SP-466 The Star Splitters
The striking similarity of the X-ray (top) and radio (bottom) images of the Tycho supernova remnant provides strong evidence that the same phenomenon, namely, the shock wave produced by the supernova, is responsible for both types of radiation. [Einstein Observatory X-ray image courtesy Paul Gorenstein; radio map from R. Strom et al. Monthly Notices Royal Astron. Soc. 200, 473 (1982).]

The striking similarity of the X-ray (top) and radio (bottom) images of the Tycho supernova remnant provides strong evidence that the same phenomenon, namely, the shock wave produced by the supernova, is responsible for both types of radiation. [Einstein Observatory X-ray image courtesy Paul Gorenstein; radio map from R. Strom et al. Monthly Notices Royal Astron. Soc. 200, 473 (1982).]

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