On the source function of the soft X-ray diffuse background

Details On the source function of the soft X-ray diffuse background On the source function of the soft X-ray diffuse background

Jul 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993apj...411..685b&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal - Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 411, no. 2, p. 685-689.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Background Radiation, Diffusion Waves, Galactic Halos, Radiative Transfer, X Ray Sources, Absorption Cross Sections, Milky Way Galaxy, Rosat Mission

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Radiation transfer theory has been used recently to derive the source function of the soft X-ray diffuse background, resulting in the claim of evidence for 10 exp 6 K gas in the Galactic halo. We show that this analysis has several errors that invalidate its conclusions. We argue that the case for an extensive hot halo remains open, pending further work, but may be settled by the continuing series of Rosat observations of high-latitude soft X-ray shadows.

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