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Spectroscopic observations at 2.4 - 45 microns of the young supernova remnant Cas A with the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) Short Wavelength Spectrometer (SWS) reveal strong emission lines of O, Ne, Si, S, and Ar. These lines are observed…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 R. G. Arendt , E. Dwek , S. H. Moseley

Near-infrared spectra (0.95 - 2.4 micron) of the Cassiopeia A and Kepler supernova remnants (SNRs) are presented. Low-dispersion (R = 700) spectra were obtained for five bright fast-moving ejecta knots (FMKs) at two locations on the main…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 C. L. Gerardy , R. 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

We investigate the interaction between relativistic jets and supernova (SN) ejecta as a potential origin of X-ray knots in radio galaxies, employing knot A in M 87 as a test case. By modeling the dynamical evolution of the interaction, we…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-03-06 Jia-Chun He , Xiao-Na Sun , Hao-Qiang Zhang , Yun-Feng Liang , Hai-Ming Zhang , Da-Bin Lin , En-Wei Liang

Recent observations by the ROSAT X-ray satellite of the Vela supernova remnant have revealed, in addition to the previously identified compact nebula, a nearly circular emitting region with a radius of about 4 degrees. The Vela pulsar is…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. Loeb , F. A. Rasio , J. Shaham

Following on our initial absorption-line analysis of fifteen novae spectra we present additional evidence for the existence of two distinct components of novae ejecta having different origins. As argued in Paper I one component is the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-14 Robert Williams , Elena Mason

The supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A) is one of the few remnants in which it is possible to observe unshocked ejecta. A deep 1.64 micron image of Cas A shows a patch of diffuse emission from unshocked ejecta, as well as brighter…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-10-31 J. C. Raymond , B. -C. Koo , Y. -H. Lee , D. Milisavljevic , R. A. Fesen , I. Chilingarian

(Abridged) Recent JWST observations of Cassiopeia A (Cas A) reveal unprecedented ejecta substructure, including a web of filaments and the enigmatic "Green Monster" (GM), characterized by nearly circular holes and rings. These features…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-01-27 Salvatore Orlando

Supernova remnants (SNRs) provide crucial information of yet poorly understood mechanism of supernova explosion. Here we present XRISM high-resolution spectroscopy of the intermediate-mass-element (IME) ejecta in the SNR Cas A to determine…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-04-01 Shunsuke Suzuki , Haruto Sonoda , Yusuke Sakai , Yuken Ohshiro , Shinya Yamada , Manan Agarwal , Satoru Katsuda , Hiroya Yamaguchi

Infrared continuum observations provide a means of investigating the physical composition of the dust in the ejecta and swept up medium of the Cas A supernova remnant. Using low resolution Spitzer IRS spectra (5-35 $\mu$m), and broad-band…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-19 Richard G. Arendt , Eli Dwek , Gladys Kober , Jeonghee Rho , Una Hwang

The distribution of ejecta in young supernova remnants offers a powerful observational probe of their explosions and progenitors. Here we present a 3D reconstruction of the ejecta in SNR 0540-69.3, which is an O-rich remnant with a pulsar…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-12-15 J. Larsson , J. Sollerman , J. D. Lyman , J. Spyromilio , L. Tenhu , C. Fransson , P. Lundqvist

We used the Spitzer Space Telescope's Infrared Spectrograph to map nearly the entire extent of Cassiopeia A between 5-40 micron. Using infrared and Chandra X-ray Doppler velocity measurements, along with the locations of optical ejecta…

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

Like many young supernova remnants, SN 1006 exhibits what appear to be clumps of ejecta close to or protruding beyond the main blast wave. In this paper we examine 3 such protrusions along the east rim. They are semi-aligned with ejecta…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2012-04-13 Cara E. Rakowski , J. Martin Laming , Una Hwang , Kristoffer A. Eriksen , Parviz Ghavamian , John P. Hughes

The study on the dynamic evolution of young supernova remnants (SNRs) is an important way to understand the density structure of the progenitor's circumstellar medium. We have reported the acceleration or deceleration, proper motion and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-12-14 Xianhuan Lei , Hui Zhu , Haiyan Zhang , Wenwu Tian

450 years after the explosion of the Type Ia SN1572, the dynamics of the Tycho supernova remnant can give us keys to understand the explosion mechanism and the interaction of the remnant with the interstellar medium. To probe the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-03-01 Leila Godinaud , Fabio Acero , Anne Decourchelle , Jean Ballet

Supernova (SN) 1987A offers a unique opportunity to study how a spatially resolved SN evolves into a young supernova remnant (SNR). We present and analyze Hubble Space Telescope (HST) imaging observations of SN 1987A obtained in 2022 and…

We report here the first study of proper motions of fast filaments in the young, oxygen-rich supernova remnant G292.0+1.8, carried out using a series of [O III] 5007 A emission-line images taken over a period of more than 21 years. Images…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 P. Frank Winkler , Karl Twelker , Claudine N. Reith , Knox S. Long

The nearby SN 1987A offers a spatially resolved view of the evolution of a young supernova remnant. Here we precent recent Hubble Space Telescope imaging observations of SN 1987A, which we use to study the evolution of the ejecta, the…

SN~2021aefx is a normal Type Ia Supernova (SN) with red excess emission over the first $\sim$ 2 days. We present detailed analysis of this SN using our high-cadence KMTNet multi-band photometry, spectroscopy, and publicly available data. We…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-02-28 Yuan Qi Ni , Dae-Sik Moon , Maria R. Drout , Christopher D. Matzner , Kelvin C. C. Leong , Sang Chul Kim , Hong Soo Park , Youngdae Lee