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Non-Equilibrium Ionization X-ray Emission from Supernova Remnants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

J. Michael Shull
J. Michael Shull*
Affiliation:
Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, University of Colorado and National Bureau of Standards, Boulder, Colorado 80309

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X-ray spectra of young supernova remnants (SNR's) are perhaps the most spectacular examples of hot, line-emitting astrophysical plasmas. Heated to temperatures of 1 to 10 keV and enriched with the heavy element products of stellar nucleosynthesis, the plasma inside these SNR's emits prodigiously in lines of 0, Ne, Mg, Si, S, Ar, Ca, and Fe. Theoretical models of this emission provide measures of the plasma temperature and density, elemental abundances, and the degree of approach to ionization equilibrium. Thus, astrophysicists are offered the opportunity to test their understanding of the supernova explosion, its interaction with the interstellar medium, and the nucleo-synthetic processes which enrich our galaxy with heavy elements.

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I. Young Supernova Remnants
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Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 101: Supernova Remnants and Their X-Ray Emission , 1983 , pp. 99 - 107
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1983 

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