January 2006ACIS/MIT Progress ReportContract Ltr. Sub. 2834-MIT-SAO-4018

F.K. Baganoff

The following report describes ACIS/MIT publication activity through 31 January 2006. The con-tents are as follows:

I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sgr A* / Galactic CenterII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Strong Gravitational LensesIII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dark Matter Halos and Galaxy ClustersIV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stars and Compact ObjectsA1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appendix 1: Cumulative bibliography, 2000-presentA2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appendix 2: Cumulative list of GTO observations

There were no unresolved safety issues or mishaps this month.

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I. Sgr A* / Galactic Center

Papers in Refereed Journals: none this month

Conference proceedings: none this month

II. Strong Gravitational Lenses

Papers in refereed journals: none this month

Conference proceedings: none this month

III. Dark Matter Halos and Galaxy Clusters

Papers in refereed journals:

Chandra X-ray Observations of Newly Discovered, Z ∼ 1 Clusters from the Red-SequenceCluster Survey

Hicks, A.K., Ellingson, E., Bautz, M., Yee, H.K.C., Gladders, K., & Garmire, G.2005, Advances in Space Research, 36, 706

Conference proceedings: none this month

IV. Stars and Compact Objects

Papers in refereed journals: none this month

Conference proceedings:

Spitzer Detection of a Debris Disk around an Isolated Young Neutron StarWang, Z., Chakrabarty, D., & Kaplan, D.L.American Astronomical Society Meeting 207, #72.01January 2006

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A1. Cumulative bibliography

• Chandra X-ray Observations of Newly Discovered, Z ∼ 1 Clusters from the Red-SequenceCluster Survey

Hicks, A.K., Ellingson, E., Bautz, M., Yee, H.K.C., Gladders, K., & Garmire, G.2005, Advances in Space Research, 36, 706

• Discovery of pulsations in the X-ray transient 4U 1901+03Galloway, D.K., Wang, Z., & Morgan, E.H.2005, ApJ, 635, 1217

• The X-ray Position and Optical Counterpart of the Accretion-Powered Millisecond PulsarXTE J1814-338

Krauss, M.I., Wang, Z., Dullighan, A., Juett, A.M., Kaplan, D.L., Chakrabarty, D., vanKerkwijk, M.H., Steeghs, D., Jonker, P.G., & Markwardt, C.B.

2005, ApJ, 627, 910

• The X-ray Ridge Surrounding Sagittarius A* at the Galactic CenterRockefeller, G., Fryer, C.L., Baganoff, F.K., & Melia, F.2005, ApJ, 635, L141

• Mass Profiles of Galaxy Cluster CoresArabadjis, J.S., & Bautz, M.W.2005, Advances in Space Research, 36, 672

• Abell 370: A Cluster with a Pronounced Triaxial MorphologyDe Filippis, E., Sereno, M., & Bautz, M.W.2005, Advances in Space Research, 36, 715

• A Remarkable Low-Mass X-ray Binary within 0.1 Parsecs of the Galactic CenterMuno, M.P., Lu, J.R., Baganoff, F.K., Brandt, W.N., Garmire, G.P., Ghez, A.M., Horn-

stein, S.D., & Morris, M.R.2005, ApJ, 633, 228

• A Candidate Neutron Star Associated with Galactic Center Supernova Remnant Sagittar-ius A East

Park, S., Muno, M.P., Baganoff, F.K., Maeda, Y., Morris, M., Chartas, G., Sanwal, D.,Burrows, D.N., & Garmire, G.P.

