A Star Cluster as a Supernova Factory

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Sep 2006

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006cxo..prop.2175m&link_type=abstract

Chandra Proposal ID #08500657

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Chandra Proposal Id #08500657

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Massive star clusters are ideal objects for X-ray studies of two related subjects: the effect of stellar winds and supernovae on the interstellar medium, and the mapping between the initial masses of stars and the compact objects that they leave behind. We propose to observe a Galactic star cluster containing a dozen red supergiants, which implies an age of 6-15 Myr, a mass of 20,000-50,000 Msun, and a supernova rate of at least one per 90,000 years. This cluster provides a unique opportunity to understand how supernova remnants interact with a cool cluster wind produced by red supergiants. Chandra observations will allow us to search for isolated neutron stars and high-mass X-ray binaries.

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