Published 1988 | Version v1
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The x-ray environment of the precursor of SN 1987A

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

Description

This paper presents a 1979 November Einstein Observatory x-ray image of the Sanduleak - 69 202 region in the large Magellanic Cloud. It provides a key identifying x-ray objects in the field. These imaging proportional counter (IPC) data yield an 0.2--4 keV x-ray luminosity upper limit for the pre-supernova star of < 9 x 1034 ergs s- 1. The image demonstrates that soft x-ray observations of SN 1987A will require ∼ 20 arcmin spatial resolution in order to distinguish the supernova from other sources of diffuse and point-like emission in the vicinity

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press.
Imprint Place
New York, NY (USA)
ISBN
0-521-35575-3
Imprint Title
Supernova 1987A in the large Magellanic Cloud
Imprint Pagination
487 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 408-410.

Conference

Title
4. George Mason astrophysics fall workshop on supernova 1987A in the large Magellanic cloud.
Dates
12-14 Oct 1987.
Place
Fairfax, VA (USA).

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-8710512--.