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Guiding the Way to Gamma-Ray Souces: X-Ray Studies of Supernova RemnantsSupernova remnants (SNRs) have long been suggested as a class of potential counterparts to unidentified gamma-ray sources. The mechanisms by which such gamma-rays can arise may include emission from a pulsar associated with a remnant, or a variety of processes associated with energetic particles accelerated by the SNR shock. Imaging and spectral observations in the X-ray band can be used to identify properties of the remnants that lead to gamma-ray emission, including the presence of pulsar-driven nebulae, nonthermal X-ray emission from the SNR shells, and the interaction of SNRs with dense surrounding material.
Document ID
20020039019
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Slane, Patrick O. (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Cambridge, MA United States)
Date Acquired
August 20, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 2002
Publication Information
Publication: A Study of the X-Ray Spectrum and Morphology of CTA 1: An X-Ray Study of the Supernova Remnant G347.5-0.5
Subject Category
Astronomy
Meeting Information
Meeting: The Nature of Unidentified Galactic High-Energy Gamma-Ray Sources
Location: Tonantzintla
Country: Mexico
Start Date: October 9, 2000
End Date: October 11, 2000
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG5-4803
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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