Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Oct 2000
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000head....5.3210p&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, HEAD Meeting #5, #32.10; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 32, p.1237
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
We present initial results from two Chandra/ACIS observations of the Vela ``Bullet D'' region. The Bullet D region is a bright feature which protrudes beyond the main blast wave on the east side of the remnant. It has been suggested that the feature is a fragment of supernova ejecta which is just now pushing beyond the blast wave. An alternate explanation is that the feature is a ``break-out'' of the shock in which inhomogeneities in the ambient medium cause the shock to be non-spherical. We intend to use the imaging and spectral capabilities of the Chandra/ACIS instrument to distinguish between these competing explanations.
Blair William Patrick
Edgar Richard
Gaetz Terrance J.
Plucinsky Paul P.
Slane Patrick O.
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