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XMM-Newton Observations of Hot Gas in Low Mass Dwarf Galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2016

Fabian Walter ,
Jürgen Kerp  and
Meikel Kappes
Fabian Walter
Affiliation:
NRAO, P.O. Box O, Socorro, NM 87801, USA
Jürgen Kerp
Affiliation:
University of Bonn, Auf dem Hügel 71, 53121 Bonn, Germany
Meikel Kappes
Affiliation:
University of Bonn, Auf dem Hügel 71, 53121 Bonn, Germany

Abstract

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We present first results of our XMM-Newton study of the nearby dwarf galaxies IC 2574, Holmberg I and Sextans A. Soft X-ray emission has been detected in IC 2574 and X-ray point sources (presumably X-ray binaries) are detected in all three galaxies.

Type
Part 2. Origin
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 217: Recycling Intergalactic and Interslettar Matter , 2004 , pp. 206 - 207
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2004 

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