X-Ray Observations of the Supernova Remnant N103B in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Abstract
New X-ray observations of the supernova remnant N103B made using the European X-Ray Observatory satellite Exosat and the Einstein Observatory are reported. An X-ray map from Exosat obtained with three different filters corresponding to three different energy bands is presented. The analysis of the X-ray spectra indicates a thermal origin for X-rays from N103B. From the observed temperature, high X-ray luminosity, and small size of this SNR, an age of about 600 to 1200 yr and a high density inside and surrounding the remnant are derived.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- November 1987
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 1987ApJ...322...80S
- Keywords:
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- Magellanic Clouds;
- Spaceborne Astronomy;
- Stellar Spectrophotometry;
- Supernova Remnants;
- X Ray Sources;
- X Ray Spectra;
- Astronomical Maps;
- Emission Spectra;
- Exosat Satellite;
- Heao 2;
- Stellar Evolution;
- Stellar Models;
- Astrophysics;
- GALAXIES: MAGELLANIC CLOUDS;
- NEBULAE: SUPERNOVA REMNANTS;
- X-RAYS: SOURCES;
- X-RAYS: SPECTRA