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X-Ray Spectral Components of Starburst Galaxies | | M.Persic
; Y.Rephaeli
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3 Dec 2001 | | Subject: | astro-ph | | Affiliation: | Trieste Obs.), Y.Rephaeli (Tel Aviv U. | | Abstract: | X-ray emission processes in starburst galaxies (SBGs) are assessed, with the aim of identifying and characterizing the main spectral components. Our survey of spectral properties, complemented with a model for the evolution of galactic stellar populations, leads to the prediction of a complex spectrum. Comparing the predicted spectral properties with current X-ray measurements of the nearby SBGs M82 and N253, we draw the following tentative conclusions: 1) X-ray binaries with accreting NS are the main contributors in the 2-15 keV band, and could be responsible for the yet uninterpreted hard component required to fit the observed 0.5-10 keV spectra of SBGs; 2) diffuse thermal plasma contributes at energies less than about 1 keV; 3) nonthermal emission, from Compton scattering of FIR and CMB radiation field photons off supernova-accelerated relativistic electrons, and AGN-like emission, are likely be the dominant emission at energies >30 keV; 4) supernova remnants make a relatively minor contribution to the X-ray continuum but may contribute appreciably to the Fe-K emission at 6.7 keV. | | Source: | arXiv, astro-ph/0112030 | | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites | |
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