X-ray Observations of Young Elliptical Galaxies
Abstract
Using Chandra and XMM-Newton X-ray observations of young, post-merger elliptical galaxies, we present X-ray characteristics of age-related observational results. We compare with typical old elliptical galaxies in terms of the X-ray luminosity function and spatial distribution of low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXB) and the temperature and metal abundances of the hot ISM and address various evolutionary scenarios.
- Publication:
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American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #213
- Pub Date:
- January 2009
- Bibcode:
- 2009AAS...21333504K