The Cartwheel ring under X-ray light
Abstract
Description
The Cartwheel, archetypical ring galaxy with strong star formation activity concentrated in a peculiar annular structure, has been imaged with the CHANDRA ACIS-S instrument. We present here preliminary results, that confirm the high luminosity detected earlier with the ROSAT HRI. Many bright isolated sources are visible in the star-forming ring. A diffuse component at luminosity of the order of 10E.40 cgs is also detected.
4 pages, 6 figures, proceedings of "Nuovi Orizzonti dell'Astrofisica Italiana" XLVII congresso SAIt, Trieste 14-17 april 2003
4 pages, 6 figures, proceedings of "Nuovi Orizzonti dell'Astrofisica Italiana" XLVII congresso SAIt, Trieste 14-17 april 2003