Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Aug 1993
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993pasp..105..871g&link_type=abstract
Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Publications (ISSN 0004-6280), vol. 105, no. 690, p. 871-874.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Dwarf Galaxies, X Ray Sources, Interstellar Gas, Rosat Mission, Star Distribution
Scientific paper
A ROSAT X-ray observation of the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy is presented. A total of 19 sources are identified, one of which is a probable background galaxy cluster. This is consistent with the number expected due to the extragalactic background. Scaling in luminosity from normal ellipticals and bulges, we would expect to see at most one accreting binary source. This is consistent with our results, and implies that the IMF was not heavily biased towards massive stars. Scaling instead from globular clusters, we would expect eight sources in Fornax in the energy range 10 exp 36 - 10 exp 38 erg/s. We observe none. The low-density environment of the dwarf galaxy evidently does not produce a population of accreting neutron stars through star-star collisions. We place an upper limit of 4 x 10 exp -12 erg sq cm s on any diffuse gas component, corresponding to 10 exp 5 solar mass of gas at 107 K. However, if heated to X-ray temperatures, gas could escape Fornax.
Djorgovski Stanislav
Gizis John E.
Mould Jeremy R.
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