with each other and with the LF of the galaxy’s bulge. To interpret the results we also consider tracers of the stellar population, such as OB associations and supernova remnants. We find differences in the LFs among the fields, but cannot definitively relate them to the stellar content of the fields. We find that stellar population information, average and maximum source luminosities, X-ray source densities, and slopes of the LF are useful in combination. Subject headings: galaxies: individual (M31) — galaxies: luminosity function — X-rays: binaries — X-rays: galaxies
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