scholarly journals Fast shells and X-ray emission in 30 Doradus: SNRs and superbubbles

1991 ◽  
Vol 148 ◽  
pp. 97-98
Author(s):  
You-Hua Chu ◽  
Robert C. Kennicutt

We have mapped the kinematics of the ionized gas in 30 Dor, and find numerous examples of fast expanding shells. There is good correlation between the high-velocity material and the bright diffuse X-ray emission in 30 Dor. The fast shells are probably supernova remnants, stellar wind-blown bubbles, or combinations of both.

1983 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. 591-595
Author(s):  
D. S. Heeschen ◽  
J. Heidmann

Clumpy irregular galaxies contain 5–10 “clumps” which are hyperactive HII complexes each equivalent to 100 giant HII regions of the 30 Doradus type (Heidmann 1982). We observed one of them, Mkn 325 (= NGC 7673), with the Einstein IPC in Dec. 1980 (seq.no 10201) for 3,200 s. The reduction was made kindly by D.E. Harris. The source was localized at 23h 25m 12.2s, + 23° 18′ 25″ (1950) in agreement with the optical position, at a quite weak level (14 counts in the 1.4–2.9 kev range). Thus we could not get valuable spectral information, only that the spectrum is rather not soft. Correction for galactic absorption NH = 5 ×1020 at.cm−2 (Heyles 1975) is applied. Fits of power law spectra happen to all go through the point with flux density 4.5 ×10−5 mJy at 3.0 ×1017 Hz (1.24 kev) and they yield a flux (1.1 ± 0.3) x10−13 erg cm−2 s−1 inside 1–3 kev and an X-luminosity (2.2 ± 0.3)×1041 erg s−1 inside 0.5–4.5 kev, for a distance 49 Mpc.


2000 ◽  
Vol 177 ◽  
pp. 703-706
Author(s):  
B. M. Gaensler

AbstractI consider the state of play regarding associations of supernova remnants (SNRs) with anomalous X-ray pulsars (AXPs) and soft gamma-ray repeaters (SGRs). The three AXP/SNR associations are convincing, and are consistent with AXPs being young, low-velocity neutron stars. The three SGR/SNR associations are far more likely to be chance superpositions, and rely on SGRs being high velocity (>1000 km s−1) objects. These results imply either that AXPs evolve into SGRs, or that SGRs and AXPs represent different populations of object.


2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (S296) ◽  
pp. 374-375
Author(s):  
W. W. Tian ◽  
D. A. Leahy ◽  
Hongquan Su

AbstractWe study several TeV Supernova Remnants (SNRs W51C, CTB 37A, CTB 37B and G353.6-0.7) by radio and X-ray observations. We utilize neutral hydrogen (\HI) 21 cm line data to measure their kinematic distances, and use the CO line survey sensitive to molecular hydrogen clouds to validate these distance measurements and understand their relation to the TeV SNRs. Our study show that the TeV γ-ray emission from W51C should not be associated with the high-velocity HI clouds; CTB 37A and CTB 37B are at different distances and are only by chance nearby each other on the sky; the extended TeV emission from G353.6-0.7 possibly originates from the interaction between the SNR shock and the adjacent CO clouds.


1983 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. 119-124
Author(s):  
A. C. Fabian ◽  
W. Brinkmann ◽  
G. C. Stewart

Einstein X-ray observations of the young supernova remnants Cassiopeia A (Murray et al. 1980) and Tycho (Seward, Gorenstein and Tucker 1982) indicate that the swept-up mass does not much exceed that of the observed ejecta. The initial density distribution of the ejecta and surrounding material is then important in determining the X-ray structure and evolution. Some aspects of this behaviour have been dealt with in previous numerical (e.g. Gull 1973; Itoh 1977; Jones, Smith and Straka 1981) and analytical (e.g. Chevalier 1982a,b) studies. We present here results obtained from numerical models covering a wider range of initial conditions. In particular, we consider the effect of a constant stellar wind from the progenitor star on the expansion of the remnant. We have previously suggested that variable mass loss from SN1006 may explain its warm filled interior (Fabian, Stewart and Brinkmann 1982).


1983 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. 541-549
Author(s):  
D. S. Mathewson ◽  
V. L. Ford ◽  
M. A. Dopita ◽  
I. R. Tuohy ◽  
K. S. Long ◽  
...  

Optical identifications of 32 X-ray sources in the Magellanic Clouds confirm that they are SNRs. They are separated into four classes: the evolved, the oxygen-rich, the Balmer-dominated and the Crab-like. High velocity HI emission is observed from an extended region near 0525–66.0. It is suggested that this is produced by a possible Type III supernova which occurred out of the plane of the LMC and on the far side of the disk. The cumulative number-diameter relation for the LMC SNRs shows that they have evolved much faster than expected from the Sedov theory. It is suggested that this apparent “free-expansion” up to quite large diameters is due to the gradual conversion of the kinetic energy of the ejecta into thermal energy as they overtake the decelerating blast wave.


