Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Dec 1999
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Star Formation 1999, Proceedings of Star Formation 1999, held in Nagoya, Japan, June 21 - 25, 1999, Editor: T. Nakamoto, Nobeyam
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Scientific paper
The Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astrophysics (ASCA) has observed a significant fraction of the Magellanic Clouds (MCs). We systematically analyzed all the available ASCA data on the MCs, and established a simple method of source classification according to a hardness ratio of each source. We defined, with this method, the candidates of X-ray binary pulsars (XBPs) and thermal supernova remnants (SNRs), and compared the source populations in the MCs and our Galaxy. We found that the number density of high-mass X-ray binaries (HMXBs) and candidates is extremely high in the SMC, while low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) are very rare in the MCs. Based on these results, we discuss possible implicaions on the star formation history in the MCs.
Imanishi Kensuke
Koyama Katsuji
Nishiuchi Mamiko
Tsujimoto Masahiro
Yokogawa Jun
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