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Two New X-ray/Optical/Radio Supernova Remnants in M31

Astrophysics 2009-11-10 v1

Abstract

We compare a deep (37 ks) Chandra ACIS-S image of the M31 bulge to Local Group Survey narrow-band optical data and Very Large Array (VLA) radio data of the same region. Our precisely registered images reveal two new optical shells with X-ray counterparts. These shells have sizes, [S II]/H-alpha flux ratios, and X-ray spectral properties typical of supernova remnants (SNRs) with ages of 94+3^{+3}_{-4} and 179+6^{+6}_{-9} kyr. Analysis of complementary VLA data reveals the radio counterparts, further confirming that they are SNRs. We discuss and compare the properties and morphologies of these SNRs at the different wavelengths.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0407507,
  title  = {Two New X-ray/Optical/Radio Supernova Remnants in M31},
  author = {B. F. Williams and L. O. Sjouwerman and A. K. H. Kong and J. D. Gelfand and M. R. Garcia and S. S. Murray},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0407507},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

18 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