BAADE S WINDOW AND THE X-RAY BULGE

In the XMM era, enormous strides have been made in understanding the structureof the Galactic Center on scales far too small to be observed in other galaxies.We propose to study the larger scale structure of the Galactic bulge, which maybe readily compared to structures in other galaxies. We propose measuring thetemperature of the soft components of the Galactic Xray bulge as close to thenucleus as possible, through Baade.s Window. We will then measure the change intemperature with distance from the nucleus. From these measures we expect todetermine the thermal history of the gas in the Xray emitting bulge and thusthe impact of the central engine on the Xray bulge. truncated!, Please see actual data for full text [truncated!, Please see actual data for full text]