Computer Science – Sound
Scientific paper
Feb 1975
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1975ap%26ss..32..431i&link_type=abstract
Astrophysics and Space Science, vol. 32, Feb. 1975, p. 431-446.
Computer Science
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Crab Nebula, Interstellar Extinction, Rocket Sounding, X Ray Absorption, Astronomical Models, Calibrating, Cosmic Dust, Hydrogen, Interstellar Gas, Proportional Counters, Radiant Flux Density, X Ray Spectra
Scientific paper
Results of an experimental measurement of the soft X-ray spectrum of the Crab nebula in the energy range of 0.5 to 10 keV made with gas proportional counters on board a Centaur IIA rocket launched from the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station in India are presented. The instrumentation, flight details, and data analysis procedure are described, and previously obtained values for the hydrogen column density, interstellar absorption coefficients, and abundance of elements are discussed. The experimental results clearly show absorption of X-rays below 2 keV, and the hydrogen column density is calculated as 3.5 times 10 to the 21st H atoms/sq cm, a factor of 2 higher than the density obtained from 21 cm radio observations, but well within the range deducible from satellite UV measurements and the measured visible extinction coefficients for the Crab nebula. The absorption of X-rays in the interstellar dust is discussed.
Iyengar V. S.
Naranan S.
Sreekantan B. V.
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