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Title:
New light on the X-ray spectrum of the Crab Nebula
Authors:
Willingale, R.; Aschenbach, B.; Griffiths, R. G.; Sembay, S.; Warwick, R. S.; Becker, W.; Abbey, A. F.; Bonnet-Bidaud, J.-M.
Affiliation:
AA( Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK; ), AB(Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, Giessenbachstraße, 85740 Garching, Germany; ), AC( Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK; ), AD( Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK; ), AE(Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK; ), AG( Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK; ), AH(Service d'Astrophysique DAPNIA/SAp, CE Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France; )
Publication:
Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.365, p.L212-L217 (2001) (A&A Homepage)
Publication Date:
01/2001
Origin:
EDP Sciences
A&A Keywords:
ISM: SUPERNOVA REMNANTS, ISM: INDIVIDUAL: CRAB NEBULA
DOI:
10.1051/0004-6361:20000114
Bibliographic Code:
2001A&A...365L.212W

Abstract

XMM-Newton observations of the Crab provide new information on its integrated X-ray spectrum and the variation of the spectral form across the nebula. The Crab pulsar and its surrounding torus exhibit the hardest spectra with power-law indices of Gamma = 1.6 and 1.8. The jet and outer reaches of the nebula are significantly softer with Gamma = 2.1 and 2.3 respectively. For the whole nebula, the huge number of recorded counts allows a detailed examination of the soft X-ray absorption due to cool gas in the foreground of the Crab. Absorption edges due to oxygen and neon are clearly identified. Oxygen and iron in the interstellar medium are underabundant by a factor of 0.63 +/- 0.01. The average N_H=3.45+/-0.02 1021 cm-2 and varies by less than +/-11% on a scale equal to or larger than 20 arcsec over the face of the nebula. These observations of the Crab provide an excellent demonstration of the power of the EPIC cameras on XMM-Newton for spatial, spectral and timing studies.
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