THE OUTER SHELL OF SNR 0540-69.3

被引:21
作者
SEWARD, FD
HARNDEN, FR
机构
[1] Harvard-Smithsonian Ctr. Astrophys., Cambridge, MA 02138
关键词
ISM; INDIVIDUAL; (0540; -; 69.3); MAGELLANIC CLOUDS; SUPERNOVA REMNANTS; X-RAYS; INTERSTELLAR;
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10.1086/173673
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
The supernova remnant 0540-69.3 in the Large Magellanic Cloud has been observed with the ROSAT HRI detector. The outer shell was resolved from the bright central region and its X-ray morphology and luminosity determined. One-quarter of the soft X-rays originate in this shell. This result and a simple blast-wave model imply that the energy release in the supernova was about 2 x 10(51) ergs.
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