X-ray luminosity function of faint point sources in the Milky Way

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 450, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 117-128

  Sazonov, S ^a,b   Revnivtsev, M ^a,b   Gilfanov, M ^a,b   Churazov, E ^a,b   Sunyaev, R ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTROPHYSIK   (Germany)

^b Russian Academy of Sciences ^*  (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Galaxy: structure; Stars: luminosity function, mass function; X rays: binaries; X rays: galaxies; X rays: stars

Indexed keywords

BINARY SEQUENCES; ESTIMATION; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LUMINESCENCE; SPACE RESEARCH; X RAY ANALYSIS;

GALAXY: STRUCTURE; STARS: LUMINOSITY FUNCTION, MASS FUNCTION; X-RAYS: BINARIES; X-RAYS: GALAXIES; X-RAYS: STARS;

GALAXIES;

EID: 33645830509     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20054297     Document Type: Article

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