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Observation of Nonthermal Emission from the Supernova Remnant IC443 with RXTE

Author
Keohane, J. W.
Published
[2002].
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Reimer, O. and Sturner, S. J.
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Summary
In this paper we present analysis of X-ray spectra from the supernova remnant IC443 obtained using the PCA on RXTE. The spectra in the 3 - 20 keV band are well fit by a two-component model consisting of thermal and nonthermal components. We compare these results with recent results of other X-ray missions and discuss the need for a cut-off in the nonthermal spectrum. Recent Chandra and XMM-Newton observations suggest that much of the nonthermal emission from IC443 can be attributed to a pulsar wind nebula. We present the results of our search for periodic emission in the RXTE PCA data. We then discuss the origin o f the nonthermal component and its possible association with the unidentified EGRET source.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
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Document ID: 20030025263.
COSPAR 2002; 10-19 Oct. 2002; Houston, TX; United States.
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