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X-Rays from Elliptical Galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

A.C. Fabian
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 OHA, UK
P.A. Thomas
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 OHA, UK

Abstract

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X-ray observations have shown that early-type galaxies contain a hot interstellar medium. This implies that the galaxies have a) a low supernova rate; b) high total gravitational binding masses and c) continuous star formation. Much of the gas in isolated galaxies is probably due to stellar mass-loss. The details of its behaviour are complex.

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Invited Reviews
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1987 

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