XMM-Newton observations of the supernova remnant RX J1713.7-3946 and its central source

The observations of the supernova remnant (SNR) RX J1713.7-3946 performed in five distinct pointings with the EPIC instrument on board the satellite XMM-Newton were presented. RX J1713.7-3946 is a shell type SNR dominated by synchrotron radiation in the X-rays. Its emission and absorption along the...

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Autores principales: Cassam-Chenaï, G., Decourchelle, A., Ballet, J., Sauvageot, J.-L., Dubner, G., Giacani, E.
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00046361_v427_n1_p199_CassamChenai
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Sumario:The observations of the supernova remnant (SNR) RX J1713.7-3946 performed in five distinct pointings with the EPIC instrument on board the satellite XMM-Newton were presented. RX J1713.7-3946 is a shell type SNR dominated by synchrotron radiation in the X-rays. Its emission and absorption along the line-of-sight was characterized over the entire SNR. The X-ray mapping of the absorbing column density revealed strong well-constrained variations and a strong absorption in the southwest.