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New Observations of Non-Radiative Shocks in the Cygnus Loop

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

J.J. Hester  and
J.C. Raymond
J.J. Hester
Affiliation:
IPAC, California Institute of Technology
J.C. Raymond
Affiliation:
Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Abstract

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We present deep Hα and [O III] images and echelle spectra of non-radiative shocks in the NE Cygnus Loop. The contrast between the smooth Hα structure and the clumpier [O III] indicates that portions of the sheet-like front are beginning to go radiative. The column depth through the shock seems to be ≼ 1017.5 cm−2 for the entire region – a remarkable constraint for such a large structure.

Type
Research Article
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 101: Supernova Remnants and the Interstellar Medium , 1988 , pp. 415 - 418
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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