Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2002-09-23
Astrophys.J. 583 (2003) 267-271
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
14 pages, 3 figures, one table, to appear in ApJ (Jan 10, 2003)
Scientific paper
10.1086/344836
The W28 supernova remnant is an excellent prototype for observing shocked gas resulting from the interaction of supernova remnants (SNRs) and adjacent molecular clouds (MCs). We present two new signatures of shocked molecular gas in this remnant. One is the detection of main-line extended OH (1667 MHz) absorption with broad linewidths. The column density of OH estimated from the optical depth profiles is consistent with a theoretical model in which OH is formed behind a C-type shock front. The second is the detection of extended, weak OH (1720 MHz) line emission with narrow linewidth distributed throughout the shocked region of W28. These give observational support to the idea that compact maser sources delineate the brightest component of a much larger region of main line OH absorption and nonthermal OH (1720 MHz) emission tracing the global structure of shocked molecular gas. Main line OH (1665/67) absorption and extended OH (1720 MHz) emission line studies can serve as powerful tools to detect SNR-MC interaction even when bright OH (1720 MHz) masers are absent.
Roberts Daniel A.
Wardle Mark
Yusef-Zadeh Farah
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