# X-rays from Galaxies

## TL;DR

This chapter reviews the observational results from the Chandra X-ray Observatory on galaxies, focusing on X-ray binaries, hot gas, hidden AGNs, and their interactions within nearby galaxies.

## Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of galaxy X-ray observations with Chandra, highlighting recent findings and insights into galaxy high-energy phenomena.

## Key findings

- Identification of diverse X-ray binary populations
- Detection of hot gaseous components in galaxies
- Evidence of hidden active galactic nuclei and their impact

## Abstract

This is a paper to appear as a book chapter in The Chandra X-ray Observatory: Exploring the high energy universe, Ed B Wilkes and W Tucker (Bristol: IOP Publishing Ltd) AAS-IOP ebooks It reviews the results of the observations of galaxies with the Chandra X-ray Observatory to-date, including: populations of X-ray binaries and their evolution; the hot gaseous component; hidden AGNs, and AGN-ISM interaction in nearby galaxies.

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/1903.01970