In search for the oldest star forming regions in Holmberg II

Details In search for the oldest star forming regions in Holmberg II In search for the oldest star forming regions in Holmberg II

2000-12-12

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0012255v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

6 pages. To appear in Proc. "X-ray astronomy 2000" (Palermo, September 2000), Eds. R. Giacconi, L. Stella, S. Serio, ASP Conf.

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We present an X-ray study of the irregular dwarf galaxy Holmberg II based on deep ROSAT PSPC observations. Holmberg II is one of the most famous examples of an irregular dwarf galaxy with a disrupted interstellar medium (ISM): expanding HI holes are present across the entire face of the galaxy. Huge HI cavities of kpc extent are found even outside current starforming regions. We search for faint X-ray sources (stellar end points as well as hot gas), touching the limits of the ROSAT PSPC detector and link the newly detected X-ray sources to features detected in other wavelengths. Using an X-ray hardness ratio color-color diagram we show that it is possible to differentiate between thermal plasma and power-law X-ray spectra, which helps to track down the physical nature of the individual sources.

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