Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 1995
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995aas...187.4401h&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, 187th AAS Meeting, #44.01; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 27, p.1344
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
Long-slit spectroscopic mapping in the Crab Nebula provides evidence for large-scale distributions of nitrogen-rich and sulfur-rich gas. It is postulated that these components represent ejecta from the precursor star's helium mantle and a mixture involving products of oxygen burning, respectively. There is striking spatial asymmetry, with the nitrogen-rich gas located primarily in the N, NW part of the remnant and the sulfur-rich mixture found mainly S of the pulsar. This implies directional ejection of the more highly processed material. The nitrogen-rich gas is also characterized by higher velocities, as would be expected from an accelerating shock following core bounce.
Henry Richard B. C.
Lawrence Stephen
MacAlpine Gordon M.
Sears Richard L.
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