Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Mar 1994
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994apj...424..114h&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 424, no. 1, p. 114-125
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
85
Magellanic Clouds, Radio Sources (Astronomy), Starburst Galaxies, Supernova Remnants, Galactic Evolution, Radio Astronomy
Scientific paper
We have obtained an 8.4 GHz Very Large Array (VLA) A-array map of the starburst galaxy M82 with a resolution Full Width at Half Maximum (FWHM) approximately 0.182 sec. About 50 compact radio sources in the central region of M82 were detected with a peak surface brightness approximately greater than 10-17 W/Hz/sq m/sr. Comparison with previous observations shows that most sources are declining in flux. Three previously visible sources have faded into the background of our map (approximately less than 0.2 mJy/beam), while a few sources, including the second and third brightest radio sources in M82, may have increased slightly in flux over the last decade. No new radio supernova was found. The birth rate of the compact radio sources is estimated to be 0.11 + or - 0.05/yr. We attribute the population of such bright, small supernova remnants (SNRs) in M82 to the high pressure in the central region that can truncate the mass loss during a red supergiant phase or allow dense ionized clouds to be present. The compact radio sources obey a Sigma(radio surface brightness) - D(diameter) relation which is remarkably similar to that followed by supernova remnants in the Galaxy and the Magellanic Clouds and by two of the strongest known extragalactic radio supernovae: SN 1986J and SN 1979C. A least-squares fit to the SNR data gives: Sigma8.4 GHz (W/Hz/sq m/sr) = 4.4 x 10-16 Dpc-3.5 +/- 0.1 covering seven orders of magnitude in Sigma. Possible selection effects are discussed and a theoretical discussion of the correlation is presented.
Chevalier Roger A.
Condon James J.
Huang Zhuo-Peng
Thuan Trinh Xuan
Yin Qi-Feng
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