2005, ApJ, 631, 964

• Measuring the Three-Dimensional Structure of Galaxy Clusters: Application to a Sampleof 25 Clusters

De Filippis, E., Sereno, M., Bautz, M.W., & Longo, G.2005, ApJ, 625, 108

• Intra-day Variability of Sagittarius A* at 3 MillimetersMauerhan, J.-C., Morris, M., FWalter, F., & Baganoff, F.K.2005, ApJ, 623, L25

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• An Overabundance of Transient X-ray Binaries Within 1 pc of the Galactic CenterMuno, M.P., Pfahl, E., Baganoff, F.K., Brandt, W.N., Ghez, A., Lu, J., & Morris, M.R.2005, ApJ, 622, L113

• Extracting the Dark Matter Profile of a Relaxed Galaxy ClusterArabadjis, J.S., Bautz, M.W., & Arabadjis, G.2004, ApJ, 617, 303

• The Mouse That Soared: High Resolution X-ray Imaging of the Pulsar-Powered Bow ShockG359.23-0.82

Gaensler, B.M., van der Swaluw, E., Camilo, F., Kaspi, V.M., Baganoff, F.K., Yusef-Zadeh, F., & Manchester, R.N.

2004, ApJ, 616, 383

• First simultaneous NIR/X-ray detection of a flare from Sgr A*Eckart, A., Baganoff, F.K., Morris, M., Bautz, M.W., Brandt, W.N., Garmire, G.P.,

Genzel, R., Ott, T., Ricker, G.R., Straubmeier, C., Viehmann, T., Schdel, R., Bower,G.C., & Goldston, J.E.

2004, A&A, 427, 1

• The Spectra and Variability of X-ray Sources in a Deep Chandra Observation of the Galac-tic Center

Muno, M.P., Arabadjis, J.S., Baganoff, F.K. Bautz, M.W., Brandt, W.N., Broos, P.S.,Feigelson, E.D., Garmire, G.P., Morris, M.R., & Ricker, G.R.

2004, ApJ, 613, 1179

• Diffuse X-ray Emission in a Deep Image of the Galactic CenterMuno, M.P., Baganoff, F.K., Bautz, M.W., Feigelson, E.D., Garmire, G.P., Morris, M.R.,

Park, S., Ricker, G.R., & Townsley, L.K.2004, ApJ, 613, 326

• AC 114: A Cluster with a Soft X-ray TailDe Filippis, E., Bautz, M.W., Garmire, G.P., & Sereno, M.2004, ApJ, 611, 164

• Detection of X-Rays from Galaxy Groups Associated with the Gravitationally Lensed Sys-tems PG 1115+080 and B1422+231

Grant, C.E., Bautz, M.W., Chartas, G., & Garmire, G.P.2004, ApJ, 610, 686

• Characteristics of Diffuse X-ray Line Emission Within 20 pc of the Galactic CenterPark, S., Muno, M.P., Baganoff, F.K., Maeda, Y., Morris, M., Howard, C., Bautz, M.W.,

& Garmire, G.P.2003, ApJ, 603, 548

• X-Ray Sources with Periodic Variability in a Deep Chandra Observation of the GalacticCenter

Muno, M.P., Baganoff, F.K., Bautz, M.W., Brandt, W.N., Garmire, G.P., & Ricker, G.R.2003, ApJ, 599, 465

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• A Giant Outburst at Millimeter Wavelengths in the Orion NebulaBower, G.C., Plambeck, R.L., Bolatto, A., McCrady, N., Graham, J.R., de Pater, I., Liu,

M.C., & Baganoff, F.K.2003, ApJ, 598, 1140

• The X-ray Binary GRS 1741.9−2853 in Outburst and QuiescenceMuno, M.P., Baganoff, F.K., & Arabadjis, J.S.2003, ApJ, 598, 474

• Chandra X-ray Spectroscopic Imaging of SgrA* and the Central Parsec of the GalaxyBaganoff, F.K., Maeda, Y., Morris, M., Bautz, M.W., Brandt, W.N., Cui, W., Doty,

J.P., Feigelson, E.D., Garmire, G.P., Pravdo, S.H., Ricker, G.R., & Townsley, L.K.2003, ApJ, 591, 891

• A Deep Chandra Catalog of X-ray Sources Toward the Galactic CenterMuno, M.P., Baganoff, F.K., Bautz, M.W., Brandt, W.N., Broos, P.S., Feigelson, E.D.,

Garmire, G.P., Morris, M., Ricker, G.R., & Townsley, L.K.2003 ApJ, 589, 225

• Chandra ACIS Imaging Spectroscopy of Sgr A EastMaeda, Y., Itoh, K., Baganoff, F.K., Bautz, M.W., Brandt, W.N., Burrow, D.N., Doty,

J.P., Feigelson, E.D., Garmire, G.P., Morris, M., Muno, M.P., Park, S., Pravdo, S.H.,& Ricker, G.R.

