Chandra Observations of Tycho's Supernova Remnant
Abstract
We present a newChandra observation of Tycho's supernova remnant with the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer. Multicolor Xray imaging reveals new details of the outer shock and ejecta. At energies between 4 and 6 keV, the outline of the outer shock is clearly revealed in X-rays for the first time. The distribution of the emission from lines of Si and Fe are confirmed to have a different morphology from each other, and the Si ejecta are shown to extend to the blast shock at several locations. Characteristic spectra of the outer shock and ejecta are also presented.
- Publication:
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Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy
- Pub Date:
- March 2002
- DOI:
- 10.1007/BF02702469
- Bibcode:
- 2002JApA...23...81H
- Keywords:
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- X-rays;
- supernova remnants;
- interstellar medium;
- Shocks;
- Tycho's SNR;
- SN 1572