The Shock Structure of Tycho's Supernova Remnant from HST/WFPC2 Observations

Details The Shock Structure of Tycho's Supernova Remnant from HST/WFPC2 Observations The Shock Structure of Tycho's Supernova Remnant from HST/WFPC2 Observations

Jan 2010

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010aas...21545411l&link_type=abstract

American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #215, #454.11; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 42, p.470

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Scientific paper

We report Hα imaging observations of the faint eastern limb of Tycho's supernova remnant (SN1572) using the Wide Field Planetary Camera-2 on the Hubble Space Telescope. Our data resolves the detailed structure of the fast, collisionless shock wave into a delicate structure of nearly edge-on filaments. We derive preshock conditions for these shocks using crosscuts perpendicular to the local shock fronts and an Hα emission model. We find a gradual increase of Hα intensity just ahead of the shock front, which we interpret as emission from the shock precursor. We discuss the properties of the precursor and the possibility of cosmic ray acceleration at this position.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

The Shock Structure of Tycho's Supernova Remnant from HST/WFPC2 Observations does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with The Shock Structure of Tycho's Supernova Remnant from HST/WFPC2 Observations, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and The Shock Structure of Tycho's Supernova Remnant from HST/WFPC2 Observations will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-969993