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The X-ray Properties of Supernova Remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

Knox S. Long
Knox S. Long*
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Johns Hopkins University

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There are at least 25 supernova remnants (SNR) in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) with X-ray luminosities exceeding 2 × 1035 erg s−1. As many as 25 other SNR may be contained in the X-ray survey conducted with the Einstein Observatory of the LMC. The X-ray spectra of the 6 SNR observed with the Solid State Spectrometer (SSS) resemble their galactic counterparts; two SNR, N157B and 0540–69.3, may emit X-rays primarily by synchrotron radiation. The density of the medium in which SNR are expanding inferred from the X-ray data appears to decrease with SNR diameter; the density of the ISM inferred from the Balmer lines of 4 new SNR in the LMC is much lower than that inferred from X-ray observations. The apparent thermal energy content of LMC SNR evolves with diameter, peaking at ∼5 × 1050 ergs. The ratio of the densities of the X-ray and [SII] emitting plasmas is consistent with their being in pressure equilibrium. The SN rate in the LMC is ∼1 per 100–200 years. This is the number of SN expected from other considerations. The number diameter relation of LMC SNR is consistent with free expansion. The X-ray data are difficult to understand in terms of traditional Sedov models on SNR evolution; probably ejecta and multiphase ISM are required to explain the X-ray properties of LMC SNR.

Type
VI. Supernova Remnants in Other Galaxies
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 101: Supernova Remnants and Their X-Ray Emission , 1983 , pp. 525 - 533
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1983 

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