scholarly journals High Resolution X-ray Images of Puppis a and IC 443

1983 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. 289-293
Author(s):  
R. Petre ◽  
C. R. Canizares ◽  
P. F. Winkler ◽  
F. D. Seward ◽  
R. Willingale ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Interstellar Medium ◽  
Molecular Cloud ◽  
Supernova Remnants ◽  
Surface Brightness ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Giant Molecular Cloud

We present soft X-ray photomosaic images of two supernova remnants, Puppis A and IC 443, constructed from a series of exposures by the Einstein imaging instruments. The complex morphologies displayed in these images reflect the interaction between “middle-aged” supernova remnants and various components of the interstellar medium. Surface brightness variations across Puppis A suggest that inhomogeneities on scales from 0.2 to 30 pc are present in the interstellar medium, while the structure of IC 443 is apparently dominated by the interaction between the remnant and a giant molecular cloud.

scholarly journals Multi-Wavelength View of Supernova Remnants

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 194-199
Author(s):  
Manami Sasaki
Keyword(s):  
Gamma Rays ◽  
Molecular Cloud ◽  
Supernova Remnants ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Interstellar Clouds ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Short Overview ◽  
Giant Molecular Cloud ◽  
Multi Wavelength ◽  
Cloud Complex

This contribution gives a very short overview on the emission of supernova remnants and the processes that are responsible for both the thermal and non-thermal origins of the emission, typically observed in radio, X-rays, and up to gamma-rays. We discuss in particular the case of the Galactic SNR CTB 109. As detailed X-ray studies combined with observations in radio have shown, CTB 109 is interacting with a giant molecular cloud complex. The interaction of the SNR shock with dense interstellar clouds is responsible for both the unusual semi-circular morphology of the SNR and the bright X-ray feature inside the SNR, and, as has been shown recently, seems also to play a major role in the production of gamma-rays.

scholarly journals Heating of the Interstellar Medium by Supernova Remnants

1983 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. 385-392
Author(s):  
Donald P. Cox
Keyword(s):  
Interstellar Medium ◽  
Supernova Remnants ◽  
Supernova Remnant ◽  
Low Density ◽  
The Sun ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Interstellar Material ◽  
X Ray Background

We observe the heating of interstellar material in young supernova remnants (SNR). In addition, when analyzing the soft X-ray background we find evidence for large isolated regions of apparently hot, low density material. These, we infer, may have been heated by supernovae. One such region seems to surround the Sun. This has been modeled as a supernova remnant viewed from within. The most reasonable parameters are ambient density no ~ 0.004 cm−3, radius of about 100 pc, age just over 105 years (Cox and Anderson 1982).

scholarly journals Radio and X-ray Study of SNRs in the Magellanic Clouds

1999 ◽  
Vol 192 ◽  
pp. 104-107
Author(s):  
M.D. Filipović ◽  
W. Pietsch ◽  
G. L. White ◽  
F. Haberl ◽  
L. Staveley-Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Supernova Remnants ◽  
Magellanic Clouds ◽  
Radio Continuum ◽  
H Ii Regions ◽  
Complete Sample ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Compact Array

We present our high-resolution radio-continuum and X-ray study of supernova remnants (SNRs) in the Magellanic Clouds (MCs). These investigations are based on Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) radio-continuum and ROSAT X-ray observations. Our main aim is to study a complete sample of the MC SNRs and H II regions.

scholarly journals High-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of the Interstellar Medium

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. S. Kaastra ◽  
C. P. de Vries ◽  
E. Costantini ◽  
J. W. A. den Herder ◽  
A. J. J. Raassen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Interstellar Medium ◽  
X Ray

scholarly journals IRAS Observations of Collisionally Heated Dust in Large Magellanic Cloud Supernova Remnants

1988 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. 383-386
Author(s):  
James R. Graham ◽  
A. Evans ◽  
J.S. Albinson ◽  
M.F. Bode ◽  
W.P.S. Meikle
Keyword(s):  
Interstellar Medium ◽  
Supernova Remnants ◽  
Large Magellanic Cloud ◽  
Magellanic Cloud ◽  
Substantial Fraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Ir Sources ◽  
Atomic Cooling ◽  
Dust Grain ◽  
Ir Emission

AbstractIRAS additional observations show that luminous (104−105 L⊙) far-IR sources are associated with the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) supernova remnants N63A, N49, N49B, and N186D. Comparison of the IRAS and X-ray data shows that a substantial fraction of the IR emission from three of the SNRs can be accounted for by collisionally heated dust. The ratio of dust-grain cooling to total atomic cooling is ~10 in X-ray emitting gas (T~106 K). We show why dust cooling does not dominate, but probably speeds SNR evolution in an inhomogeneous interstellar medium.

scholarly journals Interaction of the SS433 Jet with the Interstellar Medium

2000 ◽  
Vol 195 ◽  
pp. 419-420
Author(s):  
P. O'Neill ◽  
R. Sood ◽  
P. Durouchoux ◽  
S. Safi-Harb
Keyword(s):  
Interstellar Medium ◽  
Molecular Cloud ◽  
Surrounding Medium ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
X Ray

