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| logT = 5.8; [Ne/O] = 2.5 |
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| NH = 4.5 1019
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| All consistent with WHIM predictions |
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| ==> D = (2-4)[H/O]0.3 Mpc |
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| Well Beyond the Milky Way |
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| Assumes High Covering Factors |
| MSSL, 24-25
October 2002 |