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We model the thermal dust emission from dust grains heated by synchrotron radiation and by particle collisions, under conditions appropriate for four different shocked and unshocked gas components of the Cassiopeia A (Cas A) supernova…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-02-20 F. D. Priestley , M. J. Barlow , I. De Looze

We present a detailed analysis of Chandra X-ray spectra from individual ejecta knots in the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. The spectra are fitted to give the electron temperature and (single) ionization age. These quantities are compared…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 J. Martin Laming , Una Hwang

Using the 3.5-m Herschel Space Observatory, imaging photometry of Cas A has been obtained in six bands between 70 um and 500 um with the PACS and SPIRE instruments, with angular resolutions ranging from 6 to 37". In the outer regions of the…

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

(Condensed form) - The serendipitous discovery of infrared echoes around the supernova remnant of Cas A by the Spitzer satellite has provided astronomers with a unique opportunity to study the properties of the echoing material and the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Eli Dwek , Richard G. Arendt

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

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

We performed Spitzer Infrared Spectrograph mapping observations covering nearly the entire extent of the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant (SNR), producing mid-infrared (5.5-35 micron) spectra every 5-10". Gas lines of Ar, Ne, O, Si, S and Fe,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 J. Rho , T. Kozasa , W. T. Reach , L. Rudnick , T. DeLaney , J. D. Smith , J. A. Ennis , H. Gomez , A. Tappe

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

We report the results of broadband (0.95--2.46 $\mu$m) near-infrared spectroscopic observations of the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant. Using a clump-finding algorithm in two-dimensional dispersed images, we identify 63 "knots" from eight…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-03-13 Yong-Hyun Lee , Bon-Chul Koo , Dae-Sik Moon , Michael G. Burton , Jae-Joon Lee

Ground-based optical spectra and Hubble Space Telescope images of ten core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe) obtained several years to decades after outburst are analyzed with the aim of understanding the general properties of their late-time…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-04 D. Milisavljevic , R. Fesen , R. Chevalier , R. Kirshner , P. Challis , M. Turatto

We present new reddening measurements towards the young supernova remnant Cassiopeia A, using two techniques not previously applied to this object. Our observations of the near-infrared [Fe II] 1.257 micron and 1.644 micron lines show the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2010-01-15 Kristoffer A. Eriksen , David Arnett , Donald W. McCarthy , Patrick Young

The distribution of elements produced in the inner-most layers of a supernova explosion is a key diagnostic for studying the collapse of massive stars. Here we present the results of a 2.4 Ms \textit{NuSTAR} observing campaign aimed at…

We report the likely detection of near-infrared 2.29 $\mu$m first overtone Carbon Monoxide (CO) emission from the young supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A). The continuum-subtracted CO filter map reveals CO knots within the ejecta-rich…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 J. Rho , T. H. Jarrett , W. T. Reach , H. Gomez , M. Andersen

Aims: Archival observations of infrared fine-structure lines of the young Galactic supernova remnant Cassiopeia A allow us to test existing models and determine the physical parameters of various regions of the fast-moving knots (FMKs),…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-04-08 D. Docenko , R. A. Sunyaev

We present X-ray emission line equivalent width images of the bright Galactic supernova remnant Cassiopeia A for the elements Si, S, Ar, Ca, and Fe using a 50,000 s observation with the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer on the Chandra X-ray…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Una Hwang , Stephen S. Holt , Robert Petre

We present a 3-dimensional analysis of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A using high resolution spectra from the Spitzer Space Telescope. We observe supernova ejecta both immediately before and during the shock-ejecta interaction. We…

Cassiopeia A is a nearby young supernova remnant that provides a unique laboratory for the study of core-collapse supernova explosions. Cassiopeia A is known to be a Type IIb supernova from the optical spectrum of its light echo, but the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-01-22 Bon-Chul Koo , Hyun-Jeong Kim , Heeyoung Oh , John C. Raymond , Sung-Chul Yoon , Yong-Hyun Lee , Daniel T. Jaffe

We present new evidence that the bright non-thermal X-ray emission features in the interior of the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant (SNR) are caused by inward moving shocks based on Chandra and NuSTAR observations. Several bright…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-02-07 Toshiki Sato , Satoru Katsuda , Mikio Morii , Aya Bamba , John P. Hughes , Yoshitomo Maeda , Manabu Ishida , Federico Fraschetti

We present JWST NIRCam (F356W and F444W filters) and MIRI (F770W) images and NIRSpec- IFU spectroscopy of the young supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A). We obtained the data as part of a JWST survey of Cas A. The NIRCam and MIRI images…