Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1997-12-17
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
23 pages, LaTex; 4 postscript figures, 2 postscript tables. To appear in ApJ, vol 497
Scientific paper
10.1086/305501
We present the results of broadband fits to the X-ray spectrum of Tycho's supernova remnant obtained by the Solid-State Imaging Spectrometers on the ASCA Observatory. We use single-temperature, single-ionization-age, nonequilibrium ionization models to characterize the ejecta and the blast-shocked interstellar medium. Based on the Fe K emission at 6.5 keV, previous spectral studies have suggested that the Fe ejecta in this Type Ia remnant are stratified interior to the other ejecta. The ASCA data provide important constraints from the Fe L emission near 1 keV as well as the Fe K emission. We find that the simplest models, with emission from the ejecta and blast wave each at a single temperature and ionization age, severely underestimate the Fe K flux. We show that there is little Fe emission associated with the Si and S ejecta shell. The blast-shocked interstellar medium has abundances roughly 0.3 times the solar value, while the ejecta, with the exception of Fe, have relative abundances that are typical of Type Ia supernovae. The addition of another component of Fe emission, which we associate with ejecta, at a temperature at least two times higher and an ionization age $\sim$ 100 times lower than the Si ejecta, does provide a good fit to the spectrum. This model is consistent with X-ray imaging results. Although fluorescent emission from dust in the remnant may contribute to the Fe K flux, we conclude that it is unlikely to dominate.
Hughes John Patrick
Hwang Una
Petre Robert
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