The RXTE X-Ray Spectrum of SN 1006 and the Implications for Cosmic-Ray Acceleration

Session 99 - Supernovae & Supernova Remnants.
Oral session, Friday, January 09
Lincoln,

[99.03] The RXTE X-Ray Spectrum of SN 1006 and the Implications for Cosmic-Ray Acceleration

G. E. Allen (NRC, NASA/GSFC), R. Petre (NASA/GSFC), E. V. Gotthelf (USRA, NASA/GSFC), J. Keohane (U. Minnesota, NASA/GSFC)

We present the RXTE high-energy X-ray spectrum of the remnant of the supernova of 1006 AD. A previous analysis of the ASCA X-ray spectrum of the shell of this remnant provided the first evidence that supernova remnants accelerate cosmic-ray electrons to energies as high as 100 TeV. The recent detection of gamma rays at energies > 3 TeV from SN 1006 confirms that this remnant accelerates particles to very-high energies. We review the radio, X-ray, and gamma-ray spectral data and discuss the implications of this data for particle acceleration in the remnant.

The author(s) of this abstract have provided an email address for comments about the abstract: glenn.allen@gsfc.nasa.gov

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