X-ray astronomy and plasma astrophysics

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Nov 1984

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984esasp.207..159c&link_type=abstract

In ESA Plasma Astrophys. p 159-168 (SEE N85-22270 12-90)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Cosmic Plasma, Plasma Diagnostics, X Ray Astronomy, Abundance, Galactic Clusters, Heao 2, Interstellar Matter, Plasma Density, Stellar Coronas, Stellar Evolution, Supernova Remnants, X Ray Spectroscopy

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X-ray astronomy studies of thin, thermal plasmas in stellar coronas, supernova remnants, and clusters of galaxies are reviewed. Plasma diagnostics for density, temperature and elemental abundance, as well as for departures from ionization equilibrium are described. These were used in analyses of data from imaging and spectroscopic intruments on the Einstein satellite. Results of these diagnostics were used to study the nature of coronal loops in RS CVn stars; the masses and abundances in Type I and Type II supernova remnants with implications for stellar evolution and the enrichment of the interstellar medium; the structure of the interstellar medium; the quantity and distribution of dark matter in galaxy halos; and the existence of cooling accretion flow in clusters.

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