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Upper Limit of the X-Ray Polarization of the Crab Nebula

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

R. Novick ,
J. R. P. Angel  and
R. S. Wolff
R. Novick
Affiliation:
Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. U.S.A.
J. R. P. Angel
Affiliation:
Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. U.S.A.
R. S. Wolff
Affiliation:
Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. U.S.A.

Abstract

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A rocket-borne X-ray polarimeter was flown to search for polarization in Taurus X-1. Although a result consistent with zero polarization was obtained, the statistics were such that X-ray polarization comparable in magnitude and direction to that of radio and optical continuum emission cannot be excluded.

Type
Session 1
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 46: The Crab Nebula , 1971 , pp. 54 - 64
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1971 

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