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Deep VLBI constraints on compact radio cores in four ultraluminous X-ray sources

Ailing Wang , Hua Feng , Tao An , Yijia Zhang , Jun Yang , Roberto Soria , Lian Tao , Thomas Russell

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Deep VLBI observations of four ultraluminous X-ray sources detect no compact radio cores on milliarcsecond scales.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The authors observed four ULXs with high-sensitivity VLBI to search for compact radio cores. No emission was found, reaching noise levels of 5-20 microJy and setting 5-sigma upper limits around 26 microJy. These limits translate to radio luminosities below about 2 times 10 to the 33 erg per second. This result disfavors the idea that these sources host persistently bright compact cores like those seen in the hard state of stellar-mass black holes. The findings matter because they constrain the accretion and jet properties of ULXs, which may represent extreme systems powered by black holes or neutron stars.

Core claim

No compact emission was detected on milliarcsecond scales in Holmberg II X-1, IC 342 X-1, NGC 6946 X-1, and NGC 925 X-1, with rms noise levels of approximately 5-20 μJy. The corresponding 5σ flux density upper limits reach ∼26 μJy, implying radio luminosity limits L_R ≲ 2×10^33 erg s^{-1}. This disfavors any persistently bright hard-state-like compact core at the achieved sensitivity level. The previously reported VLBI core in Holmberg II X-1 shows significant long-term variability consistent with emission from optically thin ejecta undergoing adiabatic expansion.

What carries the argument

High-sensitivity VLBI providing milliarcsecond resolution upper limits on radio flux density from the ULX positions.

Load-bearing premise

Any persistently bright hard-state-like compact core would have been detectable above the rms noise levels achieved in these VLBI observations.

What would settle it

Detection of compact radio emission exceeding the 26 μJy upper limit in any of the four sources during a comparable VLBI observation would falsify the claim that such cores are disfavored.

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Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2604.20609 by Ailing Wang, Hua Feng, Jing Guo, Jun Yang, Liang Zhang, Lian Tao, Roberto Soria, Tao An, Thomas Russell, Yijia Zhang.

**Figure 1.** Figure 1: Radio light curve of Holmberg II X–1 at 5 GHz. Compilation of published radio measurements and upper limits for the central radio region of Holmberg II X-1, scaled to 5 GHz assuming a power-law spectral index α = −0.8 (D. Cseh et al. 2014b) for illustrative comparison. Red circles show VLA measurements, black squares show EVN measurements, and blue diamonds show VLBA measurements (table 2). Downward tria… view at source ↗

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We present high-sensitivity Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) observations of four ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs): Holmberg II X-1, IC 342 X-1, NGC 6946 X-1, and NGC 925 X-1. No compact emission was detected on milliarcsecond scales, with rms noise levels reaching approximately 5--20 $\mu$Jy. The corresponding $5\sigma$ flux density upper limits reach $\sim 26\,\mu\mathrm{Jy}$, implying radio luminosity limits $L_{\rm R} \lesssim 2 \times 10^{33}\,\mathrm{erg\,s^{-1}}$. This disfavors any persistently bright hard-state-like compact core at our sensitivity level. The previously reported VLBI core in Holmberg II X-1 exhibits significant long-term variability, broadly consistent with an overall decline over the past decades. This behavior is consistent with emission from optically-thin ejecta undergoing adiabatic expansion. The VLBI non-detections may reflect intrinsically weak/intermittent compact emission, and/or low--surface--brightness structure that is resolved out by VLBI, and/or absorption/propagation effects such as free--free absorption in dense, ionized winds.

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This paper delivers new VLBI non-detections and upper limits for four specific ULXs, with the Holmberg II X-1 variability note as the clearest addition.

