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dc.contributor.authorCastro, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorLopez, Laura A.
dc.contributor.authorSlane, Patrick O.
dc.contributor.authorYamaguchi, Hiroya
dc.contributor.authorRamirez-Ruiz, Enrico
dc.contributor.authorFigueroa-Feliciano, Enectali
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-17T14:55:05Z
dc.date.available2014-07-17T14:55:05Z
dc.date.issued2013-12
dc.date.submitted2013-09
dc.identifier.issn0004-637X
dc.identifier.issn1538-4357
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/88422
dc.description.abstractThe shocks of supernova remnants are believed to accelerate particles to cosmic ray (CR) energies. The amplification of the magnetic field due to CRs propagating in the shock region is expected to have an impact on both the emission from the accelerated particle population as well as the acceleration process itself. Using a 95 ks observation with the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer on board the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, we map and characterize the synchrotron emitting material in the northwest region of RCW 86. We model spectra from several different regions, both filamentary and diffuse, where emission appears to be dominated by synchrotron radiation. The fine spatial resolution of Chandra allows us to obtain accurate emission profiles across three different non-thermal rims in this region. The narrow width (l ≈ 10''-30'') of these filaments constrains the minimum magnetic field strength at the post-shock region to approximately 80 μG.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (contract NAS8-03060)en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Chandra GO grant GO3-14080)en_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherInstitute of Physics Publishingen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/779/1/49en_US
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alikeen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/en_US
dc.sourcearXiven_US
dc.titleA CHANDRA VIEW OF NON-THERMAL EMISSION IN THE NORTHWESTERN REGION OF SUPERNOVA REMNANT RCW 86: PARTICLE ACCELERATION AND MAGNETIC FIELDSen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.citationCastro, Daniel, Laura A. Lopez, Patrick O. Slane, Hiroya Yamaguchi, Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, and Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano. “ A CHANDRA VIEW OF NON-THERMAL EMISSION IN THE NORTHWESTERN REGION OF SUPERNOVA REMNANT RCW 86: PARTICLE ACCELERATION AND MAGNETIC FIELDS .” The Astrophysical Journal 779, no. 1 (December 10, 2013): 49.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physicsen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Researchen_US
dc.contributor.mitauthorFigueroa-Feliciano, Enectalien_US
dc.contributor.mitauthorCastro, Danielen_US
dc.contributor.mitauthorLopez, Laura A.en_US
dc.relation.journalAstrophysical Journalen_US
dc.eprint.versionOriginal manuscripten_US
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticleen_US
eprint.statushttp://purl.org/eprint/status/NonPeerRevieweden_US
dspace.orderedauthorsCastro, Daniel; Lopez, Laura A.; Slane, Patrick O.; Yamaguchi, Hiroya; Ramirez-Ruiz, Enrico; Figueroa-Feliciano, Enectalien_US
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3243-727X
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9285-5556
mit.licenseOPEN_ACCESS_POLICYen_US
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