ASTRO-H White Paper - Young Supernova Remnants
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
2019-08-14 v1
Abstract
Thanks to the unprecedented spectral resolution and sensitivity of the Soft X-ray Spectrometer (SXS) to soft thermal X-ray emission, ASTRO-H will open a new discovery window for understanding young, ejecta-dominated, supernova remnants (SNRs). In particular we study how ASTRO-H observations will address, comprehensively, three key topics in SNR research: (1) using abundance measurements to unveil SNR progenitors, (2) using spatial and velocity distribution of the ejecta to understand supernova explosion mechanisms, (3) revealing the link between the thermal plasma state of SNRs and the efficiency of their particle acceleration.
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@article{arxiv.1412.1169,
title = {ASTRO-H White Paper - Young Supernova Remnants},
author = {J. P. Hughes and S. Safi-Harb and A. Bamba and S. Katsuda and M. Leutenegger and K. S. Long and Y. Maeda and K. Mori and H. Nakajima and M. Sawada and T. Tanaka and H. Uchida and H. Yamaguchi and F. Aharonian and S. Funk and J. Hiraga and M. Ishida and K. Koyama and H. Matsumoto and M. Nobukawa and M. Ozaki and T. Tamagawa and H. Tsunemi and H. Tomida and Y. Uchiyama and S. Uno},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1412.1169},
year = {2019}
}
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38 pages, 19 figures, ASTRO-H White Paper