Published August 1990 | Version v1
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Einstein Observations of Galactic supernova remnants

Creators

  • 1. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA (USA)

Description

This paper summarizes the observations of Galactic supernova remnants with the imaging detectors of the Einstein Observatory. X-ray surface brightness contours of 47 remnants are shown together with gray-scale pictures. Count rates for these remnants have been derived and are listed for the HRI, IPC, and MPC detectors. 118 refs

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
Journal Volume
73
Series
Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser.
Journal Page Range
781-819
ISSN
0067-0049
CODEN
APJSA

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
22006647
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
BRIGHTNESS; COSMIC X-RAY SOURCES; IMAGE PROCESSING; MILKY WAY; ORGANIZING; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; SATELLITES; SUPERNOVA REMNANTS; X RADIATION
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; COSMIC RAY SOURCES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; GALAXIES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS