A neutron-star-driven X-ray flash associated with supernova SN 2006aj

Nature

Volumn 442, Issue 7106, 2006, Pages 1018-1020

  Mazzali, Paolo A ^a,c,d,e,f   Deng, Jinsong ^b,c,d,f   Nomoto, Ken'ichi ^c,d,f   Sauer, Daniel N ^e,f   Pian, Elena ^e,f   Tominaga, Nozomu ^c,f   Tanaka, Masaomi ^c   Maeda, Keiichi ^c,f   Filippenko, Alexei V ^g  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTROPHYSIK   (Germany)

^b CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^e INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXPLOSIONS; GALAXIES; HELIUM; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; X RAYS;

BLACK HOLE; EXPLOSION ENERGY; NEUTRON-STAR; SUPERNOVA; Γ-RAY BURSTS (GRBS);

ASTROPHYSICS;

ASTROPHYSICS; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; HELIUM; HYDROGEN;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; GAMMA RADIATION; NEUTRON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY;

EID: 33748286875     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05081     Document Type: Article

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