A model of the Cygnus Loop
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- 1 December 1982
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Vol. 201 (3) , 635-644
- https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/201.3.635
Abstract
We present a model of the Cygnus Loop based on a supernova exploding into a region of the interstellar medium containing a density discontinuity. The breakout phenomenon is then able to explain the high velocity optical emission observed in this remnant by Kirschner & Taylor (1976). It also gives rise to two X-ray emitting components whose intensity and hardness variations over the remnant are in agreement with observations.Keywords
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