CO J=2-1 Observations toward the Supernova Remnant G54.1+0.3
Abstract
We present 12CO J = 2-1 line observations of G54.1+0.3, a composite supernova remnant with a mid-infrared (MIR) loop surrounding the central pulsar wind nebula (PWN). We mapped an area of 12' x 9' around the PWN and its associated MIR loop. We confirm two velocity components that had been proposed to be possibly interacting with the PWN/MIR-loop; the +53 km/s cloud that appears in contact with the eastern boundary of the PWN and the +23 km/s cloud that has CO emission coincident with the MIR loop. We have not found a direct evidence for the interaction in either of these clouds. Instead, we detected an 5'-long arc-like cloud at +15-+23 km/s with a systematic velocity gradient of ~3 km/s/arcmin and broad-line emitting CO gas having widths (FWHM) of <7 km/s in the western interior of the supernova remnant. We discuss their association with the supernova remnant.
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@article{arxiv.1209.4428,
title = {CO J=2-1 Observations toward the Supernova Remnant G54.1+0.3},
author = {Jung-Won Lee and Bon-Chul Koo and Jeong-Eun Lee},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1209.4428},
year = {2015}
}
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9 pages, 13 figures, accepted for publication in the Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society (JKAS)