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We report the discovery of optical emission from the non-radiative shocked ejecta of three young Type Ia supernova remnants (SNRs): SNR 0519-69.0, SNR 0509-67.5, and N103B. Deep integral field spectroscopic observations reveal broad and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-07 Ivo R. Seitenzahl , Parviz Ghavamian , J. Martin Laming , Frédéric P. A. Vogt

Cassiopeia A is one of the best-studied supernova remnants. Its shocked ejecta emits brightly in radio and X-rays. Its unshocked ejecta can be studied through infrared emission, the radio-active decay of $^{44}$Ti, and low frequency…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-05-09 M. Arias , J. Vink , F. de Gasperin , P. Salas , J. B. R. Oonk , R. J. van Weeren

We investigate the properties of Fe-rich knots on the east limb of the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant using observations with Chandra/ACIS and analysis methods developed in a companion paper. We use the fitted ionization age and electron…

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

Despite their importance, a detailed understanding of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) remains elusive. X-ray measurements of the element distributions in supernova remnants (SNRs) offer important clues for understanding the explosion and…

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

Kepler's supernova remnant (SNR) is believed to result from a Type Ia supernova, but be interacting with dense circumstellar material (CSM), which makes its progenitor system a mystery. Using the Chandra ACIS-S 741 ks effective exposure…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-02-20 Lei Sun , Yang Chen

Core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe) produce large ($\gtrsim 0.1 \, {\rm M}_\odot$) masses of dust, and are potentially the primary source of dust in the Universe, but much of this dust may be destroyed before reaching the interstellar medium.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-11-17 F. D. Priestley , M. Arias , M. J. Barlow , I. De Looze

HST ACS images of the young SN remnant Cas A are used to explore the expansion and spatial distribution of its highest velocity debris. Proper motions of over 1800 outlying ejecta knots are reported. The distribution of transverse expansion…

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 recent survey of the core-collapse supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (CasA) with the MIRI instrument on board the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) revealed a large structure in the interior region, referred to as the "Green Monster".…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-03-21 Jacco Vink , Manan Agarwal , Patrick Slane , Ilse de Looze , Dan Milisavljevic , Dan Patnaude , Tea Temim

Supernova remnants (SNRs) offer the means to study supernovae (SNe) long after the original explosion and can provide a unique insight into the mechanism that governs these energetic events. In this work, we examine the morphologies of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-05-12 Tyler Holland-Ashford , Laura A. Lopez , Katie Auchettl

Abridged. We aim at exploring to which extent the remnant keeps memory of the asymmetries that develop stochastically in the neutrino-heating layer due to hydrodynamic instabilities (e.g., convective overturn and the standing accretion…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-01-20 S. Orlando , A. Wongwathanarat , H. -T. Janka , M. Miceli , M. Ono , S. Nagataki , F. Bocchino , G. Peres

We present polarization observations of the young supernova remnant (SNR) Cas A using the High-resolution Airborne Wideband Camera-Plus (HAWC+) instrument onboard the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). The…

We investigate the consequences of fairly normal Type Ia supernovae being embedded in compact and dense envelopes of carbon and oxygen rich circumstellar material by means of detailed radiation hydrodynamic simulations. Our main focus rests…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-10-24 U. M. Noebauer , S. Taubenberger , S. Blinnikov , E. Sorokina , W. Hillebrandt

We report on spectra of two positions in the XA region of the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant obtained with the InfraRed Spectrograph on the Spitzer Space Telescope. The spectra span the 10-35 micron wavelength range, which contains a number…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-19 R. Sankrit , J. C. Raymond , M. Bautista , T. J. Gaetz , B. J. Williams , W. P. Blair , K. J. Borkowski , K. S. Long

We present new Chandra ACIS-S3 observations of Cassiopeia A which, when combined with earlier ACIS-S3 observations, show evidence for a steady ~ 1.5-2%/yr decline in the 4.2-6.0 keV X-ray emission between the years 2000 and 2010. The…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-20 Daniel J. Patnaude , Jacco Vink , J. Martin Laming , Robert A. Fesen

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

The death of massive stars is believed to involve aspheric explosions initiated by the collapse of an iron core. The specifics of how these catastrophic explosions proceed remain uncertain due, in part, to limited observational constraints…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-23 Dan Milisavljevic , Robert A. Fesen

We present the analysis of an IRS 5-38 {\mu}m spectrum and MIPS photometric measurements of an infrared echo near the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant observed with the Spitzer Space Telescope. We have modeled the recorded echo accounting for…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2012-04-27 Frédéric P. A. Vogt , Marc-André Besel , Oliver Krause , Cornelis P. Dullemond

Recently, the GeV--sub-PeV spectrum of supernova remnant (SNR) Cassiopeia A (Cas A), one of the youngest and most well-studied SNRs in our Galaxy, has been updated by observations of Fermi-LAT and LHAASO. We revisit Cas A with our previous…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-03-30 Bo-Tao Li , Wei Wang , Zhuo Li