Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10695930 | Advances in Space Research | 2005 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The detection of a soft thermal X-ray component in the spectrum of a bright knot in the halo of the plerion G21.5-0.9 is reported. Using a collisional ionization equilibrium model for an hot optically thin plasma, a temperature of kT 0.12-0.24Â keV, a mass of 0.3-1.0Â Mâ and a density of 1.6-6Â cmâ3 is derived. The spectral analysis suggests a possible overabundance of Silicon with respect to the solar value in the knot; if this will be confirmed this object may be a clump of shocked ejecta.
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Authors
F. Bocchino,