Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2003-11-17
Astrophys.J. 603 (2004) 152-158
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
17 pages, 4 figures, Accepted for publication in ApJ. Vol 603 March 1 issue
Scientific paper
10.1086/381355
We present an analysis of data from both the Rontgen Satellite (ROSAT), and the Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astrophysics (ASCA) of the supernova remnant (SNR) G18.95-1.1. We find that the X-ray emission from G18.95-1.1 is predominantly thermal, heavily absorbed and can be best described by an NEI (nonequilibrium ionization) model with a temperature around 0.9keV, and an ionization timescale of 1.1x10^10 /cm3/s. We find only marginal evidence for non-solar abundances. Comparisons between 21 cm HI absorption data and derived parameters from our spectral analysis strongly suggest a relatively near-by remnant (a distance of about 2kpc). Above 4keV, we identify a small region of emission located at the tip of the central, flat spectrum bar-like feature in the radio image. We examine two possibilities for this emission region: a temperature variation within the remnant or a pulsar wind nebula (PWN). The current data do not allow us to distinguish between these possible explanations. In the scenario where this high-energy emission region corresponds to a PWN, our analysis suggests a rotational loss rate for the unseen pulsar of about 7x10^35 erg/s and a ratio Lr/Lx about 3.6 for the entire PWN, slightly above the maximum ratio (3.4 for Vela) measured in known PWN.
Harrus Ilana Muriel
Hughes John Patrick
Plucinsky Paul P.
Slane Patrick O.
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