The stellar contribution to the galactic soft X-ray background

Details The stellar contribution to the galactic soft X-ray background The stellar contribution to the galactic soft X-ray background

Oct 1981

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters to the Editor, vol. 249, Oct. 1, 1981, p. L5-L9. NASA-supported research.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Background Radiation, Galactic Radiation, M Stars, Stellar Luminosity, Stellar Radiation, X Ray Sources, Diffuse Radiation, Dwarf Stars, Galactic Rotation, Star Distribution

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Log N-log S relations for stars are constructed based on median X-ray luminosities for dF, dG, and dK stars previously reported for the Einstein Observatory/Center for Astrophysics stellar survey and on a detailed X-ray luminosity function derived here for dM stars, and the stellar contribution to the diffuse soft X-ray background is investigated. The principal results are that stars provide approximately 20% of the soft X-ray background in the 0.28-1.0 keV passband and therefore contribute significantly to the soft X-ray background in this energy range (with dM stars constituting the dominant contributing class), and that the stellar contribution to the diffuse X-ray background in the 0.15-0.28 keV passband is less than approximately 3%.

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