The Cartwheel's Ring

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Sep 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000cxo..prop..630w&link_type=abstract

Chandra Proposal ID #02600302

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Chandra Proposal Id #02600302

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The Cartwheel is the archetypical ring galaxy, with strong star formation activity concentrated in a peculiar annular structure. We have chosen it as the ideal target for studying the starburst phenomenon in a "clean" environment, uncontaminated by other galactic components. We discovered X-ray emission from the Southern quadrant of the ring, where the most active HII regions are, extending to this spectacular galaxy the strong connection between star formation activity and high energy emission. With CHANDRA we want to address in detail the issue. Mapping the source morphology with unprecedented spatial resolution, and for the first time its spectral characteristics, will enable us to verify the close association with the HII regions, and to establish the true nature of the emission.

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