Thermal X-rays from SN 1987A?
Abstract
The X-ray spectrum of SN 1987A observed with the Ginga satellite may be explained by the ejecta-circumstellar matter collision model at photon energies below 15 keV. The harder X-rays may be ascribed to Compton degradation of the gamma-rays from 56Co.
- Publication:
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Supernova 1987A in the Large Magellanic Cloud
- Pub Date:
- 1988
- Bibcode:
- 1988slmc.proc..417N
- Keywords:
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- Spaceborne Astronomy;
- Stellar Mass Ejection;
- Supernova 1987a;
- X Ray Spectra;
- Bremsstrahlung;
- Compton Effect;
- Japanese Spacecraft;
- Stellar Models;
- Thermal Energy;
- X Ray Sources;
- Space Radiation;
- Supernova 1987A in LMC;
- Supernovae:X-Ray Spectra;
- X-Ray Spectra:Supernovae