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In the X-ray band, we can see weak and extended X-rays along the Galactic plane and near the Galactic Bulge region, although these regions are dominated by many point sources (e.g., Warwick et al. 1985). The Tenma satellite discovered conspicuous emission lines from selected regions near the Galactic plane (Koyama et al. 1986). These lines are identified with K-shell line from He-like Fe, hence the extended emission is attributable to optically thin hot plasmas with temperatures of several keV. The origin of the thin hot plasmas, however, have been debatable, because no class of X-ray objects shows such high temperature plasma emissions. To investigate the origin of the extended X-rays, we are currently observing the Galactic plane regions with the ASCA satellite. In this paper, we report on the ASCA results: the hard X-ray imaging and spectroscopy of the hot plasma in the Galaxy.
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Yamauchi, S. (1998). Hot Plasma in the Galaxy. In: Koyama, K., Kitamoto, S., Itoh, M. (eds) The Hot Universe. International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 188. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4970-9_11
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