X-ray illumination of the ejecta of supernova 1987A

Nature

Volumn 474, Issue 7352, 2011, Pages 484-486

  Larsson, J ^a   Fransson, C ^a   Ostlin G ^a   Groningsson P ^a   Jerkstrand, A ^a   Kozma, C ^a   Sollerman, J ^a   Challis, P ^b   Kirshner, R P ^b   Chevalier, R A ^c   Heng, K ^d   McCray, R ^e   Suntzeff, N B ^f   Bouchet, P ^g   Crotts, A ^h   Danziger, J ⁱ   Dwek, E ^j   France, K ^e   Garnavich, P M ^k   Lawrence, S S ^l   Leibundgut, B ^m   Lundqvist, P ^a   Panagia, N ^n,o,p   Pun, C S J ^q   Smith, N ^r   Sonneborn, G ^j   Wang, L ^f   Wheeler, J C ^s   more..

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g CEA SACLAY   (France)

^h Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

ⁱ INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

^j NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^l HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^m EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Germany)

ⁿ STScI   (United States)

^o INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTROFISICO DI CATANIA   (Italy)

^p Supernova Limited   (Virgin Islands (British))

^q UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^r UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^s The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

HEATING; LIGHT; RADIOACTIVE DECAY; X-RAY;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; EXCITATION; HEAT; ILLUMINATION; IONIZATION; LUMINANCE; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERNOVA; X RAY;

EID: 79959559504     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature10090     Document Type: Article

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