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From Star Formation to Compact Remnants: X-ray Studies of Spiral Galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2016

Roberto Soria
Affiliation:
MSSL, University College London, UK
Kinwah Wu
Affiliation:
MSSL, University College London, UK

Abstract

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High-resolution multiwavelength studies of nearby galaxies are essential to understand the full cycle of star formation, and the balance between gas recycling and creation of compact objects. In particular, we study this cycle in the environment of ultra-luminous X-ray sources.

Type
Part 2. Origin
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2004 

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