Introduction to the section on galaxies

Fabbiano, Giuseppina; Gilfanov, Marat

doi:10.1007/978-981-16-4544-0_107-1

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Introduction to the section on galaxies

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Gilfanov, Marat
High Energy Astrophysics, MPI for Astrophysics, Max Planck Society;

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Fabbiano, G., & Gilfanov, M. (2022). Introduction to the section on galaxies. In A. Santangelo, & C. Bambi (Eds.), Handbook of X-ray and Gamma-ray Astrophysics. Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi:10.1007/978-981-16-4544-0_107-1.

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The section “Galaxies” of the Handbook of X-ray and Gamma-Ray Astrophysics reviews the impact of high-resolution X-ray observations on the study of galaxies and their evolution. Five chapters of the section discuss the main aspects of these studies: populations of X-ray binaries and hot interstellar medium, X-ray diagnostics of hot halos around isolated massive galaxies and predictions from modern structure formation simulations, studies of circumgalactic medium by using X-ray absorption lines, and high-resolution Chandra studies of the interaction between AGN and the surrounding ISM. The goal of these introductory notes is to place the following discussion into the broader astrophysical context.