X-raying galaxies: A Chandra legacy

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 107, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 7168-7173

  Wang, Q Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Feedback; Hot gas; Simulation; X ray source

Indexed keywords

BARYON; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COSMIC RADIATION; COSMOS; GAS; HEATING; IMAGING; KINETICS; LUMINANCE; MASS; PHYSICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THERMAL ANALYSIS; X RAY;

EID: 77952164659     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0914255107     Document Type: Review

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