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We perform extensive spectroscopy of the supernova remnant N63A in the Large Magellanic Cloud, using $\sim 43$ ks {\it Chandra} archival data. By analysing the spectra of the entire remnant, we determine the abundance distributions for O,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-05-24 E. Karagoz , N. Alan , S. Bilir , S. Ak

The structure, elemental abundances, physical conditions of the LMC supernova remnant (SNR) 0540-69.3 and its surroundings were investigated using [O III] imaging and spectroscopy. Several new spectral lines are identified, both in central…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-02-02 P. Lundqvist , N. Lundqvist , Yu. A. Shibanov

We present our velocity measurements of 59 clumpy, metal-rich ejecta knots in the supernova remnant (SNR) of SN 1572 (Tycho). We use our 450 ks Chandra High Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer observation to measure the Doppler shift…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-10-12 Matthew J. Millard , Sangwook Park , Toshiki Sato , John P. Hughes , Patrick Slane , Daniel Patnaude , David Burrows , Carles Badenes

The brightest supernova remnant in the Magellanic Clouds, N132D, belongs to the rare class of oxygen-rich remnants, about a dozen objects that show optical emission from pure heavy-element ejecta. They originate in explosions of massive…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Kazimierz J. Borkowski , Sean P. Hendrick , Stephen P. Reynolds

We present the analysis of a Chandra High-Energy Transmission Grating (HETG) observation of the local Seyfert galaxy NGC 1365. The source, well known for its dramatic X-ray spectral variability, was caught in a reflection-dominated,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-09-16 E. Nardini , J. Gofford , J. N. Reeves , V. Braito , G. Risaliti , M. Costa

We observed the oxygen-rich Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) supernova remnant N132D (SNR 0525-69.6), using all instruments onboard the Spitzer Space Telescope, IRS, IRAC, and MIPS (Infrared Spectrograph, Infrared Array Camera, Multiband…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 A. Tappe , J. Rho , W. T. Reach

How Supernova Remnant (SNR) shocks impact nearby molecular clouds is still poorly observationally constrained. It is unclear if SNRs can positively or negatively affect clouds star formation potential. We have studied the dense gas…

We examine the hypothesis that some supernova remnants (SNRs) may be responsible for some unidentified gamma-ray sources detected by EGRET instrument aboard the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory. If this is the case, gamma-rays are produced via…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 B. Hnatyk , O. Petruk

G1.9+0.3 is the youngest known Galactic supernova remnant (SNR), with an estimated supernova (SN) explosion date of about 1900, and most likely located near the Galactic Center. Only the outermost ejecta layers with free-expansion…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-16 K. J. Borkowski , S. P. Reynolds , U. Hwang , D. A. Green , R. Petre , K. Krishnamurthy , R. Willett

The recurrent nova (RN) V3890 Sgr was observed during the 7th day after the onset of its most recent outburst, with the Chandra ACIS-S camera and High Energy Transmission Gratings (HETG). A rich emission line spectrum was detected, due to…

We present a spatially resolved spectroscopic analysis of the young Galactic supernova remnant Kes 75 (SNR G29.7-0.3) using the Chandra X-ray Observatory. Kes 75 is one of an increasing number of examples of a shell-type remnant with a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 David J. Helfand , Benjamin F. Collins , E. V. Gotthelf

We report the discovery of thermal X-ray emission from the youngest Galactic supernova remnant G1.9+0.3, from a 237-ks Chandra observation. We detect strong K-shell lines of Si, S, Ar, Ca, and Fe. In addition, we detect a 4.1 keV line with…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-19 Kazimierz J. Borkowski , Stephen P. Reynolds , David A. Green , Una Hwang , Robert Petre , Kalyani Krishnamurthy , Rebecca Willett

We present a multiwavelength analysis of the supernova remnant N49 in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Using high-resolution Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 images of H-alpha, [S II] and [O III] emission, we study the morphology of the remnant and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 J. Bilikova , R. N. M. Williams , Y. -H. Chu , R. A. Gruendl , B. F. Lundgren

The Galactic supernova remnant Kes 78 is surrounded by dense molecular clouds, whose projected position overlaps with the extended HESS gamma-ray source HESS J1852-000. The X-ray emission from the remnant has been recently revealed by…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-03-01 M. Miceli , A. Bamba , S. Orlando , P. Zhou , S. Safi-Harb , Y. Chen , F. Bocchino

In this Letter we use the unprecedented spatial resolution of the Chandra X-ray Observatory to carry out, for the first time, a measurement of the post-shock electron temperature and proper motion of a young SNR, specifically to address…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 John P. Hughes , Cara E. Rakowski , Anne Decourchelle

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 X-ray image of the remnant. This composite radio remnant has a core radio flux density…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 David J. Helfand , Marcel A. Agueros , E. V. Gotthelf

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

With Spitzer IRS we have obtained sensitive low-resolution spectroscopy from 5 to 35 microns for six supernova remnants (SNRs) that show evidence of shocked molecular gas: Kes 69, 3C 396, Kes 17, G346.6-0.2, G348.5-0.0 and G349.7+0.2.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 John W. Hewitt , Jeonghee Rho , Morten Andersen , William T. Reach

We present the first CCD mosaic of the supernova remnant G 65.3+5.7 in the optical emission lines of [O II] and [O III]. The new images reveal several diffuse and filamentary structures both inside and outside the extent of the remnant as…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Fotis Mavromatakis , Panayotis Boumis , John Papamastorakis , Joseph Ventura

We have been monitoring Supernova (SN) 1987A with {\it Chandra X-Ray Observatory} since 1999. We present a review of previous results from our {\it Chandra} observations, and some preliminary results from new {\it Chandra} data obtained in…