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most citedHigh Resolution X-ray Spectroscopic Constraints on Cooling-Flow Models for Clusters of Galaxies

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astro-ph.IM2016★ 492 cited

Optimal binning of X-ray spectra and response matrix design

J. S. Kaastra, J. A. M. Bleeker

A theoretical framework is developed to estimate the optimal binning of X-ray spectra. We derived expressions for the optimal bin size for model spectra as well as for observed dat…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 59 cited

Proper Motions of H-alpha filaments in the Supernova Remnant RCW 86

E. A. Helder, J. Vink, A. Bamba +4

We present a proper motion study of the eastern shock-region of the supernova remnant RCW 86 (MSH 14-63, G315.4-2.3), based on optical observations carried out with VLT/FORS2 in 20…

astro-ph.GA2009★ 171 cited

Measuring the cosmic ray acceleration efficiency of a supernova remnant

E. A. Helder, J. Vink, C. G. Bassa +7

Cosmic rays are the most energetic particles arriving at earth. Although most of them are thought to be accelerated by supernova remnants, the details of the acceleration process a…

astro-ph2008★ 11 cited

Clusters of galaxies: beyond the thermal view

J. S. Kaastra, A. M. Bykov, S. Schindler +13

We present the work of an international team at the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern that worked together to review the current observational and theoretical st…

astro-ph2007★ 139 cited

Constraining supernova models using the hot gas in clusters of galaxies

J. de Plaa, N. Werner, J. A. M. Bleeker +3

The hot Intra-Cluster Medium (ICM) in clusters of galaxies is a very large repository of metals produced by supernovae. We aim to accurately measure the abundances in the ICM of ma…

astro-ph2006★ 131 cited

The X-ray synchrotron emission of RCW 86 and the implications for its age

Jacco Vink, Johan Bleeker, Kurt van der Heyden +3

We report here X-ray imaging spectroscopy observations of the northeastern shell of the supernova remnant RCW 86 with Chandra and XMM-Newton. Along this part of the shell the domin…