High Resolution Spectroscopy of Two Oxygen-Rich SNRs with the Chandra HETG

Details High Resolution Spectroscopy of Two Oxygen-Rich SNRs with the Chandra HETG High Resolution Spectroscopy of Two Oxygen-Rich SNRs with the Chandra HETG

2001-05-03

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0105060v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

9 pages, 5 figures; To be published in Young Supernova Remnants: Eleventh Astrophysics Conference, College Park, Maryland, Oct

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The HETG can be used to obtain spatially resolved spectra of moderately extended sources. We present preliminary results for two well studied, oxygen rich supernova remnants in the Magellanic clouds, E0102-72 and N132D. The dispersed spectrum of E0102-72 shows images of the remnant in the light of individual emission lines from H-like and He-like ions of O, Mg, Ne and He-like Si with no evidence of Fe. The diameters of the images for various ions, measured in the cross-dispersion direction, increase monotonically with the ionization age for the given ion. This shows in detail the progression of the reverse shock through the expanding stellar ejecta. We see clear evidence for asymmetric Doppler shifts across E0102-72 of ~2000 km/s. These can be modelled approximately by a partially-filled, expanding shell inclined to the line of sight. The dispersed spectrum of N132D is more affected by spatial/spectral overlap but also shows monochromatic images in several strong lines. Preliminary spectra have been extracted for several bright knots. Some regions of oxygen-rich material, presumably stellar ejecta, are clearly identified. Additional details on E0102-72 are presented by Flanagan et al. and Davis et al. in these proceedings, and further analysis is in progress.

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