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Title:
Study of the Composite Supernova Remnant MSH 11-62
Authors:
Harrus, Ilana M.; Hughes, John P.; Slane, Patrick O.
Publication:
Astrophysical Journal v.499, p.273 (ApJ Homepage)
Publication Date:
05/1998
Origin:
APJ
ApJ Keywords:
RADIATION MECHANISMS: NONTHERMAL, ISM: INDIVIDUAL ALPHANUMERIC: MSH 11-62, ISM: SUPERNOVA REMNANTS, X-RAYS: ISM
Bibliographic Code:
1998ApJ...499..273H

Abstract

We present the analysis of the X-ray data collected during an observation of the supernova remnant (SNR) MSH 11-62 by the Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astrophysics (ASCA). We show that MSH 11-62 is a composite remnant whose X-ray emission comes from two distinct contributions. Nonthermal, synchrotron emission, localized to a region of radius ~3' (consistent with a point source), dominates the total flux above 2 keV. A second contribution comes from a thermal component, extended up to a radius of ~6' and detected only at energies below 2 keV. The spatial and spectral analyses imply the presence of a neutron star losing energy at a rate of about E dot ~1036-1037 ergs s-1. No pulsed emission is detected, and we set a limit on the pulsed fraction of ~10%. This is consistent with the lack of a radio pulsar in the remnant, which may indicate that the pulsed emission from the rapidly rotating compact object that should be powering the synchrotron nebula is beamed, and our viewing direction is unfavorable. In either event, the central neutron star deposits much of its spin-down energy into the surrounding synchrotron nebula where, through direct imaging with broadband satellites such as ASCA, it is possible to study the energetics and evolution of the compact remnant.
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