LMC X-1: a luminous extended X-ray source.
Abstract
LMC X-1 was observed by the rotating modulation collimator experiment on the SAS-3 satellite. Results of the observation include a refined position within a 30 by 40 arcsec error region. In addition, LMC X-1 is determined to have complex structure, with a 1.3-arcmin FWHM (about 10 pc) extended component accounting for most of the observed flux. The suggestion that LMC X-1 is a supernova remnant yields SNR parameters: an age of 5200 yr, a diameter of 20 pc, and an initial explosion energy of 6 by 10 to the 51st power erg. The plausibility of this model in the context of other observations is discussed.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- December 1977
- DOI:
- 10.1086/182573
- Bibcode:
- 1977ApJ...218L..49E
- Keywords:
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- Galactic Structure;
- Supernova Remnants;
- X Ray Sources;
- Astronomical Models;
- Collimators;
- Energy Bands;
- Magellanic Clouds;
- Oao 3;
- Sas;
- Signal To Noise Ratios;
- Spaceborne Astronomy;
- Uhuru Satellite;
- Astrophysics