Imaging of the Radio Remnant of SN 1987A at 12 mm Wavelength
Imaging of the Radio Remnant of SN 1987A at 12 mm Wavelength
Observations of the radio remnant of supernova 1987A using the Australia Telescope Compact Array in the 12 mm band on 2003 July 31 (day 6002.7 after the explosion) give the first fully resolved radio image of the supernova remnant. The diffraction-limited image has a resolution of about 0.″45, a factor …