X-ray Observations of the Warm-Hot Intergalactic Medium
Smita Mathur, David H. Weinberg, Xuelei Chen
Abstract
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.
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