Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
May 1980
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980apj...237..647b&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 237, May 1, 1980, p. 647-654.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
92
Background Radiation, Bremsstrahlung, Cosmology, Galactic Radiation, X Ray Astronomy, Diffuse Radiation, Stellar Winds, Supernovae, X Ray Binaries, X Ray Spectroscopy
Scientific paper
The contribution of young galaxies to the diffuse X-ray background is estimated and two mechanisms by which young galaxies may emit hard X-rays are considered. The first mechanism is direct thermal bremsstrahlung emission from a hot galactic wind powered by supernovae. Estimating mass-loss rates from galaxies by arguments based on metallicity and on the X-ray spectroscopic observations of rich clusters, it is shown that galactic winds may contribute substantially to the background. The second mechanism relies on the decreased metallicity of young galaxies to increase the number of supergiant stars and hence the numbers of hard X-ray binaries. This effect quantitatively explains the relatively large X-ray luminosity of the Magellanic clouds and also indicates that binaries in young galaxies may contribute a significant fraction of the diffuse X-ray background. Both mechanisms require that the epoch of galaxy formation be recent (redshift less than 2-3) in order to account for the observed spectral temperature (45 keV) of the hard X-ray background.
Bookbinder Jay
Cowie Lennox L.
Krolik Julian H.
Ostriker Jeremiah P.
Rees Martin
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