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A Statistical Study of the Correlation of Galactic Supernova Remnants and Spiral Arms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Zongwei Li ,
J. Craig Wheeler ,
Frank N. Bash  and
William H. Jefferys
Zongwei Li
Affiliation:
(, Beijing Normal University)
J. Craig Wheeler
Affiliation:
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 78712
Frank N. Bash
Affiliation:
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 78712
William H. Jefferys
Affiliation:
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 78712

Abstract

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A statistical study of the correlation of Galactic supernova remnants with spiral arms and the disk is presented. SNR apparently have a larger radial scale length than disk stars. We estimate that only about 10 percent of the Galactic SNR have been detected.

Type
Research Article
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 101: Supernova Remnants and the Interstellar Medium , 1988 , pp. 485 - 488
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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