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We carry out a comprehensive study of HI 21 cm line observations and $^{13}$CO line observations of 21 supernova remnants (SNRs). The aim of the study is to search for HI absorption features to obtain kinematic distances in a consistent…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-08-29 S. Ranasinghe , D. A. Leahy

Among confirmed central compact objects (CCOs), only three sources have measured period and period derivatives. We have investigated possible evolutionary paths of these three CCOs in the fallback disc model. The model can account for the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-06-13 Onur Benli , Unal Ertan

In this paper, we present the first direct measurement of the proper motion of the neutron star (NS) in the supernova remnant (SNR) G18.9-1.1 using a 15-year Chandra baseline. After correcting the observations' astrometric solutions using…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-03 Tyler Holland-Ashford , Brian Williams , Patrick Slane , Xi Long

A subpopulation of neutron stars (NSs), known as central compact objects (CCOs) in supernova remnants, are suspected to be low-field objects basing on $P$-$\dot P$ measurements for three of them. The birth rate of low-field NSs is probably…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2012-06-14 S. B. Popov , R. Turolla

Supernova remnants (SNRs) are the aftermath of massive stellar explosions or of a white dwarf in a binary system, representing critical phases in the life cycle of stars and playing an important role in galactic evolution. Physical…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-10-08 I. Chousein-Basia , A. Zezas , I. Leonidaki , M. Kopsacheili

Oxygen-rich young supernova remnants are valuable objects for probing the outcome of nucleosynthetic processes in massive stars, as well as the physics of supernova explosions. Observed within a few thousand years after the supernova…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-01-17 F. P. A. Vogt , E. S. Bartlett , I. R. Seitenzahl , M. A. Dopita , P. Ghavamian , A. J. Ruiter , J. P. Terry

Using pairs of images from the Chandra High-Resolution Camera we examine the proper motion of the central compact object (CCO) 1E 1207.4-5209 in the supernova remnant (SNR) PKS 1209-51/52, and the unusual pulsar Calvera that is possibly a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-10-14 J. P. Halpern , E. V. Gotthelf

We present an improved proper motion measurement of the central compact object RX J0822-4300, located in the supernova remnant Puppis A. By employing a new data set taken in February 2019 by the High Resolution Camera aboard the Chandra…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-09-02 Martin Mayer , Werner Becker , Daniel Patnaude , P. Frank Winkler , Ralph Kraft

The Central Compact Object (CCO) in the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant is most likely a very young ($\approx 300$ yr) neutron star. If a previously reported decrease of its surface temperature by 4% in 10 years could be confirmed, it would…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-09-19 B. Posselt , G. G. Pavlov

Most young neutron stars belonging to the class of Central Compact Objects in supernova remnants (CCOs) do not have known periodicities. We investigated seven such CCOs to understand the common reasons for the absence of detected…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-01-05 Qi Wu , Adriana M. Pires , Axel Schwope , Guang-Cheng Xiao , Shu-Ping Yan , Li Ji

To examine the previously claimed fast cooling of the Central Compact Object (CCO) in the Cas A supernova remnant (SNR), we analyzed two Chandra observations of this CCO, taken in a setup minimizing instrumental spectral distortions. We fit…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-17 B. Posselt , G. G. Pavlov , V. Suleimanov , O. Kargaltsev

Only three of the dozen central compact objects (CCOs) in supernova remnants (SNRs) show thermal X-ray pulsations due to non-uniform surface temperature (hot-spots). The absence of X-ray pulsations from several unpulsed CCOs has motivated…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-02-14 J. A. J. Alford , J. P. Halpern

We present a Chandra and XMM-Newton imaging and spectroscopic study of the supernova remnant (SNR) RCW 103 (G332.4-00.4) containing the Central Compact Object 1E 161348-5055. The high resolution Chandra X-ray images reveal enhanced emission…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-09-25 Chelsea Braun , Samar Safi-Harb , Chris Fryer

Accurate distance measurements to supernova remnants (SNRs) are essential for determining their physical parameters, such as size, age, explosion energy, and for constraining the properties of associated neutron stars (NSs). We present an…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-06-19 Xiaohan Chen , Shu Wang , Xiaodian Chen

Aims. We report results of an X-ray study of the supernova remnant (SNR) G344.7-0.1 and the point-like X-ray source located at the geometrical center of the SNR radio structure. Methods. The morphology and spectral properties of the remnant…

We present a Chandra X-ray survey of the disrupted recycled pulsars (DRPs), isolated radio pulsars with P > 20 ms and B_s < 3E10 G. These observations were motivated as a search for the immediate descendants of the approx. 10 central…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-16 E. V. Gotthelf , J. P. Halpern , B. Allen , B. Knispel

We present analysis of multiple Chandra and XMM-Newton spectra, separated by 9-19 years, of four of the youngest central compact objects (CCOs) with ages < 2500 yr: CXOU J232327.9+584842 (Cassiopeia A), CXOU J160103.1-513353 (G330.2+1.0),…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-08-10 Wynn C. G. Ho , Yue Zhao , Craig O. Heinke , D. L. Kaplan , Peter S. Shternin , M. J. P. Wijngaarden

We have carried out an HI survey towards X-ray central compact objects (CCOs) inside supernova remnants (SNRs) which shows that many of them are placed within local HI minima. The nature of these minima is not clear, but the most likely…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 E. M. Reynoso , S. Johnston , A. J. Green , W. M. Goss , G. M. Dubner , E. B. Giacani

Most old supernova remnants (SNRs) in the Milky Way have not yet been identified. Considering their large potential number and the sufficient momentum-energy transfer to the interstellar medium (ISM), they are a key part of our…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-03-07 Xin Zhou , Yang Su , Ji Yang , Yang Chen , Zhibo Jiang

Based on multi-epoch observations at 15 and 43 GHz with the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) we detect significant angular expansions between the two hot spots of 4 Compact Symmetric Objects (CSOs). From these relative motions we derive…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 G. B. Taylor , J. M. Marr , T. J. Pearson , A. C. S. Readhead