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We have compared the TeV gamma-rays with the new 12CO J=2-1 data toward HESS J1745-303 in the Galactic center and confirmed that the molecular gas MG358.9-0.5 toward (l, b)=(358.9, -0.5 at VLSR=-100-0 km s-1 shows a reasonable positional…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-28 Takahiro Hayakawa , Kazufumi Torii , Rei Enokiya , Takanobu Amano , Yasuo Fukui

We present the results of CO(1-0) observations of the host galaxy of a Type I superluminous supernova (SLSN-I), SN2017egm, one of the closest SLSNe-I at z = 0.03063, by using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array. The molecular…

We have searched for HI 21 cm line emission from shocked atomic gas associated with southern supernova remnants (SNRs) using data from the Southern Galactic Plane Survey. Among the 97 sources studied, we have detected 10 SNRs with…

Astrophysics · Physics 2017-01-18 Bon-Chul Koo , Ji-hyun Kang , N. M. McClure-Griffiths

We have investigated the molecular environment of the semicircular composite supernova remnant (SNR) 3C396 and performed a Chandra spatially resolved thermal X-ray spectroscopic study of this young SNR. With our CO millimeter observations,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-20 Yang Su , Yang Chen , Ji Yang , Bon-Chul Koo , Xin Zhou , Deng-Rong Lu , Il-Gyo Jeong , Tracey DeLaney

Using the IRAM 30m telescope, we have detected the CO J=2-1, 4-3, 5-4, and 6-5 emission lines in the millimeter-bright, blank-field selected AGN COSMOS J100038+020822 at redshift z=1.8275. The sub-local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE)…

Cas A is a Galactic supernova remnant whose supernova explosion is observed to be of Type IIb from spectroscopy of its light echo. Having its SN type known, observational constraints on the mass-loss history of Cas A's progenitor can…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-06-18 Jae-Joon Lee , Sangwook Park , John P. Hughes , Patrick O. Slane

Two selected regions in the molecular gas spiral arms in M51 were mapped with the Owens Valley Radio Observatory (OVRO) mm-interferometer in the 12CO(2-1), 13CO(1-0), C18O(1-0), HCN(1-0) and HCO+(1-0) emission lines. The CO data have been…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 E. Schinnerer , A. Weiss , S. Aalto , N. Z. Scoville

We present Hubble Space Telescope WFC3/IR images of the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant that survey its high-velocity, S-rich debris in the NE jet and SW counterjet regions through [S III] 9069, 9531 and [S II] 10,287 - 10,370 line…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-02-17 Robert A. Fesen , Dan Milisavljevic

We present ISO observations of several H2 pure-rotational lines (from S(0) to S(5)) towards a sample of 16 molecular clouds distributed along the central ~ 500 pc of the Galaxy. We also present C18O and 13CO J=1->0 and J=2->1 observations…

High resolution millimeter-wave and near-infrared observations of the supernova remnants W28 and W44 reveal extensive shocked molecular gas where supernova blast waves are propagating into giant molecular clouds. New CO observations were…

Astrophysics · Physics 2014-10-13 William T. reach , Jeonghee Rho , T. H. Jarrett

We report on atomic gas (HI) and molecular gas (as traced by CO(2-1)) redshifted absorption features toward the nuclear regions of the closest powerful radio galaxy, Centaurus A (NGC 5128). Our HI observations using the Very Long Baseline…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 D. Espada , A. B. Peck , S. Matsushita , K. Sakamoto , C. Henkel , D. Iono , F. P. Israel , S. Muller , G. Petitpas , Y. Pihlstroem , G. B. Taylor , D. V. Trung

The young neutron star (NS) in the Cassiopeia A (Cas A) supernova remnant is a fascinating test for theories of NS cooling. Chandra observations have indicated that its surface temperature is declining rapidly, about 2% per decade, using 20…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-08-26 Jiaqi Zhao , Craig O. Heinke , Peter S. Shternin , Wynn C. G. Ho , Dmitry D. Ofengeim , Daniel Patnaude

We investigate the interstellar medium (ISM) towards seven TeV gamma-ray sources thought to be pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) using Mopra molecular line observations at 7mm [CS(1-0), SiO(1-0,v=0)], Nanten CO(1-0) data and the SGPS/GASS HI…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-08-10 F. J. Voisin , G. P. Rowell , M. G. Burton , Y. Fukui , H. Sano , F. Aharonian , N. Maxted , C. Braiding , R. Blackwell , J. Lau

Molecular emission arising from the interactions of supernova remnant (SNR) shock waves and molecular clouds provide a tool for studying the dispersion and compression that might kick-start star formation as well as understanding cosmic ray…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-03-04 Nguyen Fuda , Le-Ngoc Tram , William T. Reach

We present an analysis of results on absorption from Ca II, Ca I, K I, and the molecules CH+, CH, C2, and CN that probes gas interacting with the supernova remnant IC443. The eleven directions sample material across the visible nebula and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2011-02-11 A. Hirschauer , S. R. Federman , George Wallerstein , T. Means

We present Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array observations of the brightest cluster galaxy Hydra-A, a nearby ($z=0.054$) giant elliptical galaxy with powerful and extended radio jets. The observations reveal CO(1-0), CO(2-1),…

Observations of dense molecular gas lie at the basis of our understanding of the density and temperature structure of protostellar envelopes and molecular outflows. We aim to characterize the properties of the protostellar envelope,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 T. A. van Kempen , E. F. van Dishoeck , M. R. Hogerheijde , R. Guesten

The W28 supernova remnant is an excellent prototype for observing shocked gas resulting from the interaction of supernova remnants (SNRs) and adjacent molecular clouds (MCs). We present two new signatures of shocked molecular gas in this…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 F. Yusef-Zadeh , M. Wardle , D. A. Roberts

The nonlinear kinetic model of cosmic ray (CR) acceleration in supernova remnants (SNRs) is used to describe the relevant properties of Cassiopeia A (Cas A). In order to reproduce the SNR's observed size, expansion rate and thermal X-ray…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-23 E. G. Berezhko , G. Puehlhofer , H. J. Voelk

Using the IRAM 30-m telescope, we observed the supernova remnant 3C 391 (G31.9+0.0) and its surroundings in the CO(2-1), HCO+(1-0), CS(2-1), CS(3-2), and CS(5-4) lines. The ambient molecular gas at the distance (9 kpc) of the remnant…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 William T. Reach , Jeonghee Rho