Kepler's Supernova Remnant: Circumstellar Interactions, Particle Acceleration, and Type Ia Supernova Origins

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Recent work implies that Kepler's supernova remnant resulted from a Type Ia event, but circumstellar medium (CSM) interaction is also evident. Neither the progenitors nor the detailed explosion mechanisms of SNe Ia are understood, so Kepler offers us a unique opportunity to constrain the progenitor by studying CSM interactions, and the explosion mechanism by studying ejecta. We propose a 750 ks observation, to map the Fe K alpha line on spatial 5" scales, and obtain high-quality spectra in brighter regions on 8" scales. Fe K will map ejecta and discriminate thermal and nonthermal emission at rims. K lines of other alpha elements will show stratification; all should show Doppler broadening to characterize dynamics. A deep observation of Kepler should be a legacy of Chandra.

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