Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Aug 1981
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981apj...248..152n&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 248, Aug. 15, 1981, p. 152-160.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Constellations, Emission Spectra, Nebulae, Stellar Structure, Supernova Remnants, X Ray Sources, Background Radiation, Hydrogen Clouds, Nonthermal Radiation, Radio Sources (Astronomy), Ring Structures
Scientific paper
A 1.5 deg spatial resolution map of the 1/4 KeV diffuse X-ray background enhancement in the Gemini and Monoceros constellations is found to show a circular ring-shaped emission feature with a diameter of 20 deg. The feature and possible X-ray contributions from the Mon OB1 association and neighboring supernova remnants are discussed. From 300 pc, the region has a radius of 50 pc, with an emitting electron density of 0.01 per cu cm. A shell of expanding neutral hydrogen and nonthermal radio spur is observed outside the ring with the X-ray emitting pulsar PSR 0656 + 14 lying close to the center of the ring. Origins of the ring are discussed, ruling out formation by the association Mon OB1. The ring is considered to be a field supernova remnant formed by the progenitor of the central pulsar, and providing constraints on theories of remnant evolution. This conclusion is found to agree with estimated supernova rates, and the absence of additional examples of this stage of evolution is an observational selection effect.
Cowie Lennox L.
Garmire Gordon P.
Hu Evelyn
Lindblad C. J.
Nousek John A.
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