The electron temperature and optical emission structure of the central component of CTB 80

Details The electron temperature and optical emission structure of the central component of CTB 80 The electron temperature and optical emission structure of the central component of CTB 80

Sep 1988

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Astronomical Journal (ISSN 0004-6256), vol. 96, Sept. 1988, p. 1011-1018. Research supported by Johns Hopkins University.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Crab Nebula, Electron Energy, Light Emission, Pulsars, Stellar Spectrophotometry, Supernova Remnants, Balmer Series, Charge Coupled Devices, Interstellar Gas, Line Spectra, Radial Velocity, Shock Heating, Visible Spectrum

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Optical spectra on the central component of the galactic supernova remnant CTB 80 are presented. Long slit CCD spectra reveal relative line-intensity variations among individual filaments, the presence of Balmer-dominated emission in the core's east and west optical lobes, and no radial velocities in excess of 300 km/s. Aperture spectrophotometry of the temperature-sensitive forbiddden O III lines suggests Te = 25,000 K, thus favoring a shock-heated interpretation for the remnant's optical core emission. These results indicate that fundamental differences exist betweem the optical emission of CTB 80's central core component and the Crab Nebula, despite similarities in these remnants' radio and X-ray properties. The optical emission from CTB 80's core is likely to be a direct result of the interaction of an active pulsar with its adjacent partially neutral interstellar medium. The size of CTB 80's outer structure and the absence of either high velocity or enhanced abundances in the region local to CTB 80's pulsar argue for a considerably larger age for CTB 80 than the Crab Nebula's 1000 yr. A qualitative picture for CTB 80 that can plausibly explain many of the core's properties is proposed.

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