Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-08-08
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
15 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication in ApJL
Scientific paper
10.1086/508163
A deep 75 ks {\it Chandra} ACIS--I data of NGC 2024 was analyzed, aiming at a search for diffuse X-ray emission in this one of the most nearby (415 pc) massive star-forming regions. After removing point sources, an extended emission was detected in the central circular region with a radius of 0.5 pc. It is spatially associated with the young massive stellar cluster. Its X-ray spectrum exhibits a very hard continuum ($kT>8$ keV) and a sign of He-like Fe K$_\alpha$ line with the 0.5--7 keV absorption corrected luminosity of 2$\times10^{31}$ \ergs. Undetected faint point sources, estimated from the luminosity function of the detected sources, contribute less than 10% to this emission. Hence the emission is truly diffuse in nature. Because of the proximity of NGC 2024 and the long exposure, this discovery is one of the most strong supports for the existence of the diffuse X-ray emission in massive star-forming regions.
Ezoe Yu-ichiro
Kokubun Motohide
Makishima Kazuo.
Matsuzaki Keiichi
Sekimoto Yutaro
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