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ROSAT observation of the HII region RCW 49 Possible discovery of a new Wolf-Rayet ring nebula

Sandro Mereghetti, T. Belloni

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We have observed the southern HII region RCW 49 with the ROSAT PSPC instrument. Part of the diffuse X-ray and optical emission present in this region might be associated with the X-ray selected WR star Th35-42 (WR20c). The young star cluster Westerlund 2 (which contains WR20a) is seen in X-rays as a centrally peaked, resolved source, surrounded by fainter diffuse emission.

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We have observed the southern HII region RCW 49 with the ROSAT PSPC instrument. Part of the diffuse X-ray and optical emission present in this region might be associated with the X-ray selected WR star Th35-42 (WR20c). The young star cluster Westerlund 2 (which contains WR20a) is seen in X-rays as a centrally peaked, resolved source, surrounded by fainter diffuse emission.

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We have observed the southern HII region RCW 49 with the ROSAT PSPC instrument. Part of the diffuse X-ray and optical emission present in this region might be associated with the X-ray selected WR star Th35-42 (WR20c). The young star cluster Westerlund 2 (which contains WR20a) is seen in X-rays as a centrally peaked, resolved source, surrounded by fainter diffuse emission.

Key concepts: ROSAT, Wolf–Rayet star, Astrophysics, Physics, Nebula, Astronomy, Star (game theory), Cluster (spacecraft)

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