A search for OB stars in supernova remnants

Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy - Tập 1 - Trang 67-70 - 1980
Sidney Van den Bergh1
1Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Canada

Tóm tắt

A massive binary, in which the primary becomes a supernova, should leave a luminous secondary near the centre of its remnant. Contrary to expectation no statistically significant excess of OB stars is, however, found near the centres of optically visible galactic supernova remnants.

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