2003, Astron. Nachr., 324, S1, 205

• A Chandra View of Diffuse X-ray Emission in the Central 20 parsecs of the GalaxyPark, S., Baganoff, F.K., Bautz, M.W., Garmire, G.P., Maeda, Y., Morris, M., & Muno,

M.P.2003, Astron. Nachr., 324, S1, 407

• Two Thousand X-ray Stars in the Central 20 pc of the GalaxyMuno, M.P., Baganoff, F.K., Bautz, M.W., Brandt, W.N, Broos, P.S., Feigelson, E.D.,

Garmire, G.P., Morris, M.R., Ricker, G.R., & Townsley, L.K.2003, Astron. Nachr., 324, S1, 33

• Deep X-Ray Imaging of the Central 20 Parsecs of the Galaxy with ChandraMorris, M., Baganoff, F.K., Maeda, Y., Feigelson, E.D., Bautz, M.W., Brandt, W.N.,

Chartas, G., Garmire, G.P., & Townsley, L.K.2003, Astron. Nachr., 324, S1, 167

• Chandra Evidence for a Flattened, Triaxial Dark Matter Halo in the Elliptical GalaxyNGC720

Buote, D.A., Jeltema, T.E., Canizares, C.R., & Garmire, G.P.2002, ApJ, 577, 183

• Chandra Observations of the Lensing Cluster EMSS 1358+6245: Implications for Self-Interacting Dark Matter

Arabadjis, J.S., Bautz, M.W., & Garmire, G.P.2002, ApJ, 572, 66

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• A Chandra Study of Sagittiarius A East: A Supernova Remnant Regulating the Activityof Our Galactic Center?

Maeda, Y., Baganoff, F.K., Feigelson, E.D., Morris, M., Bautz, M.W., Brandt, W.N.,Burrows, D.N., Doty, J.P., Garmire, G.P., Pravdo, S.H., Ricker, G.R., & Townsley,L.K.

2002, ApJ, 570, 671

• Caught in the Act: Chandra Observations of Microlensing of the Radio-loud QuasarMGJ0414+0534

Chartas, G., Agol, E., Eracleous, M., Garmire, G., Bautz, M.W., & Morgan, N.D.2002, ApJ, 568, 509

• Chandra Observations of Galaxy Cluster A2218Machacek, M.E., Bautz, M.W., Canizares, C.R., & Garmire, G.P.2002, ApJ, 567, 188

• Chandra X-Ray Observatory Observation of the High-Redshift Cluster MS 1054−0321Jeltema, T.E., Canizares, C.R., Bautz, M.W., Malm, M.R., Donahue, M., & Garmire,

G.P.2001, ApJ, 562, 124

• Chandra Detects a Rapid Flare in the Gravitationally Lensed Mini-Broad Absorption LineQSO RX J0911.4+0551

Chartas, G., Dai, X., Gallagher, S.C., Garmire, G.P., Bautz, M.W., Schechter, P.L., &Morgan, N.D.

2001, ApJ, 558, 119

• Rapid X-ray flaring from the direction of the supermassive black hole at the Galactic CenterBaganoff, F.K., Bautz, M.W., Brandt, W.N., Chartas, G., Feigelson, E.D., Garmire,

G.P., Maeda, Y., Morris, M., Ricker, G.R., Townsley, L.K., & Walter, F.2001, Nature, 413, 45

• Peculiar Extended X-Ray Emission around the “Radio-loud” Black Hole Candidate 1E 1740.7−2942Cui, W., Schulz, N.S., Baganoff, F.K., Bautz, M.W., Doty, J.P., Garmire, G.P., Mirabel,

I.F., Ricker, G.R., Rodriguez, L.F., & Taylor, S.C.2001, ApJ, 548, 394

• Detection of X-Ray Emission from Gravitationally Lensed Sub-millimeter Sources in theField of Abell 370

Bautz, M.W., Malm, M.R., Baganoff, F.K., Ricker, G.R., Canizares, C.R., Brandt, W.N.,Hornschemeier, A.E., & Garmire, G.P.

