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Multiwavelength Classification of Chandra Sources in Omega Centauri

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We present a comprehensive study of X-ray sources in the globular cluster NGC 5139 to date. Over 200 Chandra sources are cross-matched to multiwavelength catalogs from HST, JWST, and MeerKAT. We employ a machine-learning classification pipeline (MUWCLASS) for the first time in such a crowded stellar environment and introduce the globular-cluster-specific training dataset, which compiles previously classified sources from 25 Galactic globular clusters. Given the challenges presented by the high-density environment, we compare the MUWCLASS results with traditional classification methods. We confirm counterpart associations suggested in previous works and also identify new confident and candidate associations. We discuss the implications of our classification results in light of models of cluster dynamical evolution and binary formation/destruction.

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