Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Nov 1994
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994aj....108.1696c&link_type=abstract
The Astronomical Journal (ISSN 0004-6256), vol. 108, no. 5, p. 1696-1721
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
36
Absorption Spectra, Emission Spectra, Interstellar Gas, Line Spectra, Magellanic Clouds, Supernova Remnants, Ultraviolet Astronomy, Ultraviolet Spectra, X Rays, Astronomical Spectroscopy, Iue, Stellar Spectra, Stellar Winds
Scientific paper
Strong x-ray emission detected in Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) superbubbles has been explained as the result of interior supernova remnants (SNRs) hitting the dense superbubble shell. Such SNRs cannot be found using conventional criteria. We thus investigate the possibility of using the interstellar absorption properties in the ultraviolet (UV) as a diagnostic of hidden SNR shocks. The International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) archives provide the database for this pilot study. They contain high-dispersion spectra of several stars in x-ray bright superbubbles. To distinguish the effects of SNR shocks from those of local stellar winds and a global hot halo around the LMC, we included control objects in different environments. We find that almost all interstellar absorption properties can be explained by the interstellar environment associated with the objects. Summarizing the two most important results of this study: (1) a large velocity shift between the high-ionization species (C IV and Si IV) and the low-ionization species (S II, Si II, and C II*) is a diagnostic of hidden SNR shocks; however, the absence of a velocity shift does not preclude the existence of SNR shocks; (2) there is no evidence that the LMC is uniformly surrounded by hot gas; hot gas is preferentially found associated with large interstellar structures like superbubbles and supergiant shells, which may extend to large distances from the plane.
Chu Y.-H. Y.-H.
Garcia-Segura Guillermo
Mac Low Mordecai-Mar
Wakker Bart
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