X-ray emission observed from the SS433/W50 system has been interpreted as resulting from the interaction of the binary jets with the surrounding medium. We have been carrying out millimetre wavelength measurements of this system. We find no evidence for the association of a molecular cloud with the eastern jet, but we do find evidence for a strong association with the western jet.

scholarly journals Feedback in the Dark Domain

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (S267) ◽  
pp. 362-369
Author(s):  
Keiichi Wada
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Interstellar Medium ◽  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Dynamical Effect ◽  
Theoretical Knowledge ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Supermassive Black Hole

AbstractIn order to clarify the physics of AGN feedback and feeding, we need to understand the interstellar medium (ISM) in the central several tens of parsecs in galaxies where our observational and theoretical knowledge is relatively poor. Here we discuss feedback processes due to strong far UV and X-ray radiation, as well as the dynamical effect of a supermassive black hole (SMBH) based on new high-resolution numerical simulations of the ISM in the central R ≤ 32 pc region around a SMBH at the center of a galaxy.

scholarly journals High-Resolution X-Ray Spectroscopy of Galactic Supernova Remnants

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 200-204
Author(s):  
Satoru Katsuda ◽  
Hiroshi Tsunemi
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Supernova Remnants ◽  
Line Emission ◽  
Collisionless Shock ◽  
Reverse Shock ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Upper Limit ◽  
Hot Plasma ◽  
Forward Shock ◽  
Intensity Ratios

High-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of Galactic supernova remnants (SNRs), based on grating spectrometers onboard XMM-Newton and Chandra, has been revealing a variety of new astrophysical phenomena. Broadened oxygen lines for a northwestern compact knot in SN 1006 clearly show a high oxygen temperature of ~300 keV. The high temperature together with a lower electron temperature (<em>kT<sub>e</sub></em> ~ 1 keV) can be reasonably interpreted as temperature non-equilibration between electrons and oxygen behind a collisionless shock. An ejecta knot in the Puppis A SNR shows blueshifted line emission by ~ 1500kms<sup>-1</sup>. The line widths are fairly narrow in contrast to the SN 1006's knot; an upper limit of 0.9 eV is obtained for O VIII Lyα, which translates to an oxygen temperature of <em>kT<sub>O</sub></em> &lt; 30 keV. The low temperature suggests that the knot was heated by a reverse shock whose velocity is 4 times slower than that of a forward shock. Anomalous intensity ratios in O VII Heα lines, i.e., a stronger forbidden line than a resonance line, is found in a cloud-shock interaction region in Puppis A. The line ratio can be best explained by the charge-exchange emission that should arise at interfaces between the cold/warm clouds and the hot plasma. There are several other targets for which we plan to analyze high-quality grating data prior to the operation of the soft X-ray spectrometer onboard Astro-H.

scholarly journals The headlight cloud in NGC 628: An extreme giant molecular cloud in a typical galaxy disk

2020 ◽  
Vol 634 ◽  
pp. A121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cinthya N. Herrera ◽  
Jérôme Pety ◽  
Annie Hughes ◽  
Sharon E. Meidt ◽  
Kathryn Kreckel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Molecular Cloud ◽  
Molecular Clouds ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Stellar Population ◽  
High Mass ◽  
Molecular Gas ◽  
Giant Molecular Cloud ◽  
The Impact

Context. Cloud-scale surveys of molecular gas reveal the link between giant molecular cloud properties and star formation across a range of galactic environments. Cloud populations in galaxy disks are considered to be representative of the normal star formation process, while galaxy centers tend to harbor denser gas that exhibits more extreme star formation. At high resolution, however, molecular clouds with exceptional gas properties and star formation activity may also be observed in normal disk environments. In this paper we study the brightest cloud traced in CO(2–1) emission in the disk of nearby spiral galaxy NGC 628. Aims. We characterize the properties of the molecular and ionized gas that is spatially coincident with an extremely bright H II region in the context of the NGC 628 galactic environment. We investigate how feedback and large-scale processes influence the properties of the molecular gas in this region. Methods. High-resolution ALMA observations of CO(2–1) and CO(1−0) emission were used to characterize the mass and dynamical state of the “headlight” molecular cloud. The characteristics of this cloud are compared to the typical properties of molecular clouds in NGC 628. A simple large velocity gradient (LVG) analysis incorporating additional ALMA observations of 13CO(1−0), HCO+(1−0), and HCN(1−0) emission was used to constrain the beam-diluted density and temperature of the molecular gas. We analyzed the MUSE spectrum using Starburst99 to characterize the young stellar population associated with the H II region. Results. The unusually bright headlight cloud is massive (1 − 2 × 107 M⊙), with a beam-diluted density of nH2 = 5 × 104 cm−3 based on LVG modeling. It has a low virial parameter, suggesting that the CO emission associated with this cloud may be overluminous due to heating by the H II region. A young (2 − 4 Myr) stellar population with mass 3 × 105 M⊙ is associated. Conclusions. We argue that the headlight cloud is currently being destroyed by feedback from young massive stars. Due to the large mass of the cloud, this phase of the its evolution is long enough for the impact of feedback on the excitation of the gas to be observed. The high mass of the headlight cloud may be related to its location at a spiral co-rotation radius, where gas experiences reduced galactic shear compared to other regions of the disk and receives a sustained inflow of gas that can promote the mass growth of the cloud.

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