OBSERVATION OF SN-1987A WITH THE GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETER HEXAGON

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作者
CHAPUIS, CGL
WALLYN, P
DUROUCHOUX, P
MATTESON, J
PELLING, M
BOWMAN, B
BRIGGS, M
GRUBER, D
PETERSON, L
LINGENFELTER, R
CORK, C
LANDIS, D
LUKE, P
MADDEN, N
MALONE, D
PEHL, R
POLLARD, M
LIN, R
SMITH, D
FEFFER, P
HURLEY, K
VEDRENNE, G
NIEL, M
VONBALLMOOS, P
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO,CTR ASTROPHYS & SPACE SCI,LA JOLLA,CA 92093
[2] LAWRENCE BERKELEY LAB,BERKELEY,CA 94720
[3] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY,SPACE SCI LAB,BERKELEY,CA 94720
[4] CTR ETUD SPATIALE RAYONNEMENTS,F-31029 TOULOUSE,FRANCE
关键词
GAMMA-RAYS; OBSERVATIONS; SUPERNOVAE; INDIVIDUAL; (SN-1987A);
D O I
10.1086/172206
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
The HEXAGONE balloon-borne spectrometer was flown from Alice Springs (Australia) on 1989 May 22. HEXAGONE is a high-resolution gamma-ray spectrometer and consists of an array of twelve cooled germanium detectors (field of view 19-degrees at 511 keV). One of the observed targets was the supernova 1987A and it was seen during 9.9 hr, 818 days after the initial optical outburst. No significant hard X-ray or gamma-ray emission is detected in the final spectrum of SN 1987A. We report the upper limits of the flux values for the gamma-ray lines coming from the decay of radionuclides synthesized in this star such as Co-56, Co-57, or Ti-44. The results are consistent with models incorporating mixing of the radioactive nuclei in the ejecta 0.073 M. of Co-56, 3.1 10(-3) M. of Co-57 and 1.2 10(-4) M. of Ti-44.
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页数:4
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