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Monitoring the Evolution of SNR 1987A with Chandra

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

Sangwook Park ,
David N. Burrows ,
Gordon P. Garmire ,
Svetozar A. Zhekov  and
Dick McCray
Sangwook Park
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 525 Davey Lab, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
David N. Burrows
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 525 Davey Lab, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Gordon P. Garmire
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 525 Davey Lab, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Svetozar A. Zhekov
Affiliation:
Space Research Institute, Moskovska str. 6, Sofia-1000, Bulgaria
Dick McCray
Affiliation:
JILA, University of Colorado, Box 440, Boulder, CO 80309, USA

Abstract

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We report on the results of our monitoring program of SNR 1987A with the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. The high resolution images and the spectra from the latest Chandra data suggest that the blast wave has reached the dense inner ring on the western side of the SNR, as well as in the east. The observed soft X-ray flux is increasing more rapidly than ever, and the latest flux is four times brighter than three years ago.

Type
Part 2: Supernova Remnants
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 218: Young Neutrons Stars and their Environments , 2004 , pp. 65 - 68
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2004 

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