High resolution X-ray images of Puppis A and IC 443
Abstract
The authors present soft X-ray photomosaic images of two supernova remnants, Puppis A and IC443, constructed from a series of exposures by the Einstein imaging instruments. The complex morphologies displayed in these images reflect the interaction between "middle-aged" supernova remnants and various components of the interstellar medium. Surface brightness variations across Puppis A suggest that inhomogeneities on scales from 0.2 to 30 pc are present in the interstellar medium, while the structure of IC443 is apparently dominated by the interaction between the remnant and a giant molecular cloud.
- Publication:
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Supernova Remnants and their X-ray Emission
- Pub Date:
- 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983IAUS..101..289P
- Keywords:
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- Astronomical Spectroscopy;
- High Resolution;
- Spatial Distribution;
- Supernova Remnants;
- X Ray Astronomy;
- Brightness Distribution;
- Brightness Temperature;
- Interstellar Matter;
- Molecular Clouds;
- Spectral Resolution;
- X Ray Imagery;
- Astronomy