SUMMARY OF SEQUENCE NUMBER 600096

SUMMARY OF SEQUENCE NUMBER 600096

Title: X-RAYS FROM NEARBY STARBURST GALAXIES

Observer: Quillen

Subject Category: Normal Galaxies

Seq: 600096 ObsId: 00793

Long-term Plan bin: 16-Apr-2000

ABSTRACT

We propose to obtain ACIS-I images of the nearby starburst galaxies NGC 253 and NGC 5236 (M83). Detection of supernova remnants and an extended hot wind will be compared to our GTO NICMOS emission line observations of [FeII] and H$_2$, showing SN remnants in [FeII] and the interactions of the hot ISM with molecular matter. The hard X-ray component will be used to identify binaries and estimate the strength of an inverse Compton component. By comparing the properties and numbers of the X-ray sources with predictions of evolutionary starburst models we will constrain the starburst models in a new and powerful way. In turn, the more accurate starburst models can be used as templates for starburst evolution studies in general.

TARGET SUMMARY

TARGET NAME RADEC TIME SI GRAT TYPE TC ROLL PRE PHASE MULTI PRI
NGC 5236 (M83)
204.253333
-29.866278
50.00000
ACIS-S
NONE
GO
no
no
no
no
no
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(NOTE: RASS images currently only available for targets LTS scheduled on or after Apr-09-2000)

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