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Gamma-Rays and X-Rays from Supernovae

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There are three distinct phases in a supernova when γ-rays and X-rays may be expected to be produced:

  1. (1)

    When the supernova shock wave breaks through the surface of the star, and/or when this shock encounters any circumstellar material (due to a wind in a presupernova phase of stellar evolution).

  2. (2)

    When radioactive nuclei, freshly synthesized during the explosion, decay and emit γ-rays.

  3. (2)

    When the supernova ejecta thin out sufficiently that high-energy radiation from any neutron star/pulsar remnant can penetrate this overlying material.

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