Nonuniform Expansion of the Youngest Galactic Supernova Remnant G1.9+0.3.
- Author
- Green, David A.
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- July 11, 2014.
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- Krishnamurthy, Kalyani, Willett, Rebecca, Petre, Robert, Borkowski, Kazimierz J., Hwang, Una, and Reynolds, Stephen P.
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- We report measurements of the X-ray expansion of the youngest Galactic supernova remnant, G1.9+0.3, using Chandra observations in 2007, 2009, and 2011. The measured rates strongly deviate from uniform expansion, decreasing radially by about 60 along the X-ray bright SE-NW axis from 0.84 plus or minus 0.06% yr(exp -1) to 0.52% plus or minus 0.03 yr(exp -1). This corresponds to undecelerated ages of 120-190 yr, confirming the young age of G1.9+0.3 and implying a significant deceleration of the blast wave. The synchrotron-dominated X-ray emission brightens at a rate of 1.9% plus or minus 0.4% yr(exp -1). We identify bright outer and inner rims with the blast wave and reverse shock, respectively. Sharp density gradients in either the ejecta or ambient medium are required to produce the sudden deceleration of the reverse shock or the blast wave implied by the large spread in expansion ages. The blast wave could have been decelerated recently by an encounter with a modest density discontinuity in the ambient medium, such as may be found at a wind termination shock, requiring strong mass loss in the progenitor.
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- Document ID: 20150015952.
GSFC-E-DAA-TN23387.
The Astrophysical Journal Letters; Volume 790; Issue 2; L18. - Terms of Use and Reproduction
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