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Apr 1999
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1999head....4.0802a&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, HEAD meeting #4, #08.02; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 31, p.703
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A new shell-type supernova remnant, RX J0852.0-4622, was recently discovered in the direction of the Vela remnant. While the Vela remnant dominates the low-energy (ROSAT) X-ray image of this region, the ring of RX J0852.0-4622 is clearly observable at energies > 1.3 keV. This new remnant and the Cas A remnant are the only two sources that have been detected to emit 1.156 MeV gamma rays from the decay of (44) Ti. The presence of (44) Ti, which has a half-life of ~ 90 yr, and the strength of the (44) Ti-line flux indicate that RX J0852.0-4622 is both young ( ~ 600--1100 yr) and close to Earth ( ~ 100--300 pc). Except for the Local Bubble, this remnant may be the closest of the known supernova remnants. A series of scans with the instruments on the RXTE satellite indicate that both the RX J0852.0-4622 and Vela remnants are sources of high-energy X-ray emission. We present the count-rate scan profile and a 3--12 keV RXTE spectrum, which includes emission from both remnants. Although it is difficult to distinguish the RXTE X-ray spectrum of one remnant from the other, spectral models suggest that RX J0852.0-4622 exhibits no evidence of Fe-K--line emission. We discuss whether the high-energy X-ray continuum of this remnant is thermal or non-thermal and review the implications of the results.
Allen Glenn E.
Markwardt Craig B.
Petre Rob
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