SNR0540-69 -the Crab twin- revisited: Chandra vs. HST

2000/09/03 by P. A. Caraveo, R. P. Mignani, R. Mignani +9 · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0009035

4 pages, 2 PostScript figures, uses psfig.sty. To appear in the proceedings of A Decade of HST Science (Baltimore, USA, April 2000)

arxiv created 2000/09/03 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01

Abstract

High resolution images of the Crab-like SNR SNR0540-69 have been recently obtained by the HRC, on board the Chandra X-ray Observatory, and by the FORS1 instrument, attached to ESO/VLT1. A detailed comparison of these images with an archival Planetary Camera one will be presented.

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