Kavli Affiliate: Nicola Omodei | First 5 Authors: Dmitry A. Prokhorov, Yi-Jung Yang, Riccardo Ferrazzoli, Jacco Vink, Patrick Slane | Summary: Synchrotron X-ray emission has been detected from nearly a dozen young supernova remnants (SNRs). X-rays of synchrotron origin exhibit linear polarization in a regular, non-randomly oriented magnetic field. The significant polarized X-ray emission from […]
Continue.. Evidence for a shock-compressed magnetic field in the northwestern rim of Vela Jr. from X-ray polarimetry