skip to content
 
ASCA Guest Observer Facility

ASCA Science Highlights: Normal Galaxies

Follow the links to images and plots

Normal galaxies contain individual X-ray sources such as supernova remnants and X-ray binaries, and may also contain hot, diffuse gas.
  • As a special example of individual sources, the ASCA mission was lucky to catch the early X-ray emission from SN 1993J in the nearby spiral Galaxy, M81.
  • Diffuse emission from elliptical galaxies such as NGC 4472 indicates the presence of hot gas, gravitationally confined by the presence of dark matter in these ellipticals. The presence of a hard component is also seen with ASCA, which is thought to be due to a collection of X-ray binaries.


This page created by Dr. Koji Mukai (USRA) at the U.S. ASCA Guest Observer Facility.

This file was last modified on Monday, 28-May-2001 18:39:12 EDT
Curator: Michael Arida (SP Sys); arida@milkyway.gsfc.nasa.gov
HEASARC Guest Observer Facility


If you have any questions concerning ASCA, visit our Feedback form.

This file was last modified on Monday, 28-May-2001 18:39:12 EDT

NASA Astrophysics

  • FAQ/Comments/Feedback
  • Education Resources
  • Download Adobe Acrobat
  • A service of the Astrophysics Science Division (ASD) at NASA/ GSFC

    ASCA Project Scientist: Dr. Nicholas E. White

    Responsible NASA Official: Dr. Andy Ptak

    Privacy Policy and Important Notices.