A new young galactic supernova remnant containing a compact object: G15.9+0.2
We identify the radio-emitting shell-type supernova remnant G15.9+0.2 as a relatively young remnant containing an X-ray point source that may be its associated neutron star. The integrated spectrum of the remnant shell obtained from our 30 ks exploratory Chandra observation shows very strong lines t...
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todo:paper_0004637X_v652_n1II_pL45_Reynolds2023-10-03T14:02:04Z A new young galactic supernova remnant containing a compact object: G15.9+0.2 Reynolds, S.P. Borkowski, K.J. Hwang, U.N.A. Harrus, I. Petre, R. Dubner, G. Stars: neutron Supernova remnants X-rays: general X-rays: ISM We identify the radio-emitting shell-type supernova remnant G15.9+0.2 as a relatively young remnant containing an X-ray point source that may be its associated neutron star. The integrated spectrum of the remnant shell obtained from our 30 ks exploratory Chandra observation shows very strong lines that require elevated element abundances from ejecta, in particular of sulfur. A plane-shock model fit gives a temperature kT = 0.9 (0.8,1.0) keV, an ionization timescale net = 6 (4, 9) × 1010 cm-3 s, and a sulfur abundance of 2.1 (1.7, 2.7) times solar (90% confidence limits). Two-component models with one solar and one enriched component are also plausible, but they are not well constrained by the data. Various estimates give a remnant age of order 103 yr, which would make G15.9+0.2 among the dozen or so youngest remnants in the Galaxy. The sparse point-source spectrum is consistent with either a steep Γ ∼ 4 power law or a kT ∼ 0.4 keV blackbody. The spectrum is absorbed by a H column density NH ∼ 4 × 1022 cm-2 similar to that required for the remnant shell. The implied 2-9.5 keV source luminosity is about 1033 ergs s-1 for an assumed distance of 8.5 kpc consistent with the high absorption column. We suggest that the point source is either a rotation-powered pulsar or a compact central object. © 2006. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_0004637X_v652_n1II_pL45_Reynolds |
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Stars: neutron Supernova remnants X-rays: general X-rays: ISM Reynolds, S.P. Borkowski, K.J. Hwang, U.N.A. Harrus, I. Petre, R. Dubner, G. A new young galactic supernova remnant containing a compact object: G15.9+0.2 |
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We identify the radio-emitting shell-type supernova remnant G15.9+0.2 as a relatively young remnant containing an X-ray point source that may be its associated neutron star. The integrated spectrum of the remnant shell obtained from our 30 ks exploratory Chandra observation shows very strong lines that require elevated element abundances from ejecta, in particular of sulfur. A plane-shock model fit gives a temperature kT = 0.9 (0.8,1.0) keV, an ionization timescale net = 6 (4, 9) × 1010 cm-3 s, and a sulfur abundance of 2.1 (1.7, 2.7) times solar (90% confidence limits). Two-component models with one solar and one enriched component are also plausible, but they are not well constrained by the data. Various estimates give a remnant age of order 103 yr, which would make G15.9+0.2 among the dozen or so youngest remnants in the Galaxy. The sparse point-source spectrum is consistent with either a steep Γ ∼ 4 power law or a kT ∼ 0.4 keV blackbody. The spectrum is absorbed by a H column density NH ∼ 4 × 1022 cm-2 similar to that required for the remnant shell. The implied 2-9.5 keV source luminosity is about 1033 ergs s-1 for an assumed distance of 8.5 kpc consistent with the high absorption column. We suggest that the point source is either a rotation-powered pulsar or a compact central object. © 2006. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. |
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Reynolds, S.P. Borkowski, K.J. Hwang, U.N.A. Harrus, I. Petre, R. Dubner, G. |
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Reynolds, S.P. Borkowski, K.J. Hwang, U.N.A. Harrus, I. Petre, R. Dubner, G. |
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A new young galactic supernova remnant containing a compact object: G15.9+0.2 |
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A new young galactic supernova remnant containing a compact object: G15.9+0.2 |
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A new young galactic supernova remnant containing a compact object: G15.9+0.2 |
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A new young galactic supernova remnant containing a compact object: G15.9+0.2 |
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A new young galactic supernova remnant containing a compact object: G15.9+0.2 |
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new young galactic supernova remnant containing a compact object: g15.9+0.2 |
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