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X-ray emission from the galactic disk
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Bleach, R. D. Serlemitsos, P. J. Boldt, E. A. Holt, S. S. Schwartz, D. A. |
| Copyright Year | 1972 |
| Description | A search was made of a diffuse component of X-rays 1.5 keV associated with an interarm region of the galaxy at galactic longitudes in the vicinity of 60 deg. A statistically significant excess associated with a narrow disk component was detected. The angular extent of this component has a most probable value of 2 deg and may be as large as 7 deg at 90% confidence. The best fit spectrum yields an intensity of 2.9 photons 1/(cm2-sec-ster) over the 2 to 10 keV range. The 3 sigma upper limit to any emission (e.g. iron line) in a 1.5 keV band centered at 7 keV from galactic latitudes h or = 3.5 deg is .3 photons 1/(cm2-sec-ster). Several possible emission models are discussed, with the most likely candidate being a population of unresolvable low luminosity discrete sources. |
| File Size | 425836 |
| Page Count | 16 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19720013135 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0xq1rs44 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1972-03-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Radiation X Rays Uhuru Satellite Aerobee Rocket Vehicle Milky Way Galaxy Rocket-borne Instruments Proportional Counters Photons Galactic Radiation Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |