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   PR # 42103
   We propose ASCA observations of the X-ray faint early-type galaxies
   NGC 3115 and NGC 3379. The primary goal of this observation is to
   detect both a hard (~ 3 keV) and a soft (~ 0.2 keV) thermal component
   seen in the spectra of several X-ray faint galaxies with ROSAT which
   is believed to be typical of ellipticals and S0s with low X-ray to
   optical luminosities. Using the combined bandpass of the SIS and GIS,
   we will place strict limits on the temperature of the two components
   as well as the ratio of the fluxes from the two components. We will
   also attempt to demonstrate that a single thermal component model
   with low metal abundance (a model not ruled out by ROSAT) will not
   adequately fit the spectra of the two galaxies.
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