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Rosat wide field camera data and the temperature of the interstellar medium

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The shadowing effects of the molecular clouds in the nearby interstellar medium on the soft x-ray background has been investigated, using ROSAT WFC data in conjunction with previous rocket B and C band surveys. Shadowing over a 5° extent occurs only for a few percent of the sky, but the mixed model of the ISM is supported.

Detailed modelling of the ‘Draco’ shadowing region shows little evidence for a multi-temperature, hot ISM component.

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    J. J. Quenby, T. J Sumner, S. D. Sidher & S. Immler

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Quenby, J.J., Sumner, T.J., Sidher, S.D. et al. Rosat wide field camera data and the temperature of the interstellar medium. Astrophys Space Sci 216, 213–217 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00982496

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