Discovery of x-ray emission associated with the gum nebula

D. A. Leahy; J. Nousek; G. Garmire

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Discovery of x-ray emission associated with the gum nebula

D. A. Leahy, J. Nousek, G. Garmire

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The Gum Nebula was observed by the A-2¹ LED proportional counters on the HEAO-1 satellite as part of the all-sky survey. We report the first detection of X-ray emission associated with the Gum Nebula. Soft X-ray spectra were constructed from the A-2 LED PHA data. Single temperature Raymond-Smith models were fitted to the observed spectra to yield temperature, column density and emission measure. The temperature is ≈6 × 10⁵ K, the column density ≈4 x 10²⁰ cm^-2, and the emission measure ≪5 cm^-6 pc. The X-ray and optical properties of the Gum Nebula are consistent with a supernova remnant in the shell stage of evolution, which was the product of an energetic (3 × 10⁵¹ ergs) supernova explosion which occurred about 2 × 10⁶ yr ago.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	561-566
Number of pages	6
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	385
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/170962
State	Published - Feb 1 1992

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