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The shadowing effects of the molecular clouds in the nearby interstellar medium on the soft x-ray background has been investigated, using ROSAT WFC data in conjunction with previous rocket B and C band surveys. Shadowing over a 5° extent occurs only for a few percent of the sky, but the mixed model of the ISM is supported.
Detailed modelling of the ‘Draco’ shadowing region shows little evidence for a multi-temperature, hot ISM component.
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Quenby, J.J., Sumner, T.J., Sidher, S.D., Immler, S. (1994). Rosat Wide Field Camera Data And The Temperature of The Interstellar Medium. In: Dyson, J.E., Carling, E.B. (eds) Kinematics and Dynamics of Diffuse Astrophysical Media. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0926-0_36
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