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Radial distribution of FE XIV emission in the Cygnus Loop

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6782409
The one dimensional distribution of Fe 14 emission has been determined along a radius of the Cygnus Loop through the use of a tilting filter photometer. The observed emission extends at least 5 arc minutes outside the optical filaments. A simple Sedov solution model of the temperature and density distribution behind the shock agrees with the observations for parameters in reasonable agreement with X-ray maps and optical radial velocities.
Research Organization:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, Md. (USA). Goddard Space Flight Center
OSTI ID:
6782409
Report Number(s):
N-77-33007; NASA-TM-X-71393; X-681-77-224
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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