X-ray spectrum of the Tycho SNR observed with EXOSAT |
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Authors: | J Davelaar M Morini A Peacock N R Robba B G Taylor |
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Institution: | (1) EXOSAT Observatory, ESOC, Darmstadt, W. Germany;(2) Istituto di Fisica Cosmica ed Applicazioni dell'Informatica del CNR, Palermo;(3) Space Science Department, ESTEC, Noordwijk;(4) Istituto di Fisica dell'Universita, Palermo |
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Abstract: | The Gas Scintillation and Medium Energy instruments onboard EXOSAT measured the continuum and line emission spectrum in the Tycho supernova remnant. For the first time the iron line at 6.53 keV is clearly resolved from the continuum, in addition to the lines from S, Ar and Ca. The comparison with a non-equilibrium ionisation model (Hamilton et al 1983) confirms the over-abundance of S and Ca, whereas the Fe abundance is found to be solar, which provides additional support that the predicted 0.1–1 M0 Fe in type I supernovae is presently not shocked to X-ray emitting temperatures. |
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