Suzaku Results of SN 1006: Chemical Abundances of the ``youngest'' Galactic Type Ia Supernova Remnant

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Galactic Center, Bar, Circumnuclear Matter, And Bulge, Supernova Remnants, X-Ray Spectra

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SN 1006 is one of the supernova remnants (SNR) recorded in the Japanese diary ``Meigetsuki''. From the historical records including Meigetsuki, we conclude that SN 1006 was the brightest type Ia supernova remnant. We report on the observations of SN 1006 with the X-ray Imaging Spectrometers (XIS) on board the 5-th Japanese X-ray satellite Suzaku. We found that the ionization age of SN 1006 is the youngest among any Galactic SNRs, hence is the best SNR to study early phase of type Ia. In the X-ray spectrum, we found the K-shell emission lines from heavy elements, in particular that from iron, for the first time. The X-ray emitting plasma is highly overabundant in heavy elements, hence are likely due to ejecta. The abundance pattern agrees well to the theoretical prediction of type Ia supernova.

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