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Possible Contributions of Supernova Remnants to the Soft X-Ray Diffuse Background (0.1 – 1 keV)

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Supernova Remnants and their X-Ray Emission

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Almost all of the B band (0.10–0.19 keV) and C band (0.15–0.28 keV) X-rays probably originate in a hot region surrounding the Sun, which Cox and Anderson have modeled as a supernova remnant. This same region may account for a significant fraction of the M band (0.5–1 keV) X-rays if the nonequilibrium models of Cox and Anderson are applicable. A population of distant SNR similar to the local region, with center-to-center spacing of about 300 pc, could provide enough galactic M band emission to fill in the dip in the count rate in the galactic plane that would otherwise be present due to absorption of both the extra-galactic power law flux and any large-scale-height stellar (or galactic halo) emission.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 53706, Madison, Wis, USA

    W. T. Sanders, D. N. Burrows, D. McCammon & W. L. Kraushaar

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  1. European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

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Sanders, W.T., Burrows, D.N., McCammon, D., Kraushaar, W.L. (1983). Possible Contributions of Supernova Remnants to the Soft X-Ray Diffuse Background (0.1 – 1 keV). In: Danziger, J., Gorenstein, P. (eds) Supernova Remnants and their X-Ray Emission. International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 101. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7231-5_52

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