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Soft X-rays from the Galaxy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

M. J. Rees
M. J. Rees*
Affiliation:
Institute of Theoretical Astronomy, University of Cambridge, England

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Below 1 keV, analyses of X-ray background data are complicated by galactic absorption effects, which cause the received intensity to vary with galactic latitude. Bowyer et al. (1968) observed that the diffuse background did not fall off as rapidly as was expected towards the galactic plane. One plausible interpretation of their data would be to suppose that a significant flux of soft X-rays emanates from the disc itself. I wish to discuss what could be inferred about the latter component from improved observations of its latitude-dependence, and by indirect methods.

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Research Article
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 37: Non-Solar X- and Gamma-Ray Astronomy , 1970 , pp. 406 - 407
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1970 

References

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