Overview
- Provides an X-ray spectral model that estimates white dwarf masses by fitting observed data from the Suzaku observatory
- Reveals that the observed broadband spectra of the Galactic ridge X-ray emission can be explained by a sum of spectra of known types of X-ray stars
- Nominated as an outstanding contribution by the University of Tokyo's Physics Department in 2011
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This thesis presents a study of the origin of an apparently extended X-ray emission associated with the Galactic ridge. The study was carried out with broadband spectra obtained from mapping observations in the Galactic bulge region conducted in 2005–2010 by the Suzaku space X-ray observatory. The spectra were analyzed with a newly constructed X-ray spectral model of an accreting white dwarf binary that is one of the proposed candidate stars for the origin of the Galactic ridge emission in the higher energy band. Fitting of the observed Galactic ridge spectra with the model showed that there is another spectral component that fills the gap between the observed X-ray flux and the component expected from the accreting white dwarf spectral model in the lower energy band. This additional soft spectral component was nicely explained by an X-ray spectral model of normal stars. The result, together with previously reported high-resolution imaging results, strongly supports the idea that the Galactic ridge X-ray emission is an assembly of dim, discrete X-ray point sources.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Takayuki Yuasa
Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science
The University of Tokyo, Japan
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Suzaku Studies of White Dwarf Stars and the Galactic X-ray Background Emission
Authors: Takayuki Yuasa
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54219-3
Publisher: Springer Tokyo
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Japan 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-54218-6Published: 15 January 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-54717-4Published: 26 June 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-54219-3Published: 16 January 2013
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 154
Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Measurement Science and Instrumentation