Cook, W. R. and Palmer, D. M. and Prince, T. A. and Schindler, S. M. and Starr, C. H. and Stone, E. C.
(1988)
An Imaging Observation of SN 1987A at Gamma-Ray Energies.
Astrophysical Journal, 334
(2).
L87-L90.
ISSN 0004-637X.
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Abstract
The Caltech imaging γ-ray telescope was launched by balloon from Alice Springs, NT, Australia for observations
of SN 1987A during the period 1987 November 18.60-18.87 UT. The preliminary results presented
here are derived from 8200 s of instrument live time on the supernova and 2500 s on the Crab Nebula and
pulsar at a float altitude of 36 km. We have obtained the first images of the SN 1987A region at γ-ray energies
confirming that the bulk of the γ-ray emission comes from the supernova and not from LMC X-1. We
compare our flux measurements to recent predictions concerning the distribution of ^(56)Co in the supernova
ejecta and find the data to be consistent with models invoking moderate mixing of core material into the
envelope.
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| Additional Information: | © 1988 The American Astronomical Society.
Received 1988 May 12; accepted 1988 August 24.
We acknowledge the important contributions to the development
of the GRIP telescope made by W. Althouse, D.
Burke, A. Cummings, M. Finger, J. Weger, and the personnel
of Central Engineering Services at the California Institute of
Technology. We thank the personnel of the National Scientific
Balloon Facility and the NASA Wallops Flight Facility for
their excellent balloon launch support. This work was supported
by NASA grant NGR 05-002-160. |
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| Group: | Space Radiation Laboratory |
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| NASA | NGR 05-002-160 |
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| Subject Keywords: | gamma rays: general - gamma rays: spectra - stars: individual (SN 1987A) -
stars: supernovae |
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