Diffuse X-ray structures in massive star-forming regions

Leisa K. Townsley

doi:10.1063/1.3211818

Diffuse X-ray structures in massive star-forming regions

Leisa K. Townsley

Astronomy & Astrophysics

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The Chandra X-ray Observatory is providing remarkable new views of massive starforming regions. Very young complexes are suffused by parsec-scale diffuse X-ray structures outllned by heated dust seen in mid-infrared images; these are the long-sought signatures of midtimillon- degree plasmas created by fast O-star winds. In older regions we see much brighter diffuse emission regions; these are likely the X-ray remains of massive stars that stayed close to their birthplaces, exploding as cavity supernovae within the superbubbles that these clusters created.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Local Bubble and Beyond II - Proceedings of the International Conference, LBB-II
Pages	225-230
Number of pages	6
Volume	1156
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3211818
State	Published - Nov 27 2009
Event	International Conference on The Local Bubble and Beyond II, LBB-II - Philadelphia, PA, United States Duration: Apr 21 2008 → Apr 24 2008

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Other	International Conference on The Local Bubble and Beyond II, LBB-II
Country/Territory	United States
City	Philadelphia, PA
Period	4/21/08 → 4/24/08

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General Physics and Astronomy

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