Distance limits on the bright X-ray emission toward the Galactic center: Evidence for a very hot interstellar medium in the Galactic X-ray bulge

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 545, Issue 1 PART 1, 2000, Pages 290-300

  Almy, R C ^a   Mccammon, D ^a   Digel, S W ^b   Bronfman, L ^c   May, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Galaxy: structure; ISM: clouds; ISM: structure; X rays: ISM

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034634964     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/317768     Document Type: Article

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