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Spatial distribution and broad-band spectral characteristics of the diffuse X-ray background, 0.1 - 1.0 keVPreliminary maps covering more than 85 percent of the sky are presented for three energy bands: the B band, the C band, and the M band. The study was undertaken to find evidence that most of the diffuse X-ray background at energies less than 1 keV is local to the galaxy and that it is most probably due to thermal radiation from a low density plasma which fills a substantial fraction of interstellar space. A preliminary analysis of the data is provided including a report that most of the B and C band flux has a common origin, probably in a 10 to the 6th power K region surrounding the Sun, and that most of the M band flux does not originate from the same material.
Document ID
19800009675
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Mccammon, D. (Wisconsin Univ. Madison, WI, United States)
Kraushaar, W. L. (Wisconsin Univ. Madison, WI, United States)
Sanders, W. T. (Wisconsin Univ. Madison, WI, United States)
Burrows, D. N. (Wisconsin Univ. Madison, WI, United States)
Date Acquired
September 4, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1979
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-162763
NO-102
Meeting Information
Meeting: Intern. Cosmic Ray Conf.
Location: Kyoto
Start Date: August 1, 1979
Accession Number
80N17937
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGL-50-002-044
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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