Abstract
We discuss the different physical processes that are important to understand the thermal X-ray emission and absorption spectra of the diffuse gas in clusters of galaxies and the warm-hot intergalactic medium. The ionisation balance, line and continuum emission and absorption properties are reviewed and several practical examples are given that illustrate the most important diagnostic features in the X-ray spectra.
| Original language | Undefined/Unknown |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 155-190 |
| Number of pages | 36 |
| Journal | Space Science Reviews |
| Volume | 134 |
| Issue number | 1-4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |