ROSAT OBSERVATIONS OF NEARBY GALAXIES

被引：8

作者：

PIETSCH, W

TRUMPER, J

机构：

[1] Max-Planck-Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik

来源：

SPACE ASTRONOMY | 1993年 / 13卷 / 12期

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D O I：

10.1016/0273-1177(93)90109-O

中图分类号：

V [航空、航天];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0825 ;

摘要：

First results of pointed and All Sky Survey observations of galaxies with the X-ray observatory satellite ROSAT are reported. During observations of the Magellanic Clouds and the Andromeda galaxy new super-soft X-ray sources have been detected. This new class of luminous X-ray sources may help to solve the millisecond pulsar Progenitor problem. Due to the improved sensitivity and longer observation times of ROSAT new X-ray point sources have been resolved in several nearby galaxies. The diffuse emission of the LMC that was already reported by EINSTEIN has been mapped in detail. It shows a lot of fine structure and temperatures around 5 x 10(6) K. The improved low energy response of ROSAT led to the discovery of 10(6) K gas from the spiral galaxy M101 and the halo of the starburst galaxy NGC 253. No diffuse emission was detected from the halo of the edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 5907.

引用

页码：171 / 180

页数：10

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