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G156.2+5.7 is a large supernova remnant (SNR) first discovered in the ROSAT X-ray survey but radio observations are rare because of its low surface brightness and large size. Radio continuum and polarization images of the SNR G156.2+5.7 at…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 J. W. Xu , J. L. Han , X. H. Sun , W. Reich , L. Xiao , P. Reich , R. Wielebinski

The vast majority of Galactic supernova remnants (SNRs) were detected by their synchrotron radio emission. Recently, the evolved SNR G107.0+9.0 with a diameter of about 3~deg or 75~pc up to 100~pc in size was optically detected with an…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-11-03 Wolfgang Reich , Xuyang Gao , Patricia Reich

Large-scale radio continuum surveys have good potential for discovering new Galactic supernova remnants (SNRs). Surveys of the Galactic plane are often limited in the Galactic latitude of |b| ~ 5 degree. SNRs at high latitudes, such as the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-09-05 X. Y. Gao , J. L. Han

Supernova remnants (SNRs) were often discovered in radio surveys of the Galactic plane. Because of the surface-brightness limit of previous surveys, more faint or confused SNRs await discovery. The Sino-German $\lambda$6\ cm Galactic plane…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-28 X. Y. Gao , X. H. Sun , J. L. Han , W. Reich , P. Reich , R. Wielebinski

(Abridged) S147 is a large faint shell-type supernova remnant (SNR). Its remarkable spectral break at cm-wavelengths is an important physical property to characterize the SNR evolution. However, the spectral break is based on radio…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 L. Xiao , E. Fürst , W. Reich , J. L. Han

The shell-type supernova remnant (SNR) G206.7+5.9 was recently discovered in the radio band with the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST). The remnant spans about 3.5 in diameter and exhibits bilateral shells. In…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-01-29 Hicran Bakis , Ebru Aktekin , Volkan Bakis , Hidetoshi Sano , Aytap Sezer

Observations of large supernova remnants (SNRs) at high frequencies are rare, but provide valuable information about their physical properties. The total intensity and polarization properties of 16 large SNRs in the Galactic plane were…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-27 X. Y. Gao , J. L. Han , W. Reich , P. Reich , X. H. Sun , L. Xiao

We study the spectral and polarization properties of supernova remnants (SNRs) based on our 6cm survey data. The observations were taken from the Sino-German 6cm polarization survey of the Galactic plane. By using the integrated flux…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-30 X. H. Sun , P. Reich , W. Reich , L. Xiao , X. Y. Gao , J. L. Han

New images of the radio Supernova Remnant (SNR) G65.1+0.6 are presented, based on the 408 MHz and 1420 MHz continuum emission and the HI-line emission data of the Canadian Galactic Plane Survey (CGPS). A large shell-like structure seen in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 W. W. Tian , D. A. Leahy

We aim to study the polarization and magnetic field properties of the SNR HB 9 using new 21-cm continuum cube data from the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio telescope (FAST). We computed the Faraday depth at 21 cm, and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-05-21 Li Xiao , Ming Zhu , Xiao-Hui Sun , Wolfgang Reich , Patricia Reich , Peng Jiang , Chun Sun

The supernova remnant (SNR) G315.4$-$2.3 (MSH 14$-$63 or RCW 86) exhibits strong emission across the electromagnetic spectrum. Radio polarization observations probe magnetic fields and will help to understand the evolution of the SNR. We…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-04-22 X. Chen , X. Sun , J. F. Kaczmarek , B. M. Gaensler , P. Slane , J. L. West

We present new images of the low radio surface brightness Supernova Remnant (SNR) G126.2+1.6, based on the 408 MHz and 1420 MHz continuum emission and the HI-line emission data of the Canadian Galactic Plane Survey (CGPS). {\bf We find the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Wenwu Tian , Denis A. Leahy

A new faint and large shell-type radio Supernova Remnant (SNR) G108.2-0.6 has been discovered in the Canadian Galactic Plane Survey (CGPS). The SNR shows an elliptical shell-type structure at 1420 MHz, and has a 408-1420 MHz TT-plot…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 W. W. Tian , D. A. Leahy , T. J. Foster

Sensitive radio continuum surveys of the Galactic plane are ideal for discovering new supernova remnants (SNRs). From the Sino-German {\lambda}6 cm polarisation survey of the Galactic plane, an extended shell-like structure has been found…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-03-11 X. Y. Gao , P. Reich , W. Reich , L. G. Hou , J. L. Han

We have observed 79 supernova remnants (SNRs) with the Urumqi 25m telescope at 6cm during the Sino-German 6cm polarization survey of the Galactic plane. We measured flux densities of SNRs at 6cm, some of which are the first ever measured or…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-06-03 J. L. Han , X. Y. Gao , X. H. Sun , W. Reich , L. Xiao , P. Reich , J. W. Xu , W. B. Shi , E. Fuerst , R. Wielebinski

The supernova remnant (SNR) G150.3+4.5 was recently discovered in the radio band; it exhibits a shell-like morphology with an angular size of $\sim 3^{\circ}$, suggesting either an old or a nearby SNR. Extended $\gamma$-ray emission…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-10-28 Justine Devin , Marianne Lemoine-Goumard , Marie-Hélène Grondin , Daniel Castro , Jean Ballet , Jamie Cohen , John W. Hewitt

We present compelling evidence for confirmation of a Galactic supernova remnant (SNR) candidate, G332.5-5.6, based initially on identification of new, filamentary, optical emission line nebulosity seen in the arcsecond resolution images…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 M. Stupar , Q. A. Parker , M. D. Filipovic , D. J. Frew , I. Bojicic , B. Aschenbach

The Monoceros Loop (SNR G205.5+0.5) is a large shell-type supernova remnant located in the Rosette Complex region. It was suggested to be interacting with the Rosette Nebula. We aim to re-examine the radio spectral index and its spatial…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-05 L. Xiao , M. Zhu

More than 90% of the known Milky Way supernova remnants are within 5 degrees of the Galactic Plane. We present the discovery of the supernova remnant G181.1+9.5, a new high-latitude SNR, serendipitously discovered in an ongoing survey of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-01-18 R. Kothes , P. Reich , T. J. Foster , W. Reich

A combination of archival multi-frequency radio observations with narrow-band HAlpha optical imagery and new confirmatory optical spectroscopy have shown that candidate supernova remnant G6.31+0.54 can now be confirmed as part of a Galactic…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-07-11 M. Stupar , Q. A. Parker , D. J. Frew
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