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We present Suzaku X-ray observations along two edge regions of the Fermi Bubbles, with eight ~20 ksec pointings across the northern part of the North Polar Spur (NPS) surrounding the north bubble and six across the southernmost edge of the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-17 J. Kataoka , M. Tahara , T. Totani , Y. Sofue , L. Stawarz , Y. Takahashi , Y. Takeuchi , H. Tsunemi , M. Kimura , Y. Takei , C. C. Cheung , Y. Inoue , T. Nakamori

We report on the results from the analysis of our 114 ks Chandra HETGS observation of the Galactic core-collapse supernova remnant G292.0+1.8. To probe the 3D structure of the clumpy X-ray emitting ejecta material in this remnant, we…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-22 Jayant Bhalerao , Sangwook Park , Daniel Dewey , John P. Hughes , Koji Mori , Jae-Joon Lee

While Tycho's supernova remnant is one of the most studied type Ia Galactic supernova remnants, a global view of the physical properties of its ejecta is lacking, to understand its mysteries. In particular, the spatial distribution of the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-01-22 L. Godinaud , F. Acero , A. Decourchelle , J. Ballet

Aims. We study the X-ray emission of the galactic supernova remnant (SNR) G18.95-1.1 with the eROSITA telescope on board the Spectrum Rentgen Gamma (SRG) orbital observatory. In addition to the pulsar wind nebula that was previously…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-10-06 A. M. Bykov , Y. A. Uvarov , E. M. Churazov , M. R. Gilfanov , P. S. Medvedev

The supernova remnants left behind by Type Ia supernovae provide an excellent opportunity for the study of these enigmatic objects. In a previous work, we showed that it is possible to use the X-ray spectra of young Type Ia supernova…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 C. Badenes , K. J. Borkowski , E. Bravo

We report here the first study of proper motions of fast filaments in the young, oxygen-rich supernova remnant G292.0+1.8, carried out using a series of [O III] 5007 A emission-line images taken over a period of more than 21 years. Images…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 P. Frank Winkler , Karl Twelker , Claudine N. Reith , Knox S. Long

The extremely luminous and unstable star Eta Carinae is surrounded by ejecta formed during the star's giant eruption around 1843. The optical nebula consists of an inner region, the bipolar Homunculus and the outer ejecta. The X-ray…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Kerstin Weis , Michael F. Corcoran , Kris Davidson

Aims: zeta Puppis, one of the closest and brightest massive stars, was the first early-type object observed by the current generation of X-ray observatories. These data provided some surprising results, confirming partly the theoretical…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-09-26 Yael Naze , Carlos Arturo Flores , Gregor Rauw

We present results of the Suzaku/XIS observation around the radio supernova remnant (SNR) G12.0-0.1. No significant diffuse emission extending in or along the radio shell was observed. Instead two compact X-ray sources, Suzaku J181205-1835…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-17 Shigeo Yamauchi , Aya Bamba , Katsuji Koyama

We present high-resolution X-ray spectra from the young supernova remnant Cas A using a 70-ks observation taken by the Chandra High Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer (HETGS). Line emission, dominated by Si and S ions, is used for…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 J. S. Lazendic , D. Dewey , N. S. Schulz , C. R. Canizares

Suzaku X-ray observations of a young supernova remnant, Cassiopeia A, were carried out. K-shell transition lines from highly ionized ions of various elements were detected, including Chromium (Cr-Kalpha at 5.61 keV). The X-ray continuum…

We present the analysis of new X-ray observations of two Galactic radio supernova remnants (SNRs), G337.2-0.7 and G309.2-0.6. Both remnants exhibit line-rich thermal spectra that require highly non-solar elemental abundance ratios. In each…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Cara E. Rakowski , John P. Hughes , Patrick Slane

We present analysis of Chandra X-ray Observatory data detailing a galactic supernova remnant, G272.2-3.2. A clear shell of emission has been resolved for the first time as a series of filaments and knots around the entire rim of the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-01-07 Randall L. McEntaffer , Nolan Grieves , Thomas Brantseg

Supernova (SN) 1987A is one of the best candidates to exploit the capabilities of the freshly launched XRISM satellite. This celestial object offers the unique opportunity to study the evolution of a SN into a young supernova remnant. To…

[abridged] We report on Suzaku observations of selected regions within the Southern giant lobe of the radio galaxy Centaurus A. We focus on distinct X-ray features likely associated with fine radio structure of the lobe. We find that the…

X-ray observations reveiled a group of radio-silent isolated neutron stars (INSs) at the centre of young supernova remnants (SNRs), dubbed central compact objects or CCOs, with properties different from those of classical rotation-powered…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-13 R. P. Mignani , A. De Luca , S. Mereghetti , P. A. Caraveo

We studied extended X-ray emission from the Carina Nebula taken with the Suzaku CCD camera XIS on 2005 Aug. 29. The X-ray morphology, plasma temperature and absorption to the plasma are consistent with the earlier Einstein results. The…

We study supernova ejecta-companion interactions in a sample of realistic semidetached binary systems representative of Type Ia supernova progenitor binaries in a single-degenerate scenario. We model the interaction process with the help of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-08-26 P. Boehner , T. Plewa , N. Langer

We report a discovery of diffuse X-ray emission around the supernova remnant (SNR) G106.3+2.7, which is associated with VER J2227+608 and HAWC J2227+610 and is known as a candidate for a PeV cosmic ray accelerator (PeVatron). We analyze…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-05-25 Yutaka Fujita , Aya Bamba , Kumiko K. Nobukawa , Hironori Matsumoto

We present the Suzaku results of the mixed-morphology supernova remnant W28. The X-ray spectra of the central region of W28 exhibit many bright emission lines from highly ionized atoms. An optically thin thermal plasma in collisional…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-04 Makoto Sawada , Katsuji Koyama