Measurement of the X-ray proper motion in the south-east rim of RX J1713.7-3946
Measurement of the X-ray proper motion in the south-east rim of RX J1713.7-3946
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RX J1713.7-3946东南缘X射线自行测量
DOI:
10.1051/0004-6361/201629618
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发表时间:
2017
影响因子:
6.5
通讯作者:
Robert
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文献类型:
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作者:
Acero;Fabio; Katsuda;Satoru; Ballet;Jean; Petre;Robert
We report on the first proper motion measurement in the supernova remnant RX J1713.7−3946 using theXMM-NewtonX-ray telescope on a 13 yr time interval. This expansion measurement is carried out in the south-east region of the remnant, where two sharp filament structures are observed. For the outermost filament, the proper motion is 0.75+0.05-0.06± 0.069systarcsec yr-1which is equivalent to a shock speed of ~3500 km s-1at a distance of 1 kpc. In contrast with the bright north-west region, where the shock is interacting with the border of the cavity, the shock in the south-east region is probably expanding in the original ambient medium carved by the progenitor and can be used to derive the current density at the shock and the age of the remnant. In the case where the shock is evolving in a wind profile (ρ∝r−s,s= 2) or in a uniform medium (s= 0), we estimate an age of ~2300 yr and ~1800 yr respectively for an ejecta power-law index ofn= 9. The specific case of an ejecta power-law index ofn= 7, ands= 0, yields an age of ~1500 yr, which would reconcile RX J1713.7−3946 with the historical records of SN 393. In all scenarios, we derive similar upstream densities of the order of 0.01 cm-3, compatible with the lack of thermal X-rays from the shocked ambient medium.
影响因子:
4.8
作者:
Xiaping Tang;R. Chevalier
通讯作者:
R. Chevalier