In search of an unbiased temperature estimator for statistically poor X-ray spectra

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 472, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-27

  Leccardi, A ^a,b   Molendi, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b INAF IASF MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Methods: statistical; X rays: galaxies: clusters

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GALAXIES; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBLEM SOLVING; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

CASH STATISTICS; SURFACE BRIGHTNESS REGIONS; X RAY THERMAL SPECTRUM;

TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 34548356860     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20077290     Document Type: Article

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