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In this paper, we present updated estimates of the velocity of the neutron star (NS) in the supernova remnant (SNR) Cassiopeia A using over two decades of Chandra observations. We use two methods: 1.) recording NS positions from dozens of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-01-23 Tyler Holland-Ashford , Patrick Slane , Xi Long

Near-infrared spectra (0.95 - 2.4 micron) of the Cassiopeia A and Kepler supernova remnants (SNRs) are presented. Low-dispersion (R = 700) spectra were obtained for five bright fast-moving ejecta knots (FMKs) at two locations on the main…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 C. L. Gerardy , R. A. Fesen

We discuss the results from deep Chandra LETG observations of the supernova remnant 1987A (SNR 1987A). We find that a distribution of shocks, spanning the same range of velocities (from 300 to 1700 km/s) as deduced in the first part of our…

The shock waves of supernova remnants (SNRs) are prominent candidates for the acceleration of the Galactic cosmic rays. SNR RX J1713.7$-$3946 is one well-studied particle accelerator in our Galaxy because of its strong non-thermal X-ray and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-06-05 Naomi Tsuji , Yasunobu Uchiyama , Felix Aharonian , David Berge , Ryota Higurashi , Roman Krivonos , Takaaki Tanaka

The maximum energy of electrons accelerated by supernova remnants (SNR) is typically limited by radiative losses. In this scenario, the synchrotron cooling time scale is equal to the acceleration time scale. On the other hand, the low…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-08-28 Vincenzo Sapienza , Marco Miceli , Oleh Petruk , Aya Bamba , Salvatore Orlando , Fabrizio Bocchino , Giovanni Peres

We present the results from deep X-ray observations (~400 ks in total) of SN 1006 by the X-ray astronomy satellite Suzaku. The thermal spectrum from the entire supernova remnant (SNR) exhibits prominent emission lines of O, Ne, Mg, Si, S,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-16 Hiroyuki Uchida , Hiroya Yamaguchi , Katsuji Koyama

We present the evidence for X-ray variability from the core and from knot A in the M87 jet based on data from two observations with the Einstein Observatory High Resolution Imager (HRI) and three observations with the ROSAT HRI. The core…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-01-13 D. E. Harris , J. A. Biretta , W. Junor

A Chandra X-ray imaging observation of the jet in Pictor A showed a feature that appears to be a flare that faded between 2000 and 2002. The feature was not detected in a follow-up observation in 2009. The jet itself is over 150 kpc long…

We have developed a simple model to investigate the modifications of the hydrodynamics and non-equilibrium ionization X-ray emission in young supernova remnants due to nonlinear particle acceleration. In nonlinear, diffusive shock…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 A. Decourchelle , D. C. Ellison , J. Ballet

Using the unprecedented spectral resolution of the reflection grating spectrometer (RGS) onboard XMM-Newton, we reveal dynamics of X-ray--emitting ejecta in the oxygen-rich supernova remnant Puppis A. The RGS spectrum shows prominent…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-15 Satoru Katsuda , Yutaka Ohira , Koji Mori , Hiroshi Tsunemi , Hiroyuki Uchida , Katsuji Koyama , Toru Tamagawa

Without amplification, magnetic fields in expanding ejecta of young supernova remnants (SNRs) will be orders of magnitude below those required to shock accelerate thermal electrons, or ions, to relativistic energies or to produce radio…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Donald C. Ellison , Anne Decourchelle , Jean Ballet

We analyse the spectra of the archival XMM-Newton data of the Seyfert 1 AGN Zw 229.015 in the energy range $0.3 - 10.0$ keV. When fitted with a simple power-law, the spectrum shows signatures of weak soft excess below 1.0 keV. We find that…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-12-21 Oluwashina Adegoke , Suvendu Rakshit , Banibrata Mukhopadhyay

We investigate the effect of the circumstellar medium density profile on the X-ray emission from outer ejecta knots in the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant using the 1 Ms Chandra observation. The spectra of a number of radial series of ejecta…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-13 Una Hwang , J. Martin Laming

Statistics of the magnetic field disturbances in the supernova remnants (SNRs) can be accessed using the second-order correlation function of the synchrotron intensities. Here we measure the magnetic energy spectra in supernova remnant…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-09-15 Pavan Kumar Vishwakarma , Jais Kumar

In the framework of test-particle and cosmic-ray modified hydrodynamics, we calculate synchrotron emission radial profiles in young ejecta-dominated supernova remnants (SNRs) evolving in an ambient medium which is uniform in density and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Gamil Cassam-Chenai , Anne Decourchelle , Jean Ballet , Donald C. Ellison

We show that fast moving isolated fragments of a supernova ejecta composed of heavy elements should be sources of K_alpha X-ray line emission of the SN nuclear-processed products. Supersonic motion of the knots in the intercloud medium will…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 A. M. Bykov

We consider in more detail a model previously proposed for the hard X-ray (>10 keV) emission observed from the supernova remnant Cas A, whereby electrons are accelerated by lower-hybrid waves and radiate bremsstrahlung. We consider both…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 J. Martin Laming

The central strong activities in core-collapse supernovae expect to produce the overturning of the Fe- and Si/O-rich ejecta during the supernova explosion based on multi-dimensional simulations. X-ray observations of the supernova remnant…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-06-29 Tomoya Tsuchioka , Toshiki Sato , Shinya Yamada , Yasunobu Uchiyama

Molecular clouds are predicted to emit nonthermal X-rays when they are close to particle-accelerating supernova remnants (SNRs), and the hard X-ray source AX J1714.1-3912, near the SNR RX J1713.7-3946, has long been considered a candidate…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-04-18 Marco Miceli , Aya Bamba

The nature of Type Ia supernovae remains controversial. The youngest remnants of Ia supernovae hold clues to the explosion and to the immediate surroundings. We present a third epoch of Chandra observations of the $\sim600$-year-old Type Ia…