Population Studies in Nearby Galaxies

• Applicants: Dr. Sara Saeedi; Professor Dr. Jörn Wilms
• Subject Area: Astrophysics and Astronomy
• Term: since 2024
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 414059771

Using the eROSITA all-sky surveys, we will study the X-ray source populations in dwarf galaxies in the Local Group and nearby normal (without emission from active galactic nuclei) galaxies, which are dominated by accreting compact objects. It will for the first time allow us to understand the populations of X-ray sources at the lowest luminosities in satellite galaxies of the Milky Way all the way to the brightest sources in further distant galaxies. This new project will benefit from the new results on the properties and populations of accreting compact objects in P3 and P5.

• DFG Programme: Research Units
• Subproject of: FOR 2990: The eROSITA View of Stellar Endpoints (eRO-STEP)
• Co-Investigators: Dr. Frank Haberl; Professorin Dr. Manami Sasaki; Privatdozent Dr. Axel Schwope