Uncovering a Supernova Remnant Hidden Near LMCX-1

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May 1997

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997pasp..109..554c&link_type=abstract

Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, v.109, p.554-558

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Supernova Remnants, Hii Regions, Magellanic Clouds

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In a kinematic study of LMC \hii\ regions, we serendipitously found a fast-expanding (velocity offsets up to $\sim$200 \kms) shell in the northern lobe of the luminous \hii\ region N159. The expansion pattern and the \sii/\ha\ ratio of the shell are consistent with those seen in supernova remnants (SNRs). Confirmation of this SNR candidate in radio and X-ray wavelengths has been hampered by thermal emission of the luminous \hii\ region N159 itself and scattered X-rays from the nearby luminous source LMC\,X-1. Recent {\em ROSAT} observations finally resolved N159 from LMC\,X-1, thus confirming the identification of this as a newly identified SNR, which we designate as SNR 0540$-$697. (SECTION: Interstellar Medium and Nebulae)

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