X-ray astronomy and plasma astrophysics
X-ray astronomy studies of thin, thermal plasmas in stellar coronas, supernova remnants, and clusters of galaxies are reviewed. Plasma diagnostics for density, temperature and elemental abundance, as well as for departures from ionization equilibrium are described. These were used in analyses of data from imaging and spectroscopic intruments on the Einstein satellite. Results of these diagnostics were used to study the nature of coronal loops in RS CVn stars the masses and abundances in Type I and Type II supernova remnants with implications for stellar evolution and the enrichment of the interstellar medium the structure of the interstellar medium the quantity and distribution of dark matter in galaxy halos and the existence of cooling accretion flow in clusters. (ESA)
- Research Organization:
- Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5546451
- Report Number(s):
- N-85-22288
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: In ESA, plasma astrophys., 159-168 p., (N--85-22270 12-90)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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