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This paper gives fresh VLBI data on four ultraluminous X-ray sources, showing no compact radio emission down to quite low levels. The rms noise hits 5 to 20 microJy, leading to 5-sigma limits around 26 microJy and radio luminosities below 2 times 10^33 erg/s. That's the main new bit: specific numbers for Holmberg II X-1, IC 342 X-1, NGC 6946 X-1, and NGC 925 X-1. They do a good job laying out the observations and noting the long-term variability in Holmberg II X-1, which seems to be fading, fitting with expanding ejecta. The methods sound standard for VLBI, with proper calibration and imaging, and they list the usual reasons why you might miss something: variability, resolved-out structure, or absorption in winds. The soft spots are small. The claim that this disfavors persistently bright hard-state cores is fair at the achieved sensitivity, but as the paper itself says, short-term changes or other effects could still hide brighter emission at times. No big circularity or invented stuff here; it's straightforward upper limits compared to prior detections. This is useful for anyone working on radio emission from ULXs or trying to pin down whether these are stellar-mass black holes with jets or something else. The data are solid enough that it should go to peer review, even if the impact is incremental rather than transformative. I'd recommend sending it out for refereeing.

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Summary. The paper reports deep VLBI observations of four ULXs (Holmberg II X-1, IC 342 X-1, NGC 6946 X-1, NGC 925 X-1). No compact milliarcsecond-scale emission is detected, with rms noise levels of 5–20 μJy yielding 5σ upper limits of ∼26 μJy and radio luminosity limits L_R ≲ 2×10^33 erg s^{-1}. These limits disfavor persistently bright hard-state-like compact cores. The previously reported VLBI detection in Holmberg II X-1 shows long-term variability consistent with a decline, interpretable as optically thin ejecta in adiabatic expansion. Non-detections are attributed to intrinsically weak/intermittent cores, resolved low-surface-brightness structure, or absorption effects.

Significance. These direct observational upper limits provide useful constraints on compact radio emission from ULXs, helping to test models of accretion states and jet activity. The variability discussion for Holmberg II X-1 adds context on possible evolutionary behavior of radio components. The cautious interpretation (listing variability, resolution, and absorption as possible explanations) strengthens the result by avoiding overclaim.

minor comments (2)

[Abstract and Introduction] In the abstract and §1, the rms noise range (5–20 μJy) is given as approximate; listing the measured rms and 5σ limit for each individual target in a table would improve clarity and allow direct comparison to prior detections.
[Discussion] The discussion of possible non-detection causes (variability, resolved structure, free–free absorption) is appropriately qualified, but a brief quantitative estimate of the expected flux from a hard-state core scaled to the observed X-ray luminosities would help readers assess the strength of the disfavoring claim.

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We thank the referee for their positive assessment of the manuscript, accurate summary of the VLBI results, and recommendation to accept. We are pleased that the referee finds the upper limits useful for testing accretion and jet models and notes the cautious interpretation as a strength.

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; results are direct observational upper limits

full rationale

The paper's central claims consist of empirical VLBI non-detections at reported rms noise levels (5-20 μJy), yielding 5σ upper limits (~26 μJy) and luminosity bounds (L_R ≲ 2×10^33 erg s^{-1}). These follow directly from the described array configurations, integration times, calibration, and imaging procedures without any equations, fitted parameters, or self-citations that reduce the limits to inputs by construction. The discussion of non-detection causes (variability, resolved-out structure, absorption) is interpretive qualification rather than a load-bearing derivation. No self-definitional, fitted-input, or uniqueness-theorem patterns appear; the work is self-contained against external benchmarks.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

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This is an observational paper reporting non-detections and upper limits. The central claim rests on the achieved sensitivity of the VLBI observations and standard conversions from flux to luminosity rather than new fitted parameters or postulated entities.

axioms (2)

standard math Standard VLBI calibration, phase referencing, and imaging procedures produce the reported rms noise levels without significant unaccounted systematics.
Implicit in achieving the 5-20 μJy rms and 26 μJy 5-sigma limits.
domain assumption Source distances used to convert flux density upper limits to luminosity limits are accurate.
Required for the stated L_R ≲ 2×10^33 erg s^{-1} values.

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