X-Ray Observations of the Warm-Hot Intergalactic Medium [chapter]

Smita Mathur, David H. Weinberg, Xuelei Chen
2003 Astrophysics and Space Science Library  
We present Chandra observations that provide the most direct evidence to date for the pervasive, moderate density, shock-heated intergalactic medium predicted by leading cosmological scenarios. We also comment briefly on future observations with Constellation-X.
doi:10.1007/978-94-010-0115-1_19 fatcat:fntayna77rdvratabtonbx5oye