Abstract We report several important results obtained from recent Galactic X-ray survey observations, in particular ASCA Galactic center and plane surveys and our Chandra deep survey on the (l,b) ≈ (28&fdg5;,0&fdg0;) region. Strong hard X-ray diffuse components are observed from Galactic ridge, center and bulge, and they have both thermal and non-thermal spectral components. Dozens of discrete and extended sources have been discovered on the Galactic plane, which also indicate thermal and/or non-thermal X-ray energy spectra. They are often associated with radio sources and are considered to be SNR candidates. Most of the hard X-ray point sources in the outer part of the Galactic plane are considered to be background AGNs, while fraction of the Galactic hard X-ray sources (such as quiescent dwarf novae) increases toward the Galactic center. Most of the soft X-ray sources on the Galactic plane are presumably nearby active stars.
Keywords Galactic Plane - X-rays - Galactic Diffuse Emission - Supernova Remnants - X-ray sources
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