Published October 1988 | Version v1
Journal article

Exosat observations of the supernova remnant G109.1-1.0 and the X-ray pulsar 1E 2259+586

  • 1. EXOSAT Observatory, Noordwijk (Netherlands)
  • 2. ESA, Space Science Dept., Noordwijk (Netherlands)
  • 3. Palermo Universita (Italy)
  • 4. CNR, Istituto di Fisica Cosmica ed Applicazioni dell'Informatica, Palermo (Italy)

Description

Exosat observations of the SNR G109.1-1.0 and the X-ray pulsar 1E 2259+586 obtained in December 1984 show a similar spatial distribution of the X-ray emission to that found by the Einstein Observatory, but different spectra for the various source components. A pulsar period of 6.978725 s was found for this epoch. The results indicate that the remnant is in the adiabatic phase, with an age of the order of 10,000 yr, and a SN energy in the range 10 to the 51st-10 to the 52nd ergs. Interpretations for the jet emission as either thermal or nonthermal are considered. 30 references

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astrophysical Journal
Journal Volume
333
Series
Astrophys. J.
Journal Page Range
777-787
ISSN
0004-637X
CODEN
ASJOA