The first high-resolution X-ray imaging of the shell-type SNR Kes 78

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Oct 2010

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XMM-Newton Proposal ID #06715101

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Supernovae, Supernova Remnants, Diffuse (Galactic) Emission And Isolated Neutron Stars, Kes 78

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We propose to use XMM-Newton to produce the first ever high-resolution X-ray image of the elongated shell-type SNR G32.8-0.1 (Kes 78). Not only is Kes 78 a known X-ray emitter (weak emission is seen by ROSAT and a small fraction is covered by XMM-Newton), it is also embedded in a region of molecular gas appearing to interact with the SNR; therefore, Kes 78 is an ideal laboratory for exploring the physics of an SNR interaction with a molecular cloud. The high sensitivity and spectral resolution of XMM-Newton will allow us to search for both thermal and non-thermal X-ray emission to probe the details of the SNR/MC interaction, to constrain the properties of the SNR and the surrounding medium and to search for a possible association with a new VHE gamma-ray source.

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