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Author:   John Danziger ,  Paul Gorenstein
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983
Volume:   101
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   1.180kg
ISBN:  

9789027716675

ISBN 10:   9027716676
Pages:   648
Publication Date:   31 October 1983
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

I. Young Supernova Remnants.- The Mass and Structure of the Remnant of Tycho’s Supernova.- X-Ray Spectra of Young Supernova Remnants.- The High Energy X-Ray Spectra of Supernova Remnants.- Structural Changes in Cas A, Tycho and Other Young Supernova Remnants.- The Expansion of Cassiopeia A.- Recent Observations of Cassiopeia A.- An X-Ray Halo Around Cassiopeia A.- VLA Observations of SGR A.- The Interaction of Supernova Ejecta with an Ambient Medium.- Very High Resolution Calculations of Very Young Supernova Remnants.- X-Ray Emission from Supernova Remnants in a Cloudy Medium.- Non-Equilibrium Ionization X-Ray Emission from Supernova Remnants.- X-Ray Line Emission from Supernova Remnants and Models for Nonequilibrium Ionization.- The Effect of SNR Structure on Non-Equilibrium X-Ray Spectra.- The Evolution of Young Supernova Remnants.- Spherization of the Remnants of Asymmetrical SN Explosions in a Uniform Medium.- X-Ray Study of the Crab Nebula and the Crab and Vela Pulsars.- Presupernova Evolution of 8–12 M? Stars and the Crab Nebula’s Progenitor.- The Crab Nebula’s Jet.- High Oxygen Abundance in a Bright Filament of the Crab Nebula.- The Peculiar X-Ray Morphology of the SNR G292.0+1.8: Evidence for an Asymmetric Supernova Explosion.- The Kinematics of the SNR G292.0+1.8.- A Dynamical Study of the Young Oxygen-Rich Supernova Remnant in the Small Magellanic Cloud.- Radio Supernovae.- Radio and X-Ray Emission from Newly Born Remnants.- Particle Acceleration and Radio Emission of the Supernovae Remnants at Different Stages of their Evolution.- The Evolution of Supernova Remnants as Radio Sources.- II. Middle Aged and Older Supernova Remnants.- Optical Properties of Supernova Remnants.- High Resolution X-Ray Spectra of Supernova Remnants.- Recent Radio Studies ofSNR.- Non-Equilibrium Modelling of the Structure and Spectra of Shock Waves.- The Structure and Emission of a Non-Radiative Shock.- Near Infrared Spectroscopy of Galactic and Magellanic Clouds Supernova Remnants.- Spectrophotometry of the Optical Emission from RCW103.- Non-Equilibrium Ionization in Puppis A.- Detailed X-Ray Observations of the Cygnus Loop.- A Theoretical Model of the Cygnus Loop and its X-Ray Emission.- The W28 Supernova and the Surrounding Interstellar Medium.- Einstein Observations of the SNRs IC443, W44 and W49B.- The X-Ray Structure of the Supernova Remnant G78.2+2.1.- Radio Observations of Small Diameter Sources in the Direction of Old Supernova Remnants.- High Resolution X-Ray Images of Puppis a and IC 443.- Kinematics of Supernova Remnants in the Galaxy and LMC.- III. Center Filled Morphologies.- Supernova Remnants Resembling the Crab Nebula.- X-Ray Observations of Crab-Like Supernova Remnants.- New High Resolution Radio Observations of 3C10, 3C58 and Part of the Cygnus Loop.- Consequences of a New Distance Determination of 3C58.- The Radio Morphology and Possible Nature of 3C58.- CTB80: Cosmic Collision.- IV. Old Supernova Remnants — Heating of the Interstellar Medium.- Large Scale Features of the Hot Component of the Interstellar Medium.- Spectral Observation of the Soft X-Ray Background and of the North Polar Spur with Solid State Spectrometers.- Possible Contributions of Supernova Remnants to the Soft X-Ray Diffuse Background (0.1 – 1 keV).- HI Shells and Supershells.- Radio Synthesis Maps of Large Supernova Remnants.- Radio Continuum Observations of Large Supernova Remnants.- Are Filaments Cylindrical or Sheet-Like?.- Heating of the Interstellar Medium by Supernova Remnants.- Theoretical Thermal X-Ray Maps of Supernova Remnants inNon-Uniform Media.- The Evolution of Supernova Remnants in a Non-Uniform Medium: The Fate of an Evolving Ob Association.- V. Compact Objects Associated with Supernova Remnants, Pulsars and Neutron Stars.- StarsSupernova Remnants with Central Pulsars.- Supernova Remnants with Compact X-Ray Sources.- A. MSH 15-52.- B. The Crab Nebula.- Observations of G320.4–1.2 and Speculations on Supernova Remnant Morphology.- Precessing Jet Model for the Supernova Remnant G109.1–1.0.- Comparison of Radio and X-Ray Observations of SNR G109.1–1.0.- The Pulsation Period and Possible Orbit of 1E2259+586.- Radio Observations of the Supernova Remnant CTB109 (G109.2–1.0).- X-Ray Studies of SS433.- Structure of Extended Radio Emission in W50 and its Relation to SS 433.- Radio Interferometer Observations of Compact Sources in Supernova Remnants.- X-Rays from Radio Pulsars: The Portable Supernova Remnants.- On the Association between Pulsars and Supernova Remnants.- A Search for Pulsars Associated with Supernova Remnants in the Galaxy and the Magellanic Clouds.- Strong Waves from Pulsars and Morphologies in SNRs.- Three New Pulsars Near Supernova Remnants.- X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Radiation from the Switched-Off Radiopulsars.- Evolution of Neutron Stars in Young Supernova Remnants.- Neutron Star Cooling: Effects of Envelope Physics.- VI. Supernova Remnants in Other Galaxies.- Chemical Abundances in the Interstellar Medium of Galaxies from Spectrophotometry of Supernova Remnants.- The X-Ray Properties of Supernova Remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud.- Soft X-Ray Observation of Supernova Remnants in the Small Magellanic Cloud.- Optical Studies of Supernova Remnants in the Magellanic Clouds.- The Radio Properties of SNRS in the Magellanic Clouds.- Optical Observations of FourBalmer-Dominated Supernova Remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud.- Optical Observations of SNRS and Ring Nebulae in the LMC.- N49: The Site of a Gamma-Ray Burst. Preliminary Results from X-Ray Observations.- X-Ray, Optical and UV Observations of the Young Supernova Remnant in the Irregular Galaxy NGC 4449.- Luminous Supernova Remnant Candidates in M82 and the Physical Properties of the Variable Radio Source 41-9+58.- The X-Ray Emission of a Clumpy Irregular Galaxy from Thousands of Supernova Remnants?.- A Catalogue of Galactic Supernova Remnants.- Object Index.

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