The First IR Image of the SN 1006 Remnant

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May 2009

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009aas...21442601w&link_type=abstract

American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #214, #426.01; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 41, p.695

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We report initial results of a scan-mapping observation of the SN 1006 remnant, carried out with MIPS on the Spitzer Space Telescope. The 24-micron map clearly shows filamentary emission along the northwest rim of the remnant shell, coincident with the Balmer filaments that delineate the present position of the expanding shock. This is the first detection of IR radiation from SN 1006. The IR emission traces the Balmer filaments almost perfectly, but lies just within, suggesting an origin in shock-heated interstellar dust. Much fainter and more diffuse IR emission is also seen within the interior of the shell, especially toward the south, but its origin is less clear. Similar diffuse emission is also seen well outside the remnant shell, so both may be foreground dust. We will explore the structure and origin of the emission from SN 1006 at X-ray, optical, IR, and radio wavelengths.
Supported by NASA through RSA 1330031.

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