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X-Ray Superbubbles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

Webster Cash
Webster Cash*
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309

Abstract

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Four regions of the galaxy, the Cygnus Superbubble, the ƞ Carina complex, the Orion/Eridanus complex, and the Gum Nebula, are discussed as examples of collective effects in the interstellar medium. All four regions share certain features, indicating a common structure. We discuss the selection effects which determine the observable x-ray properties of the superbubbles and demonstrate that only a very few more in our galaxy can be detected in x-rays. X-ray observation of extragalactic superbubbles is shown to be possible but requires the capabilities of a large, high quality, AXAF class observatory.

Type
Joint Commission Meetings
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 6: Highlights of Astronomy. As presented at the XVIIIth General Assembly of the IAU, 1982 , 1983 , pp. 675 - 680
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1983

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