2000 ◽  
Vol 177 ◽  
pp. 699-702 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. V. Gotthelf ◽  
G. Vasisht

AbstractWe propose a simple explanation for the apparent dearth of radio pulsars associated with young supernova remnants (SNRs). Recent X-ray observations of young remnants have revealed slowly rotating (P∼ 10s) central pulsars with pulsed emission above 2 keV, lacking in detectable radio emission. Some of these objects apparently have enormous magnetic fields, evolving in a manner distinct from the Crab pulsar. We argue that these X-ray pulsars can account for a substantial fraction of the long sought after neutron stars in SNRs and that Crab-like pulsars are perhaps the rarer, but more highly visible example of these stellar embers. Magnetic field decay likely accounts for their high X-ray luminosity, which cannot be explained as rotational energy loss, as for the Crab-like pulsars. We suggest that the natal magnetic field strength of these objects control their subsequent evolution. There are currently almost a dozen slow X-ray pulsars associated with young SNRs. Remarkably, these objects, taken together, represent at least half of the confirmed pulsars in supernova remnants. This being the case, these pulsars must be the progenitors of a vast population of previously unrecognized neutron stars.


Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 218
Author(s):  
Xianjie Yuan ◽  
Xuanhui Qu ◽  
Haiqing Yin ◽  
Zaiqiang Feng ◽  
Mingqi Tang ◽  
...  

This present work investigates the effects of sintering temperature on densification, mechanical properties and microstructure of Al-based alloy pressed by high-velocity compaction. The green samples were heated under the flow of high pure (99.99 wt%) N2. The heating rate was 4 °C/min before 315 °C. For reducing the residual stress, the samples were isothermally held for one h. Then, the specimens were respectively heated at the rate of 10 °C/min to the temperature between 540 °C and 700 °C, held for one h, and then furnace-cooled to the room temperature. Results indicate that when the sintered temperature was 640 °C, both the sintered density and mechanical properties was optimum. Differential Scanning Calorimetry, X-ray diffraction of sintered samples, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy, and Transmission Electron Microscope were used to analyse the microstructure and phases.


1998 ◽  
Vol 188 ◽  
pp. 224-225
Author(s):  
S. Tanaka ◽  
S. Kitamoto ◽  
T. Suzuki ◽  
K. Torii ◽  
M.F. Corcoran ◽  
...  

X-rays from early-type stars are emitted by the corona or the stellar wind. The materials in the surface layer of early-type stars are not contaminated by nuclear reactions in the stellar inside. Therefore, abundance study of the early-type stars provides us an information of the abundances of the original gas. However, the X-ray observations indicate low-metallicity, which is about 0.3 times of cosmic abundances. This fact raises the problem on the cosmic abundances.


2019 ◽  
Vol 488 (1) ◽  
pp. 803-829 ◽  
Author(s):  
I Moumen ◽  
C Robert ◽  
D Devost ◽  
R P Martin ◽  
L Rousseau-Nepton ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT We present the first optical identification and confirmation of a sample of supernova remnants (SNRs) in the nearby galaxy NGC 3344. Using high spectral and spatial resolution data, obtained with the CFHT imaging Fourier transform spectrograph SITELLE, we identified about 2200 emission line regions, many of which are H ii regions, diffuse ionized gas regions, and also SNRs. Considering the stellar population and diffuse ionized gas background, which are quite important in NGC 3344, we have selected 129 SNR candidates based on four criteria for regions where the emission lines flux ratio [S ii]/H α ≥ 0.4. Emission lines of [O ii] λ3727, H β, [O iii] λλ4959,5007, H α, [N ii] λλ6548,6583, and [S ii] λλ6716,6731 have been measured to study the ionized gas properties of the SNR candidates. We adopted a self-consistent spectroscopic analysis, based on Sabbadin plots and Baldwin, Phillips & Terlevich diagrams, to confirm the shock-heated nature of the ionization mechanism in the candidates sample. With this analysis, we end up with 42 Confirmed SNRs, 45 Probable SNRs, and 42 Less likely SNRs. Using shock models, the confirmed SNRs seem to have a metallicity ranging between Large Magellanic Cloud and 2×solar. We looked for correlations between the size of the confirmed SNRs and their emission lines ratios, their galaxy environment, and their galactocentric distance: We see a trend for a metallicity gradient among the SNR population, along with some evolutionary effects.


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