Imaging X-ray spectrophotometric observation of SN 1006

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Nebulae, Supernova Remnants, X Ray Sources, Blasts, Nonequilibrium Ionization, Oxygen, Scintillation Counters

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An imaging gas scintillation proportional counter (IGSPC) at the focal plane of a grazing incidence telescope was carried aloft by a sounding rocket and used to observe soft X-ray emission from the supernova remnant SN 1006. The instrument obtained the first unambiguous detection of strong (8 + or 0.0-2 photons/sq cm s) oxygen He-alpha and Ly-alpha emission at 0.59 + or - 0.02 keV from SN 1006. This line emission is consistent with emission from a 1.8 x 10 to the 6th K plasma, although hard X-ray emission from an additional power law or a higher temperature component was also observed. The X-ray emission may be interpreted as due to either (1) a combination of blast-wave and reverse shock assuming equilibrium ionization in the plasma or (2) blast-wave emission alone with a significant degree of ionization disequilibrium.

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