A spectral and spatial analysis of η Carinae's diffuse x-ray emission using CHANDRA

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 415, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 595-607

  Weis, K ^a,b   Corcoran, M F ^c,d   Bomans, D J ^a   Davidson, K ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

ISM: bubbles; ISM: jets and outflows; Stars: evolution; Stars: individual: Carinae; Stars: mass loss

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; GALAXIES; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; LIGHT EMISSION; MORPHOLOGY; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES; SPACE RESEARCH; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; X RAYS;

CARINAE; EVOLUTION; HARD X RAY; JETS AND OUTFLOWS; NEBULA; OUTER EJECTA; SOFT X RAYS; STARS; X RAY FLUX;

ASTRONOMY;

EID: 1442358738     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20034306     Document Type: Article

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