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X-ray Properties of Spiral Galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2016

Roberto Soria
Roberto Soria*
Affiliation:
Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London, Holmbury St Mary, Surrey RH5 6NT, UK; rs1@mssl.ucl.ac.uk

Abstract

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X-ray studies of nearby spiral galaxies with star formation allow us to investigate temperature and spatial distribution of the hot diffuse plasma, and to carry out individual and statistical studies of different classes of discrete sources (low- and high-mass X-ray binaries, Supernova remnants, supersoft and ultra-luminous sources). In particular, we briefly review the different models proposed to explain the ultra-luminous sources. We can then use the X-ray properties of a galaxy to probe its star formation history. We choose the starburst spiral M83 to illustrate some of these issues.

Type
Part 2 The Data Base of High Energy Astrophysics
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 214: High Energy Processes and Phenomena in Astrophysics , 2003 , pp. 59 - 69
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2003 

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