New high-resolution radio observations of the SNR CTB 80

Details New high-resolution radio observations of the SNR CTB 80 New high-resolution radio observations of the SNR CTB 80

2003-10-22

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0310655v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

11 pages, Latex, 6 eps figures, To appear in AJ Vol 126., No. 5, November 2003

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We report new high resolution and high sensitivity radio observations of the extended supernova remnant (SNR) CTB 80 (G69.0+2.7) at 240 MHz, 324 MHz, 618 MHz, and 1380 MHz. The imaging of CTB 80 at 240 MHz and 618 MHz was performed using the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) in India. The observations at 324 MHz and 1380 MHz were obtained using the Very Large Array (VLA, NRAO) in its C and D configurations. The new radio images reveal faint extensions for the asymmetric arms of CTB 80. The arms are irregular with filaments and clumps of size 1' (or 0.6 pc at a distance of 2 kpc). The radio image at 1380 MHz is compared with IR and optical emission. The correspondence IR/radio is excellent along the N arm of CTB 80. Ionized gas observed in the [SII] line perfectly matches the W and N edges of CTB 80. The central nebula associated with the pulsar PSR B1951+32 was investigated with an angular resolution of 10" x 6". The new radio image obtained at 618 MHz shows with superb detail structures in the 8' x 4' E-W ``plateau'' nebula that hosts the pulsar on its western extreme. A twisted filament, about 6' in extent (~3.5 pc), trails behind the pulsar in an approximate W-E direction. In the bright ``core'' nebula (size \~45"), located to the W of the plateau, the images show a distortion in the morphology towards the W; this feature corresponds to the direction in which the pulsar escapes from the SNR with a velocity of ~240 km/s. Based on the new observations, the energetics of the SNR and of the PWN are investigated.

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