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Supernova Remnants

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X-Ray Astronomy

Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library ((ASSL,volume 43))

Abstract

Supernova remnants are the only objects in our Galaxy where an expectation of X-ray emission preceded the actual discovery. Thanks to X-ray observations our understanding of the physical processes occurring in supernova remnants has progressed considerably.

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    Paul Gorenstein

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Gorenstein, P., Tucker, W.H. (1974). Supernova Remnants. In: Giacconi, R., Gursky, H. (eds) X-Ray Astronomy. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 43. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2105-0_7

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