Abstract
We examine the feasibility of using dust-scattered X-rays for direct determination of distances to nearby galaxies with bright background AGNs, QSOs, or GRBs. We show how the Chandra X-Ray Observatory could be used to determine the distance to M31 to an unprecedented absolute accuracy of ∼1%.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 987-1003 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Astrophysical Journal |
| Volume | 617 |
| Issue number | 2 I |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 20 2004 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Space and Planetary Science
Keywords
- Galaxies: distances and redshifts
- Galaxies: individual (Large Magellanic Cloud, M31, M81)
- Scattering
- X-rays: ISM
- X-rays: general