Diffuse X-ray emission from M81

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Sep 2009

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009cfdd.confe.144l&link_type=abstract

Chandra's First Decade of Discovery, Proceedings of the conference held 22-25 September, 2009 in Boston, MA. Edited by Scott Wo

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The study of hot gas in relatively gas-poor galaxies has only been promising with Chandra, thanks to its superb angular resolution and sensitivity. We present an X-ray study of the nearby early-type spiral galaxy M81, using archival Chandra observations with over 200 ks exposure. The proximity of M81 allows us to effectively resolve the bulk of X-ray binaries and thus to map the truly diffuse X-ray emission for the first time. We characterize the content, morphology, and physical state of the hot gas to explore its origin and fate, as well as its possible relation to the nuclear activity and other phases of the ISM.

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