2000, ApJ, 543, L119

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A2. Cumulative list of GTO Observations

ObsID Target Texp Status Instru- Observer2 Type/ Date α δ(ks) ment1 Cycle Observed (J2000) (J2000)

0242 SgrA* 50.0 archived acis-i Feigelson gto1 1999 Sep 21 17:45:40.00 −29:00:28.000362 Q0957+561 50.0 archived acis-s Feigelson gto1 2000 Apr 16 10:01:21.33 +55:53:57.160363 PG1115+080 30.0 archived acis-s Feigelson gto1 2000 Jun 02 11:18:17.00 +07:45:57.700367 Q1422+231 30.0 archived acis-s Feigelson gto1 2000 Jun 01 14:24:38.09 +22:56:00.600492 NGC720 40.0 archived acis-s Feigelson gto1 2000 Oct 12 01:53:00.40 −13:44:18.000512 EMSS1054.5−0321 90.0 archived acis-s Feigelson gto1 2000 Apr 21 10:56:58.00 −03:37:37.300515 Abell 370 90.0 archived acis-s Feigelson gto1 1999 Oct 22 02:39:53.10 −01:34:45.000516 ZWCL1358+6245 55.0 archived acis-s Feigelson gto1 2000 Sep 03 13:59:50.60 +62:31:04.000553 Abell 2218 7.0 archived acis-i Feigelson gto1 1999 Oct 19 16:35:56.00 +66:12:45.00

1454 Abell 2218 13.0 archived acis-i Feigelson gto1 1999 Oct 19 16:35:56.00 +66:12:45.001561a SgrA* 36.2 archived acis-i Baganoff gto2 2000 Oct 26 17:45:40.00 −29:00:28.001561b SgrA* 13.7 archived acis-i Baganoff gto2 2001 Jul 14 17:45:40.00 −29:00:28.001562 AC114 75.0 archived acis-s Bautz gto2 2000 Nov 17 22:58:48.50 −34:48:08.601628 MITGJ0414+0534 10.0 archived acis-s Bautz gto2 2001 Feb 05 04:14:37.70 +05:34:42.001629 RXJ0911.4+0551 10.0 archived acis-s Bautz gto2 2000 Oct 29 09:11:27.50 +05:50:52.001630 PG1115+080 10.0 archived acis-s Bautz gto2 2000 Nov 03 11:18:16.90 +07:45:59.401631 Q1422+231 10.0 archived acis-s Bautz gto2 2001 May 21 14:24:38.10 +22:56:01.001632 2237+0305 10.0 archived acis-s Bautz gto2 2001 Dec 08 22:40:30.34 +03:21:28.801694 Protocluster 79.0 archived acis-s Bautz gto2 2001 Jul 10 22:17:32.40 +00:13:09.90

2951 SgrA* 12.5 archived acis-i Baganoff gto3 2002 Feb 19 17:45:40.00 −29:00:28.002952 SgrA* 12.5 archived acis-i Baganoff gto3 2002 Mar 23 17:45:40.00 −29:00:28.002953 SgrA* 12.5 archived acis-i Baganoff gto3 2002 Apr 19 17:45:40.00 −29:00:28.002954 SgrA* 12.5 archived acis-i Baganoff gto3 2002 May 07 17:45:40.00 −29:00:28.00

