Suzaku Observations of the Prototype Wind-Blown Bubble NGC 6888

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2010-12-17

arxiv.org/abs/1012.3917v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena

18 pages, 6 figures, accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal

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We present an analysis of the Suzaku observations of the prototype wind-blown bubble NGC 6888 which is based both on use of standard spectral models and on a direct comparison of theoretical models with observations. The X-ray spectra of NGC 6888 are soft and most of the X-rays are in the (0.3 - 1.5 keV) energy range. But, hard X-rays (1.5 - 4.0 keV) are also detected (~10% of the observed flux). The corresponding spectral fits require a relatively cool plasma with kT < 0.5 keV but much hotter plasma with temperature kT > 2.0 keV is needed to match the observed hard X-ray emission. We find no appreciable temperature variations within the hot bubble in NGC 6888. The derived abundances (N, O, Ne) are consistent with those of the optical nebula. This indicates a common origin of the X-ray emitting gas and the outer cold shell: most of the X-ray plasma (having non-uniform spatial distribution: clumps) has flown into the hot bubble from the optical nebula. If the electron thermal conduction is efficient, this can naturally explain the relatively low plasma temperature of most of the X-ray emitting plasma. Alternatively, the hot bubble in NGC 6888 will be adiabatic and the cold clumps are heated up to X-ray temperatures likely by energy exchange between the heavy particles (hot ions diffusing into the cold clumps).

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