Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 2009
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American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #214, #604.03
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
We present a search for X-ray counterparts to known candidate radio supernova remnants (SNRs) in a sample of nine nearby irregular galaxies using archival data from observations made by the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The purpose of this research is to compare the luminosity functions of SNRs detected in normal spiral galaxies with those of SNRs detected in irregular galaxies and determine if global characteristics of a galaxy significantly affect the populations of resident SNRs. The outstanding angular resolution of the Chandra X-ray Observatory (with a full width at half maximum resolution of approximately 1 arcsecond at 1 keV) is essential for clearly identifying counterparts to candidate radio SNRs located in regions of high confusion. Initial results from this research will be presented and discussed.
Fite N. D.
Murray T. M.
Pannuti Thomas
Schlegel Eric M.
Wells T. B.
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