Optical observations of the young supernova remnant SNR 0540-69.3 and its pulsar

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1106-1111

  Serafimovich, N I ^a,b   Lundqvist, P ^b   Shibanov, Yu A ^a   Sollerman, J ^b  

^a IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b STOCKHOLM OBSERVATORY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Astrometry; Photometry; Pulsars; Pulsars: individual: PSR B0540 69.3; Spectroscopy; Supernova remnants; Supernova remnants: individual: SNR 0540 69.3

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL FILTERS; PHOTOMETRY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ASTROMETRY; PULSARS; PULSARS: INDIVIDUAL: PSR B0540-69.3; SUPERNOVA REMNANTS; SUPERNOVA REMNANTS: INDIVIDUAL: SNR 0540-69.3;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 21744436998     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.01.071     Document Type: Conference Paper

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