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Key Source Categories in the Galaxy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 May 2006

Paul J. Callanan
Paul J. Callanan
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University College, Cork, Ireland. email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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The proliferation of X-ray astronomy missions over the last 10 years has had a major impact on our knowledge of Galactic X-ray binaries. More recently, Chandra and XMM-Newton have provided a dramatically improved census of extra-galactic X-ray binaries. In this talk I will provide an overview of the various populations and observational properties of X-ray binaries in our Galaxy, in an effort to “set the scene” for a comparison with their extra-galactic counterparts.

Keywords

X-rays: binariesbinaries: closestars: neutronblack hole physics
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 1 , Symposium S230: Populations of High Energy Sources in Galaxies , August 2005 , pp. 7 - 15
Copyright
2006 International Astronomical Union