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Feb 2008
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008noao.prop..427b&link_type=abstract
NOAO Proposal ID #2008A-0427
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We propose to conduct spectroscopic observations of a sample of selected optically-identified supernova remnants (SNRs) located in the nearby face-on spiral galaxy M101. Our sample of selected SNRs includes seven which are known to possess an X-ray counterpart as detected by Chandra and 13 which lack such a counterpart. A clear understanding of why certain SNRs possess X-ray counterparts and others do not remains lacking: one hypothesis suggests that SNRs located in regions of enhanced ISM density are more likely to possess X-ray counterparts. Our proposed long-slit, spectroscopic observations will allow us to measure such crucial line ratios in the spectra of these SNRs as well as complementary H II regions. Based on our measured values for these line ratios, we will test the hypothesis that ambient density plays a dominant role in determining the spectral bands (X-ray, optical and radio) at which an SNR produces a considerable amount of emission.
Birriel Jennifer J.
Pannuti Thomas G.
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