3290 Abell 1942, Clump 60.0 archived acis-i Bautz gto3 2002 Mar 13 14:38:21.80 +03:36:25.003291 RCS1325+2858 31.3 archived acis-s Bautz gto3 2002 Aug 19 13:26:31.07 +29:03:19.803549 SgrA* 25.0 archived acis-i Baganoff gto4 2003 Jun 19 17:45:40.00 −29:00:28.003576 NGC1132 39.7 archived acis-s Arabadjis gto4 2003 Nov 16 02:52:52.00 −01:16:29.603577 RCS0439.6−2905 76.1 archived acis-s Bautz gto4 2003 Apr 16 04:39:38.00 −29:04:55.20

4362 RCS1325+2858 45.2 archived acis-s Bautz gto3 2002 Nov 17 13:26:31.07 +29:03:19.804438 RCS0439.6−2905 30.0 archived acis-s Bautz3 ddt 2003 Jun 06 04:39:38.00 −29:04:55.204683 SgrA* 49.5 archived acis-i Baganoff gto5 2004 Jul 05 17:45:40.00 −29:00:28.004684 SgrA* 49.5 archived acis-i Baganoff gto5 2004 Jul 06 17:45:40.00 −29:00:28.004937 RCS2157.7−0448 1.0 discarded acis-s Bautz gto5 2004 Jul 26 21:56:42.70 −04:48:04.204938 RCS2318.5+0034 50.0 observed acis-s Bautz gto5 2005 May 03 23:18:30.80 +00:34:45.004939 B1422+231 50.0 archived acis-s Grant gto5 2004 Dec 01 14:24:38.10 +22:56:00.60

5353 RCS2157.7−0448 40.0 archived acis-s Bautz gto5 2004 Aug 01 21:56:42.70 −04:48:04.205359 RCS2157.7−0448 35.0 archived acis-s Bautz gto5 2004 Aug 15 21:56:42.70 −04:48:04.205360 SgrA* 5.0 archived acis-i Baganoff4 ddt 2004 Aug 28 17:45:40.00 −29:00:28.005770 Et Tau 10.0 archived acis-s Arabadjis gto6 2004 Dec 28 05:37:40.85 +27:16:16.605790 RXJ1119.7+2126 50.0 observed acis-s Arabadjis gto6 2005 Mar 25 11:19:43.70 +21:26:50.005791 NGC766 20.0 observed acis-s Arabadjis gto6 2005 Jan 07 01:58:42.09 +08:20:47.705792 NGC3209 20.0 observed acis-s Arabadjis gto6 2005 Feb 17 10:20:38.49 +25:30:17.405824 LCDCS954 30.0 observed acis-s De Filippis gto6 2005 Mar 17 14 20 29.70 −11:34:04.005825 RCS1107.3−0523 50.0 observed acis-s Bautz gto6 2005 Mar 06 11:07:18.00 −05:23:00.005885 RCS2112.3−6326 70.0 observed acis-s Bautz gto6 2004 Dec 30 21:12:18.00 −63:26:00.005886 RCS1419+5326 50.0 observed acis-s Bautz gto6 2005 Sep 17 14:19:12.10 +53.26:11.005887 RCS1107.3−0523 50.0 observed acis-s Bautz gto6 2005 Apr 12 11:07:18.00 −05:23:00.00

6575 Sh2-187 10.0 unobserved acis-i Baganoff gto7 · · · 01:23:06.00 +61:51:23.006576 Sh2-271 10.0 observed acis-i Baganoff gto7 2006 Jan 21 06:14:57.00 +12:21:03.006577 G284.0−0.9 10.0 unobserved acis-i Baganoff gto7 · · · 10:19:11.00 −58:02:21.006578 DB2001CL-123 10.0 unobserved acis-i Baganoff gto7 · · · 10:45:54.00 −59:56:58.006930 Abell 1689 160.0 unobserved acis-i Arabadjis gto7 · · · 13:11:29.50 −01:20:30.00

1Observations listed used neither LETG nor HETG.2Unless otherwise noted, observations are PI=Garmire.3Reobservation at Director’s discretion; PI=Bautz.4Observation at Director’s discretion; PI=Baganoff.

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