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In present study I examine the capability of diffusive shock acceleration mechanism to explain existing data on radio emission from evolved large diameter shell-type adiabatic supernova remnants (SNRs). Time-dependent ''onion-shell'' model…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. I. Asvarov

The evolution of neutron star (NS) magnetic field (B-field) has long been an important topic, which is still not yet settled down. Here, we analyze the NS B-fields inferred by the cyclotron resonance scattering features (CRSFs) for the high…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-11-15 Chang-Qing Ye , De-Hua Wang , Cheng-Min Zhang , Zhen-Qi Diao

Particle acceleration to suprathermal energies in strong astrophysical shock waves is a widespread phenomenon, generally explained by diffusive shock acceleration. Such shocks can also amplify upstream magnetic field considerably beyond…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-08-25 Stephen P. Reynolds , Brian J. Williams , Kazimierz J. Borkowski , Knox S. Long

Statistics of the magnetic field disturbances in the supernova remnants (SNRs) can be accessed using the second-order correlation function of the synchrotron intensities. Here we measure the magnetic energy spectra in supernova remnant…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-09-15 Pavan Kumar Vishwakarma , Jais Kumar

We study the radio emission from young supernova remnants by means of 3D numerical MHD simulations of the Rayleigh-Taylor instability in the shell of the remnant. The computation is carried out in spherical polar coordinates ($r, \theta,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 Byung-Il Jun , Michael L. Norman

We have investigated three SNRs in the LMC using multi-wavelength data. These SNRs are generally fainter than the known sample and may represent a previously missed population. One of our SNRs is the second LMC remnant analyzed which is…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-01 Matthew D. Klimek , S. D. Points , R. C. Smith , R. L. Shelton , R. Williams

We present a new analytical approach to derive approximate solutions describing the shock evolution in non-radiative supernova remnants (SNRs). We focus on the study of the forward shock and contact discontinuity while application to the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-01-11 Xiaping Tang , Roger A. Chevalier

Pulsars, formed during supernova explosions, are known to be sources of relativistic magnetized winds whose interaction with the expanding supernova remnants (SNRs) gives rise to a pulsar wind nebula (PWN). We present spherically symmetric…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 N. Bucciantini , J. M. Blondin , L. Del Zanna , E. Amato

We present new diagnostic tools for distinguishing supernova remnants (SNRs) from HII regions. Up to now, sources with flux ratio [S II]/H$\rm{\alpha}$ higher than 0.4 have been considered as SNRs. Here, we present the combinations of three…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-01-08 M. Kopsacheili , A. Zezas , I. Leonidaki

Typing the origin (i.e., Type Ia or core-collapse) of supernova remnants (SNRs) is crucial to determine the rates of supernova (SN) explosions in a galaxy, which is a key to understand its recent chemical evolution. However, evolved SNRs in…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-01-20 Yoko Takeuchi , Hiroya Yamaguchi , Toru Tamagawa

In order to determine the circumstances under which isolated SNRs are capable of rising into and enriching the thick disk and galactic halo, simulations of supernova remnants are performed with the FLASH magnetohydrodynamic code. We…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 E. A. Raley , R. L. Shelton , T. Plewa

The end of supernova remnant (SNR) evolution is characterized by a so-called "radiative" stage, in which efficient cooling of the hot bubble inside the forward shock slows expansion, leading to eventual shock breakup. Understanding SNR…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-09-06 Rebecca Diesing , Minghao Guo , Chang-Goo Kim , James Stone , Damiano Caprioli

We report the discovery of ten compact H-alpha-bright sources in the post-starburst region northeast of the center of M82, ``M82 B.'' These objects have H alpha luminosities and sizes consistent with Type II supernova remnants (SNRs). They…

Published X-ray emission properties for a sample of 50 supernova remnants (SNRs) in the LMC are used as input for SNR evolution modelling calculations. The forward shock emission is modelled to obtain the initial explosion energy, age, and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-03-08 D. A. Leahy

Wide-field H-alpha images of the Galactic plane have revealed a new supernova remnant (SNR) nearly three degrees in diameter centred at l = 107.0, b = +9.0. Deep and higher resolution H-alpha and [O III] 5007 Ang images show dozens of…

Origin of the magnetic field ubiquitous in the Universe is studied based on the Biermann mechanism, which is expected to work in the non-barotropic region. We perform a series of two-dimensional MHD simulations of the first generation…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-17 Hidekazu Hanayama , Keitaro Takahashi , Kohji Tomisaka

Numerical simulations of the interaction between supernova ejecta and a stellar wind are presented. We follow the temporal evolution of the shock fronts that are formed through such an interaction and determine the velocities, temperatures…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Pablo F. Velazquez , Gloria Koenigsberger , Alejandro C. Raga

Magnetars are regarded as the most magnetized neutron stars in the Universe. Aiming to unveil what kinds of stars and supernovae can create magnetars, we have performed a state-of-the-art spatially resolved spectroscopic X-ray study of the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-09-05 Ping Zhou , Jacco Vink , Samar Safi-Harb , Marco Miceli

The cataclysmic explosions of massive stars as supernovae are one of the key ingredients of galaxy formation. However, their evolution is not well understood in the presence of magnetic fields or cosmic rays (CRs). We study the expansion of…

A systematic study of the synchrotron X-ray emission from supernova remnants (SNRs) has been conducted. We selected a total of 12 SNRs whose synchrotron X-ray spectral parameters are available in the literature with reasonable accuracy, and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-03 Ryoko Nakamura , Aya Bamba , Tadayasu Dotani , Manabu Ishida , Ryo Yamazaki , Kazunori Kohri
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