A new mass estimate and puzzling abundances of SNR Cassiopeia A.

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Mar 1996

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1996a%26a...307l..41v&link_type=abstract

Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.307, p.L41-L44

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

76

Ism: Abundances, Ism: Individual Objects: Cas A, Ism: Supernova Remnants, X-Rays: Ism

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We derive a new mass estimate for the ejecta of the young supernova remnant Cas A of M~4Msun_, based on X-ray observations with ASCA. The estimated mass is about a third of previous estimates. The total X-ray emitting mass is ~14Msun_ indicating that the progenitor had a very high mass loss rate. The X-ray spectrum is consistent with the assumption that oxygen is the most abundant element of the ejecta. We also report a puzzling neon and magnesium deficit and the need for a line broadening mechanism. The line broadening is tentatively interpreted as due to an expanding shell. We confirm the presence of position dependent radial bulk velocities found by Markert et al. (1983).

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