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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the SWCX EmissionIn the last twenty years solar wind change exchange (SWCX) X-ray emission has gone from a significant and irritating background component of unknown origin for astrophysical observations to a field of study in its own right. On one hand, it provides an uncertain offset to observations of extended astrophysical objects and the diffuse X-ray background, and severely compromises the interpretation of many results. On the other hand, SWCX emission has the potential to shed light on physical phenomena in the near-Earth environment and the solar system. In addition, charge exchange emission may prove significant in many other areas of astrophysical diffuse X-ray emission such as supernova remnants. I will present an historical background from the perspective of studying the diffuse X-ray background, cover a variety of SWCX observations and implications, and discuss the realm of possible research and practical applications based on SWCX emission
Document ID
20110008596
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Abstract
Authors
Snowden, Steven
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
April 25, 2011
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Meeting Information
Meeting: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the SWCX Emission
Location: Cambridge, MA
Country: United States
Start Date: April 25, 2011
End Date: April 26, 2011
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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