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Young Supernova Remnants: Issues and Prospects

Astrophysics 2009-11-06 v1

Abstract

After reviewing recent work on the dynamics of young supernova remnants (YSNRs) and discussing how YSNRs can be used as physics laboratories, I discuss several challenges: Where are the very young SNRs in the Galaxy? Can very young SNRs produce gamma ray bursts? The Connections Challenge: Can one infer the nature of the supernova and its progenitor star from observations of the YSNR?

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0101043,
  title  = {Young Supernova Remnants: Issues and Prospects},
  author = {Christopher F. McKee},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0101043},
  year   = {2009}
}

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Proceedings of the 11th Annual Astrophysics Conference in Maryland "Young Supernova Remnants"