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Barrel-Shaped Supernova Remnants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

M.J. Kesteven
Affiliation:
Division of Radiophysics, CSIRO, PO Box 76 Epping, NSW, Australia, 2121
J.L. Caswell
Affiliation:
Division of Radiophysics, CSIRO, PO Box 76 Epping, NSW, Australia, 2121

Abstract

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We argue that the majority of radio supernova remnants have a three-dimensional distribution of emissivity which is barrel shaped, with little emission from the end-caps. We examine some mechanisms which could produce this distribution.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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