ROSAT X-ray Sources in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Abstract
The ROSAT PSPC X-ray mosaics of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) have revealed a large number of compact sources and discrete diffuse sources. Most of the compact sources are associated with X-ray binaries, foreground stars, or background AGNs. The diffuse sources are composed of supernova remnants, superbubbles, supergiant shells, and diffuse field emission. We have compared the X-ray images with Hα and optical continuum images to identify the optical counterparts of these X-ray sources. We have also determined the fractions of X-ray fluxes from diffuse sources and from point sources, respectively. A number of point X-ray sources appear to be associated with star clusters. These results are reported in this poster.
- Publication:
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American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #194
- Pub Date:
- May 1999
- Bibcode:
- 1999AAS...194.7125P