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Utilizing two Chandra High Resolution Camera (HRC-I) observations with an epoch separation of somewhat more than five years, we have measured the proper motion of the central compact object, RX J0822-4300, in the supernova remnant Puppis-A…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 C. Y. Hui , W. Becker

The remarkable astrometric capabilities of Chandra offer the possibility to measure proper motions of X-ray sources with an unprecedented accuracy in this wavelength range. We recently completed a proper motion survey of three of the seven…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2009-11-13 C. Motch , A. M. Pires , F. Haberl , A. Schwope , V. E. Zavlin

The unprecedented spatial resolution of the Chandra observatory opens the possibility to detect with relatively high accuracy proper motions at X-ray wavelengths. We have conducted an astrometric study of three of the "Magnificent Seven",…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 C. Motch , A. M. Pires , F. Haberl , A. Schwope , V. E. Zavlin

Compact Symmetric Objects (CSOs) are jetted Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) with overall projected size <1 kpc. The classification was introduced to distinguish these objects from the majority of compact jetted-AGN in centimeter wavelength…

Observations with the Newton X-ray Multimirror Mission (XMM) show a strong periodic modulation at 6.67+/-0.03 hours of the X-ray source at the centre of the 2,000-year-old supernova remnant RCW 103. No fast pulsations are visible. If…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 A. De Luca , P. A. Caraveo , S. Mereghetti , A. Tiengo , G. F. Bignami

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

Supernova Remnants (SNRs) are believed to be the main source of Galactic cosmic rays (CR). The strong SNR shocks provide ideal acceleration sites for particles of at least 10^14 eV/nucleon. Radio continuum studies of SNRs carried out with…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-11-08 G. Dubner

Galactic supernova remnants (SNRs) play an important role in our understanding of supernovae and their feedback on the interstellar environment. SNR G352.7$-$0.1 is special for its thermal composite morphology and double-ring structure. We…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-07-24 Qian-Qian Zhang , Ping Zhou , Yang Chen , Xiao Zhang , Wen-Juan Zhong , Xin Zhou , Zhi-Yu Zhang , Jacco Vink

A mass paucity of compact objects in the range of $\sim 2-5 ~M_\odot$ has been suggested by X-ray binary observations, namely, the "lower mass gap". Gravitational wave detections have unlocked another mass measurement method, and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-06-11 Tong Liu , Yun-Feng Wei , Li Xue , Mou-Yuan Sun

A 50 ksec observation of the Supernova Remnant Cas A was taken using the Chandra X-Ray Observatory High Resolution Camera (HRC) to search for periodic signals from the compact source located near the center. Using the HRC-S in imaging mode,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Stephen S. Murray , Scott M. Ransom , Michael Juda , Una Hwang , Stephen S. Holt

We present the first direct measurement of the proper motion of pulsar J1124-5916 in the young, oxygen-rich supernova remnant G292.0+1.8. Using deep Chandra ACIS-I observations from 2006 and 2016, we measure a positional change of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-06-29 Xi Long , Daniel J. Patnaude , Paul P. Plucinsky , Terrance J. Gaetz

The Gemini-Monoceros X-ray enhancement is a rich field for studying diffuse X-ray emission and supernova remnants (SNRs). With the launch of eROSITA onboard the SRG platform in 2019, we are now able to fully study these sources. Many of the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-08-14 Jonathan R. Knies , Manami Sasaki , Werner Becker , Teng Liu , Gabriele Ponti , Paul P. Plucinsky

Compact Symmetric Objects (CSOs) are compact (<1 kpc), jetted Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN), whose jet axes are not aligned close to the line of sight, and whose observed emission is not predominantly relativistically boosted towards us. Two…

The strong shocks in young supernova remnants (SNRs) should accelerate cosmic rays (CRs) and no doubt exists that \rel electrons are produced in SNRs. However, direct and convincing evidence that SNRs produce CR nuclei has not yet been…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Donald C. Ellison , Gamil Cassam-Chenai

Distance measurements of supernova remnants (SNRs) are essential and important. Accurate estimates of physical size, dust masses, and some other properties of SNRs depend critically on accurate distance measurements. However, the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-07-15 Shu Wang , Chengyu Zhang , Biwei Jiang , He Zhao , Bingqiu Chen , Xiaodian Chen , Jian Gao , Jifeng Liu

High resolution and sensitivity large-scale radio surveys of the Milky Way are critical in the discovery of very low surface brightness supernova remnants (SNRs), which may constitute a significant portion of the Galactic SNRs still…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-07-02 Stephanie Gerbrandt , Tyler J. Foster , Roland Kothes , Joern Geisbuesch , Albert Tung

We present a short Chandra observation that confirms a previous unidentified extended X-ray source, G308.3-1.4, as a new supernova remnant (SNR) in the Milky Way. Apart from identifying its SNR nature, a bright X-ray point source has also…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-02-13 K. A. Seo , C. Y. Hui , R. H. H. Huang , L. Trepl , T. -N. Lu , A. K. H. Kong , F. M. Walter

Compact symmetric objects (CSOs) trace the earliest phases of radio-galaxy growth; however, robust classification is difficult when radio cores are weak or invisible. We aim to develop and test a Gaia+VLBI approach that utilizes the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-01-14 T. An , Y. Zhang , S. Frey , W. A. Baan , A. Wang

Context. Supernova remnants (SNRs) are thought to be the main source of Galactic cosmic rays (CRs) up to the "knee" in CR spectrum. During the evolution of a SNR, the bulk of the CRs are confined inside the SNR shell. The highest-energy…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-03 I. Telezhinsky , V. V. Dwarkadas , M. Pohl

Supernova remnants (SNRs) can exert strong influence on molecular clouds (MCs) through interaction by shock wave and cosmic rays. In this paper, we present our mapping observation of HCO+ and HCN 1-0 lines towards 13 SNRs interacting with…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-11-15 Tian-Yu Tu , Yang Chen , Qian-Cheng Liu