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High energy observations of Cas A suggested the presence of synchrotron radiation, implying acceleration of cosmic rays by young supernova remnants. We detect synchrotron emission from Cas A in the near-infrared using Two Micron All Sky…

Aims. We report on the recent observations of the supernova remnant SNR 1987A in the Large Magellanic Cloud with XMM-Newton. Carefully monitoring the evolution of the X-ray light curve allows to probe the complex circumstellar medium…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-12 P. Maggi , F. Haberl , R. Sturm , D. Dewey

We present Chandra ACIS X-ray observations of the Galactic supernova remnant Cassiopeia A taken in December 2007. Combining these data with previous archival Chandra observations taken in 2000, 2002, and 2004, we estimate the remnant's…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 Daniel J. Patnaude , Robert A. Fesen

We present Infrared Space Observatory spectroscopy of sites in the supernova remnants W28, W44, and 3C391, where blast waves are impacting molecular clouds. Atomic fine-structure lines were detected from C, N, O, Si, P, and Fe. The S(3) and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 William T. Reach , Jeonghee Rho

The young SNR Cassiopeia A was imaged with WFPC-2 through four filters selected to capture the complete velocity range of the remnant's main shell in several important emission lines. Primary lines detected were [O III] 4959,5007, [N II]…

Infrared spectroscopy in the mid- and far-infrared provides powerful diagnostics for studying the emission regions in active galaxies. The large variety of ionic fine structure lines can probe gas conditions in a variety of physical…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-09-27 Luigi Spinoglio

We present the analysis of 21 bright X-ray knots in the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant from observations spanning 10 yr. We performed a comprehensive set of measurements to reveal the kinematic and thermal state of the plasma in each knot,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-05-08 John Rutherford , Daniel Dewey , Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano , Sarah N. T. Heine , Fabienne A. Bastien , Kosuke Sato , C. R. Canizares

Far-infrared (FIR) and mid-infrared (MIR) fine-structure lines (FSLs) are widely used for studying galaxies nearby and faraway. However, interpreting these lines is complicated by factors including sample and data bias, mismatch between…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-07-16 Bo Peng , Cody Lamarche , Catie Ball , Amit Vishwas , Gordon Stacey , Christopher Rooney , Thomas Nikola , Carl Ferkinhoff

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

A detailed X-ray spectral analysis of Cas A using a deep exposure from the EPIC-MOS cameras on-board XMM-Newton is presented. Spectral fitting was performed on a 15x15 grid of 20"x20" pixels using a two component non-equilibrium ionisation…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 R. Willingale , J. A. M. Bleeker , K. J. van der Heyden , J. S. Kaastra , J. Vink

We present griz light curves of 251 Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia) from the first 3 years of the Dark Energy Survey Supernova Program's (DES-SN) spectroscopically classified sample. The photometric pipeline described in this paper produces the…

We present three-dimensional kinematic reconstructions of optically emitting material in the young Galactic supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A). These Doppler maps have the highest spectral and spatial resolutions of any previous survey…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-16 Dan Milisavljevic , Robert A. Fesen

Hubble Space Telescope images of the young Galactic supernova remnant Cassiopeia A reveal a far larger population of outlying, high-velocity knots of ejecta with a broader range of chemical properties than previously suspected. We identify…

The 340-year old supernova remnant Cassiopeia A at 3.4 kpc distance is the best-studied young core-collapse supernova remnant. Nucleosynthesis yields in radioactive isotopes have been studied with different methods, in particular for…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-07-22 Thomas Siegert , Roland Diehl , Martin G. H. Krause , Jochen Greiner

We report the detection of carbon monoxide (CO) emission from the young supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A) at wavelengths corresponding to the fundamental vibrational mode at 4.65 micron. We obtained AKARI Infrared Camera spectra…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 Jeonghee Rho , Takashi Onaka , Jan Cami , William Reach

We present high spatial resolution X-ray spectroscopy of supernova remnant Cassiopeia A with the {\sl Chandra} observations. The X-ray emitting region of this remnant was divided into 38 $\times$ 34 pixels with a scale of 10$\arcsec$…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Xue-juan Yang , Fang-jun Lu , Li Chen

Context. Cassiopeia A occupies an important place among supernova remnants (SNRs) in low-frequency radio astronomy. The analysis of its continuum spectrum from low frequency observations reveals the evolution of the SNR absorption…

Context. Cassiopeia A is one of the most extensively studied supernova remnants (SNRs) in our Galaxy. The analysis of its spectral features with the help of low frequency observations plays an important role for understanding the evolution…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-03-01 Lev A. Stanislavsky , Igor N. Bubnov , Aleksander A. Konovalenko , Aleksander A. Stanislavsky , Serge N. Yerin

Broadband optical and narrowband Si XIII X-ray images of the young Galactic supernova remnant Cas A obtained over several decades are used to investigate spatial and temporal correlations on both large and small scales. The data consist of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-19 Daniel J. Patnaude , Robert A. Fesen

Carbon Radio Recombination Lines (CRRLs) at decametre wavelengths trace the diffuse phase of the interstellar medium (ISM) of the Galaxy. Their observation allows to measure physical parameters of this phase. We observed CRRLs with the…