NEW UPPER LIMIT ON INTENSITY OF [FE-XIV] LAMBDA-5303 IN TYCHOS SUPERNOVA REMNANT

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作者
TESKE, RG
机构
[1] Department of Astronomy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
关键词
Line formation; Nebulae: individual (Tycho's Supernova); Nebulae: supernova remnants;
D O I
10.1086/169293
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P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Analysis of a CCD image of the remnant of Tycho's supernova made in the forbidden coronal green line fails to reveal emission at a limit of 3.1 × 10-8 ergs cm-2 s-1 sr-1 on the location of the reverse shock into the ejecta. The nondetection may imply (1) that the reverse shock has not yet reached Fe-enriched ejecta or (2) that the known dumpiness of the ejecta prevents production of observable amounts of Fe+13.
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