Limits on coronal material in normal galaxies

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Jul 1986

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986wisc.reptq....m&link_type=abstract

Final Technical Report, 1 May 1982 - 30 Apr. 1986 Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Dept. of Physics.

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Disk Galaxies, Galactic Evolution, Spectral Emission, Supernova Remnants, X Ray Sources, Density Measurement, Hot Stars, Nebulae, Stellar Coronas, Stellar Temperature, Stellar Winds

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Measurements of the X-ray surface brightness of a face on disk galaxy M101, have previously been used to place upper limits on the power radiated by a hot corona. Such analysis contrains the effective density of the disk; either it must be so low that the remnants drive a fast hot wind (low radiated power) or so high that the remnant temperature at overlap is low (low X-ray power). These X-ray measurements are here used to constrain the properties of the population of supernova remnants evolving in the disk. This adds a further constraint since young remnants evolving in higher density radiate more of their energy in X-rays, whether or not they eventually overlap to generate a hot corona. The strength of this second limit depends strongly on the density history of the remnants and on the assumed supernova rate. For evaporative evolution the analysis rules out McKee and Ostriker ISM model in particular and evaporative evolution in general unless the supernova rate is at least several times lower than current expectations. For standard Sedov evolutions, the density limit marginally admits evolution in 0.2 cu m, a popular alternative to the McKee and Ostriker model.

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