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X-ray probes of cosmic star-formation history
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | White, Nicholas E. Ghosh, Pranab |
| Copyright Year | 2001 |
| Description | In a previous paper we point out that the X-ray luminosity L(sub x) of a galaxy is driven by the evolution of its X-ray binary population and that the profile of L(sub x) with redshift can both serve as a diagnostic probe of the Star Formation Rate (SFR) profile and constrain evolutionary models for X-ray binaries. We update our previous work using a suite of more recently developed SFR profiles that span the currently plausible range. The first Chandra deep imaging results on L(sub x)-evolution are beginning to probe the SFR profile of bright spirals and the early results are consistent with predictions based on current SFR models. Using these new SFR profiles the resolution of the "birthrate problem" of lowmass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) and recycled, millisecond pulsars in terms of an evolving global SFR is more complete. We also discuss the possible impact of the variations in the SFR profile of individual galaxies. |
| File Size | 515393 |
| Page Count | 11 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20010091674 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t13n73n5c |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2001-01-03 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astronomy Red Shift X Rays Populations Star Formation Galaxies X Ray Binaries Pulsars Luminosity Imaging Techniques Star Formation Rate Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |