Nikolic, Sladjana; van de Ven, Glenn; Heng, Kevin; Kupko, Daniel; Husemann, Bernd; Raymond, John; Hughes, John; Falcon-Barroso, Jesus (2013). An Integral View of Fast Shocks Around Supernova 1006. Science, 340(6128), pp. 45-48. American Association for the Advancement of Science 10.1126/science.1228297
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Supernova remnants are among the most spectacular examples of astrophysical pistons in our cosmic neighborhood. The gas expelled by the supernova explosion is launched with velocities ~1000 kilometers per second into the ambient, tenuous interstellar medium, producing shocks that excite hydrogen lines. We have used an optical integral-field spectrograph to obtain high-resolution spatial-spectral maps that allow us to study in detail the shocks in the northwestern rim of supernova 1006. The two-component Hα line is detected at 133 sky locations. Variations in the broad line widths and the broad-to-narrow line intensity ratios across tens of atomic mean free paths suggest the presence of suprathermal protons, the potential seed particles for generating high-energy cosmic rays.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
10 Strategic Research Centers > Center for Space and Habitability (CSH) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Heng, Kevin |
Subjects: |
500 Science > 520 Astronomy 500 Science > 530 Physics |
ISSN: |
0036-8075 |
Publisher: |
American Association for the Advancement of Science |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Danielle Zemp |
Date Deposited: |
13 Oct 2014 15:25 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:37 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1126/science.1228297 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.59288 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/59288 |
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