THE CYGNUS X COMPLEX

Abstract

Detailed observations of the Cygnus X region have been obtained at a frequency of 3200 Mc/s using the 10-metre parabolic reflector of the National Research Council of Canada. The resultant contour map shows this region to be very complex, having more than thirty bright condensations. A flux density has been computed for each and an angular size has been estimated for all sources larger than twenty minutes of arc. A derived spectral index of -04 and its large angular size lead to the hypothesis that this source is the remnant of a type II supernova at a distance of 300-1650 parsecs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 06, 1963
Accession Number
AD0445238

Entities

People

  • L. A. Higgs
  • N. W. Broten
  • R. Raghavarao
  • W. F. Medd

Organizations

  • National Research Council Canada

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Astronomy
  • Brightness
  • Detection
  • Diameters
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Emission
  • Engineering
  • Errors
  • Flux Density
  • Frequency
  • Gaussian Distributions
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Observation
  • Observatories
  • Radio Astronomy

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy/Astrophysics
  • Radar Systems Engineering.