Published January 1989
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Journal article
X-ray halos around supernova remnants
Creators
- 1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM (USA)
- 2. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA (USA)
Description
The results are reported of an Einstein Observatory imaging proportional counter investigation of the X-ray halos of the four brightest young Galactic supernova remnants: the Crab Nebula, Cas A, Tycho's, and Kepler's supernova remnant. It is found that the size, shape, and rough intensity of each of these sources are consistent with the measured properties of the X-ray halos of compact Galactic X-ray sources, and as such are consistent with an origin due solely to the scattering of X-rays by interstellar grains. 45 references
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Astrophysical Journal
- Journal Volume
- 336
- Series
- Astrophys. J.
- Journal Page Range
- 843-853
- ISSN
- 0004-637X
- CODEN
- ASJOA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 20047507
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- COSMIC DUST; COSMIC X-RAY SOURCES; GRAIN SIZE; INTERSTELLAR GRAINS; MILKY WAY; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; SCATTERING; SIZE; SUPERNOVA REMNANTS; X RADIATION
- Descriptors DEC
- COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; COSMIC RAY SOURCES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DUSTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; GALAXIES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PARTICLES; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS