scholarly journals The X-ray Structure of the Supernova Remnant G78.2+2.1

1983 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. 281-286
Author(s):  
L. A. Higgs ◽  
T. L. Landecker ◽  
F. D. Seward
Keyword(s):  
Supernova Remnant ◽  
The South ◽  
X Ray ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Einstein Observatory

The south-eastern portion of the supernova remnant G78.2+2.1, in Cygnus, has been detected as a weak X-ray source by the Einstein Observatory. The X-ray structure is similar to that of the radio filaments in this region, and confirms that X-ray emission in this portion of the “Cygnus super-bubble” does originate in a known supernova remnant. Marginally significant variations in X-ray hardness across the mapped area have been detected and can be related to known radio and optical features of the remnant. In its X-ray properties, G78.2+2.1 resembles IC443.

scholarly journals Non-Equilibrium Ionization in Puppis A

1983 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. 245-252
Author(s):  
P. F. Winkler ◽  
C. R. Canizares ◽  
B. C. Bromley
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Spectroscopic Data ◽  
Supernova Remnant ◽  
Optical Data ◽  
Equilibrium Conditions ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Flux Measurements ◽  
Far From Equilibrium ◽  
Einstein Observatory ◽  
Non Equilibrium

High resolution X-ray spectroscopy of the brightest knot of emission in the Puppis A supernova remnant shows that it is made up of ionizing plasma, far from equilibrium. Flux measurements in several X-ray lines enable us to determine the non-equilibrium conditions: electron temperature, ion populations, and time since the knot was heated by the supernova shock. Imaging and spectroscopic data from the Einstein Observatory together suggest that this knot is a cloud of density about 10 cm−3 which has recently been shocked to a temperature 7 × 106 K. Radio and optical data on the region appear consistent with this picture.

scholarly journals The Mass and Structure of the Remnant of Tycho's Supernova

1983 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Gorenstein ◽  
Frederick Seward ◽  
Wallace Tucker
Keyword(s):  
Total Mass ◽  
Column Density ◽  
Supernova Remnant ◽  
Average Density ◽  
Equilibrium Calculation ◽  
Free Expansion ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Upper Limit ◽  
Interstellar Material ◽  
Einstein Observatory

A high resolution X-ray image of Tycho's supernova remnant obtained from the Einstein Observatory reveals three components of X-ray emission that we identify with shocked interstellar material, diffuse ejecta, and clumpy ejecta. This picture is applied to derive the mass of X-ray emitting material. Assuming a distance of 3 kpc, an absorbing column density of 3 × 1021 atoms/cm2, and using an ion-electron non-equilibrium calculation for the emissivity, we find the average density of the ISM is 0.4 atoms/cm3, and the energy contained in the remnant is 1.4 × 1051 ergs. The total mass of X-ray emitting material in the remnant is ≈4 M⊙, ≈2 M⊙ ejecta and ≈2 M⊙ swept up, putting the remnant at an intermediate state between a free expansion and the Sedov phase. There is no evidence for neutron star. The upper limit on the surface temperature is in the range 1.1 to 1.8 × 106K.

scholarly journals Differential Imaging of [Fe X] in IC 443

1988 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. 407-410
Author(s):  
Larry Brown ◽  
Bruce E. Woodgate ◽  
Robert Petre
Keyword(s):  
Emission Line ◽  
Electron Density ◽  
Temperature Region ◽  
Supernova Remnant ◽  
Coronal Line ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Imaging Camera ◽  
Differential Imaging ◽  
Einstein Observatory ◽  
Gas Pressures

AbstractThis paper presents images of two areas of the supernova remnant IC443 showing emission from the [Fe X] 6374Å red coronal line taken with an emission line differential imaging camera. The areas are in the vicinity of strong soft X-ray emission as observed with the Einstein Observatory. The [Fe X] emission is patchy on the scale of seconds of arc. For the highest emission regions we find an electron density of approximately 100 cm−3 and gas pressures of 108cm−3K. No correlation is found between the X-ray and [Fe X] knots, and the results support a clumpy, multi-temperature region where the [Fe X] knots are balanced between collapse and evaporation.

scholarly journals N49: The Site of a Gamma-ray Burst. Preliminary Results from X-ray Observations

1983 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. 573-577
Author(s):  
G. Pizzichini ◽  
T. L. Cline ◽  
U. D. Desai ◽  
B. J. Teegarden ◽  
W. D. Evans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Supernova Remnant ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Large Magellanic Cloud ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Radio Image ◽  
Gamma Ray Burst ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Einstein Observatory

The error box of the unusual Gamma-Ray Burst of March 5, 1979 falls completely inside the optical and radio image of the Supernova Remnant N49 in the Large Magellanic Cloud. This region was observed twice in x-rays with the High Resolution Imager of the Einstein Observatory, six weeks and nearly two years after the Gamma-Ray Burst. We show the comparison between the two observations.

scholarly journals The Peculiar X-ray Morphology of the SNR G292.0+1.8 : Evidence for an Asymmetric Supernova Explosion

1983 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. 153-158
Author(s):  
D. H. Clark ◽  
I. R. Tuohy
Keyword(s):  
Surface Brightness ◽  
Supernova Remnant ◽  
Supernova Explosion ◽  
Morphological Properties ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Young Supernova Remnant ◽  
Rich Material ◽  
Einstein Observatory ◽  
Shell Characteristic

A high resolution X-ray image from the Einstein Observatory of the young supernova remnant G292.0+1.8 (MSH11–54), previously noted as peculiar in terms of its spectral and morphological properties at optical and radio wavelengths, also shows an unusual X-ray morphology. Instead of a limb-brightened X-ray shell characteristic of most SNRs, the remnant consists of a central bar-like feature superposed on an ellipsoidal disc of approximately uniform surface brightness. We attribute the bar emission to a ring of oxygen-rich material ejected in the equatorial plane of a massive rotating progenitor, and the uniform disc component to emission from material with roughly cosmic composition heated by the accompanying blast wave. This interpretation provides observational support for the rotating precursor model of a Type II supernova discussed by Bodenheimer and Woosley.

High-resolution X-ray observations of the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant with the Einstein Observatory

1979 ◽  
Vol 234 ◽  
pp. L69 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. S. Murray ◽  
G. Fabbiano ◽  
A. Epstein ◽  
R. Giacconi ◽  
A. C. Fabian
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Supernova Remnant ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cassiopeia A ◽  
Einstein Observatory
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