Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Feb 1995
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995aj....109..698w&link_type=abstract
Astronomical Journal (ISSN 0004-6256), vol. 109, no. 2, p. 698-708
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Background Radiation, Correlation, Infrared Cirrus (Astronomy), Interstellar Matter, Spatial Distribution, X Ray Absorption, X Rays, Distance, Infrared Astronomy Satellite, Rosat Mission, X Ray Astronomy
Scientific paper
Using the ROSAT and IRAS data achieves, we studied shadows in the diffuse 0.25 keV background toward infrared cirrus clouds to infer the distribution of the hot interstellar medium (ISM). Surprisingly, we found that anticorrelation between infrared emission from cirrus clouds and background x-ray intensity was present in all five galactic latitude (b approx. greater than 25 deg) fields that we selected. In two fields, the anticorrelation is more than 30% deep, and shows particularly convincing evidence that they are due to x-ray absorption by the clouds. Assuming an average density for the local x-ray-emitting gas (T approximately 106 K), we estimated the minimum distances to the clouds based on our best-fit x-ray intensities originating in front of the clouds. These distances are in the range of 60 to 160 pc. Therefore, we conclude that there are a considerable number of degree-size, x-ray-absorbing gas clouds at approximately 102 pc and that large amounts of x-ray-emitting gas exist in regions beyonds these clouds.
Wang Daniel Q.
Yu Ka Chun
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