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X-ray spectroscopy (PDF) - SRON

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Example: Interstellar medium<br />

opacity<br />

Contribution of the elements to<br />

the ISM opacity<br />

115<br />

116<br />

Dust depletion<br />

Spectral signatures of dust<br />

• Atomic structure<br />

changes when atom<br />

bound in molecule<br />

• Example: H 2 O<br />

• Study of fine structure<br />

near edges <br />

chemical structure<br />

• Uncertainties/lacking<br />

lab data<br />

117<br />

118<br />

X-<strong>ray</strong> absorption in practice<br />

Nasty correction factors are interesting!<br />

Interstellar X-<strong>ray</strong> absorption<br />

• High-quality RGS<br />

spectrum X-<strong>ray</strong><br />

binary GS1826-<br />

238 (Pinto et al.<br />

2010)<br />

• ISM modeled here<br />

with pure cold gas<br />

• Poor fit<br />

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120

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