A sample of ionised Fe line-emitting X-ray sources in the inner Galactic disc

[Context] The origin of the unresolved X-ray emission towards the Galactic Centre and the Galactic disc is unclear. Previous studies suggest that the Galactic diffuse X-ray emission is composed of unresolved point sources, primarily magnetic cataclysmic variables (mCVs). However, mCVs have a much lo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Mondal, Samaresh, Ponti, Gabriele, Bao, Tong, Morris, Mark R., Haberl, Frank, Rea, Nanda, Campana, Sergio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/398647
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/398647
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Novae, cataclysmic variables
White dwarfs
Galaxy: bulge
Galaxy: center
Galaxy: disk
X-rays: binaries
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Sumario:[Context] The origin of the unresolved X-ray emission towards the Galactic Centre and the Galactic disc is unclear. Previous studies suggest that the Galactic diffuse X-ray emission is composed of unresolved point sources, primarily magnetic cataclysmic variables (mCVs). However, mCVs have a much lower 6.7 keV line equivalent width (EW6.7) and a much higher line intensity ratio between Fe XXVI and Fe XXV (I6.9/I6.7) compared to the diffuse X-ray emission. Therefore, the primary contributors to the unresolved X-ray emission remain unclear.