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Radio continuum observations of LMC SNR J0550-6823

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2011-09-20 v1

Abstract

We report on new Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) observations of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) supernova remnant (SNR) J0550-6823 (DEM L328). This object is a typical horseshoe SNR with a diameter of 373" x 282" +- 4" (90 x 68 +- 1), making it one of the largest known SNRs in the Local Group. We estimate a relatively steep radio spectral index of alpha = -0.79 +- 0.27. However, its stronger than expected polarisation of 50% +- 10% is atypical for older and more evolved SNRs. We also note a strong correlation between [Oiii] and radio images, classifying this SNR as oxygen dominant.

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@article{arxiv.1109.3945,
  title  = {Radio continuum observations of LMC SNR J0550-6823},
  author = {L. M. Bozzetto and M. D. Filipović and E. J. Crawford and J. L. Payne and A. Y. De Horta and M. Stupar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1109.3945},
  year   = {2011}
}

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10 pages, 5 figures, submitted to Revista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofisica