An X-Ray Halo around Cassiopeia A

Stewart, G. C.; Fabian, A. C.; Seward, F. D.

doi:10.1007/978-94-009-7231-5_7

G. C. Stewart³,
A. C. Fabian³ &
F. D. Seward⁴

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We report on evidence for weak large scale (r ≥ 6 arcmin) X-ray emission from Cassiopeia A. We investigate several mechanisms for producing such an X-ray halo. Further observations will be required to determine which mechanism is operative.

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Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Road, Cambridge, England
G. C. Stewart & A. C. Fabian
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Mass, USA
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Stewart, G.C., Fabian, A.C., Seward, F.D. (1983). An X-Ray Halo around Cassiopeia A. In: Danziger, J., Gorenstein, P. (eds) Supernova Remnants and their X-Ray Emission. International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 101. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7231-5_7

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