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A study of 2-20 kev x-rays from the cygnus region
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Bleach, R. D. |
| Copyright Year | 1972 |
| Description | Two rocket-borne proportional counters, each with 650 sq c, met area and 1.8 x 7.1 deg FWHM rectangular mechanical collimation, surveyed the Cygnus region in the 2 to 20 keV energy range on two occasions. X-ray spectral data gathered on 21 September 1970 from discrete sources in Cygnus are presented. The data from Cyg X-1, Cyg X-2, and Cyg X-3 have sufficient statistical significance to indicate mutually exclusive spectral forms for the three. Upper limits are presented for X-ray intensities above 2 keV for Cyg X-4 and Cyg X-5 (Cygnus loop). A search was made on 9 August 1971 for 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 degrees. A statistically significant excess associated with a narrow disk component was detected. Several possible emission models are discussed, with the most likely candidate being a population of unresolvable low luminosity discrete sources. |
| File Size | 4490438 |
| Page Count | 130 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19720018073 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t1xd5nq17 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1972-06-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Radiation Cygnus Constellation Rocket-borne Instruments Mathematical Models X Ray Astronomy X Ray Spectroscopy 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 |