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We report on results of imaging and spectral analysis of the supernova remnant (SNR) RCW 86 observed with Suzaku. The SNR is known to exhibit K-shell emission of low ionized Fe, possibly originating from supernova ejecta. We revealed the…

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We report the detection of high-energy $\gamma$-ray emission in the vicinity of G172.8+1.5, which is debated as a Supernova remnant (SNR) or an ionized hydrogen (H$_{\rm{II}}$) region. Using 16-yr Pass 8 data from Fermi Large Area Telescope…

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We present a hard X-ray spectrum of unprecedented quality of the Galactic supernova remnant W49B obtained with the Suzaku satellite. The spectrum exhibits an unusual structure consisting of a saw-edged bump above 8 keV. This bump cannot be…

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We have extended our earlier study (Heard & Warwick 2013, Paper I) of the X-ray emission emanating from the central 100 pc x 100 pc region of our Galaxy to an investigation of several features prominent in the soft X-ray (2-4.5 keV) band.…

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We present results from a 220-ks observation of the galactic supernova remnant (SNR) W49B using the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS) on board the Chanrda X-ray Observatory. We exploit these data to perform detailed…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-12 Laura A. Lopez , Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz , Daniel Castro , Sarah Pearson

We present infrared (IR) and submillimeter observations of the Crab-like supernova remnant (SNR) G54.1+0.3 including 350 micron (SHARC-II), 870 micron (LABOCA), 70, 100, 160, 250, 350, 500 micron (Herschel) and 3-40 micron (Spitzer). We…

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We present the first optical study of the supernova remnant (SNR) G7.7-3.7, with the aim of determining its evolutionary phase since it has been suggested to be the remnant of SN 386 AD. We obtained narrow-band images in the filters…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-09-06 V. Domček , J. V. Hernández Santisteban , A. Chiotellis , P. Boumis , J. Vink , S. Akras , D. Souropanis , P. Zhou , A. de Burgos

Leveraging a high-resolution 3D dust map of the solar neighborhood from Edenhofer et al. (2024), we derive a new 3D model for the dust-traced surface of the Local Bubble, the supernova-driven cavity surrounding the Sun. We find that the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-07-12 Theo J. O'Neill , Catherine Zucker , Alyssa A. Goodman , Gordian Edenhofer

We have observed two fields - Field-I (l=3.2 degrees, b=-1.0 degree) and Field-II (l=356.8 degrees, b=-0.1 degree) with the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) at 330 MHz. In the first field, we have studied the candidate supernova…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Subhashis Roy , A. Pramesh Rao

We report observations with the MIPS instrument aboard the {\it Spitzer Space Telescope} (SST) of four supernova remnants (SNRs) believed to be the result of core-collapse SNe: N132D (0525-69.6), N49B (0525-66.0), N23 (0506-68.0), and…

We present results obtained from a series of observations of the supernova remnant RX J1713.7-3946 by the Suzaku satellite. The observations cover about two-thirds of the remnant surface. We successfully detected hard X-rays up to ~ 40 keV…

During a detailed search for optical counterparts of known Galactic supernova remnants (SNRs) using the Anglo Australian Observatory/United Kingdom Schmidt Telescope (AAO/UKST) HAlpha survey of the southern Galactic plane we have found…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-30 M. Stupar , Q. A. Parker

Spatial template is important to study the nearby supernova remnant (SNR). For SNR G332.5-5.6, we report a gaussian disk with radius of about 1.06 degrees to be a potential good spatial model in the gamma-ray band. Employing this new…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-03-12 Ming-Hong Luo , Qing-Wen Tang , Xiu-Rong Mo

We present deep H-alpha images of portions of the X-ray bright but optically faint Galactic supernova remnant G156.2+5.7, revealing numerous and delicately thin nonradiative filaments which mark the location of the remnant's forward shock.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-08-03 Satoru Katsuda , Masaomi Tanaka , Tomoki Morokuma , Robert Fesen , Dan Milisavljevic

We present three dimensional (3D) dust mapping of 12 supernova remnants (SNRs) in the Galactic anti-center (Galactic longitude $l$ between 150\degr\ and 210\degr) based on a recent 3D interstellar extinction map. The dust distribution of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-07-31 Bin Yu , B. Q. Chen , B. W. Jiang , A. Zijlstra

We present an XMM-Newton observation of the highly polarized low-surface brightness supernova remnant G107.5-1.5, discovered with the Canadian Galactic Plane Survey (CGPS). We do not detect diffuse X-ray emission from the SNR and set an…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-07-30 M. S. Jackson , S. Safi-Harb , R. Kothes

We have observed the Galactic supernova remnant G16.7+0.1 for 13 ks using the EPIC cameras aboard the XMM-Newton X-ray Observatory, producing the first detection of the SNR outside of the radio band. G16.7+0.1 is one of the faintest radio…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Marcel A. Agueros , David J. Helfand , Eric V. Gotthelf

A detailed analysis of the nonthermal X-ray emission from the North-Western and Southern parts of the supernova remnant (SNR) HESS J1731$ - $347 with {\it Suzaku} is presented. The shell portions covered by the observations emit hard and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-05 Aya Bamba , Gerd Puehlhofer , Fabio Acero , Dmitry Klochkov , Wenwu Tian , Ryo Yamazaki , Zhiyuan Li , Dieter Horns , Karl Kosack , Nukri Komin

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 report the discovery of optical filamentary and diffuse emission from G182.4+4.3 using 1.5-m Russian-Turkish telescope. We present the optical CCD images obtained with Halpha filter revealing the presence of mainly filamentary structure…

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