X-Ray Measurements of the Particle Acceleration Properties at Inward Shocks in Cassiopeia A
We present new evidence that the bright nonthermal X-ray emission features in the interior of the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant are caused by inward-moving shocks, based on Chandra and NuSTAR observations. Several bright inward-moving filaments were identified using monitoring data taken by Chandra...
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ndltd-arizona.edu-oai-arizona.openrepository.com-10150-6265342018-02-14T03:00:32Z X-Ray Measurements of the Particle Acceleration Properties at Inward Shocks in Cassiopeia A Sato, Toshiki Katsuda, Satoru Morii, Mikio Bamba, Aya Hughes, John P. Maeda, Yoshitomo Ishida, Manabu Fraschetti, Federico Univ Arizona, Dept Planetary Sci & Astron acceleration of particles ISM: supernova remnants supernovae: individual (Cassiopeia A) X-rays: ISM We present new evidence that the bright nonthermal X-ray emission features in the interior of the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant are caused by inward-moving shocks, based on Chandra and NuSTAR observations. Several bright inward-moving filaments were identified using monitoring data taken by Chandra in 2000-2014. These inward-moving shock locations are nearly coincident with hard X-ray (15-40 keV) hot spots seen by NuSTAR. From proper-motion measurements, the transverse velocities were estimated to be in the range of similar to 2100-3800 km s(-1) for a distance of 3.4 kpc. The shock velocities in the frame of the expanding ejecta reach values of similar to 5100-8700 km s(-1), which is slightly higher than the typical speed of the forward shock. Additionally, we find flux variations (both increasing and decreasing) on timescales of a few years in some of the inward-moving shock filaments. The rapid variability timescales are consistent with an amplified magnetic field of B similar to 0.5-1 mG. The high speed and low photon cut-off energy of the inward-moving shocks are shown to imply a particle diffusion coefficient that departs from the Bohm regime (k(0) = D-0/D-0,D-Bohm similar to 3-8) for the few simple physical configurations we consider in this study. The maximum electron energy at these shocks is estimated to be similar to 8-11 TeV, which is smaller than the values of similar to 15-34 TeV that were inferred for the forward shock. Cassiopeia A is dynamically too young for its reverse shock to appear to be moving inward in the observer frame. We propose instead that the inward-moving shocks are a consequence of the forward shock encountering a density jump of 5-8 in the surrounding material. 2018-01-22 Article X-Ray Measurements of the Particle Acceleration Properties at Inward Shocks in Cassiopeia A 2018, 853 (1):46 The Astrophysical Journal 1538-4357 10.3847/1538-4357/aaa021 http://hdl.handle.net/10150/626534 http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/626534 The Astrophysical Journal en http://stacks.iop.org/0004-637X/853/i=1/a=46?key=crossref.b8218d398297bed36904b6b512c61327 © 2018. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. IOP PUBLISHING LTD |
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acceleration of particles ISM: supernova remnants supernovae: individual (Cassiopeia A) X-rays: ISM Sato, Toshiki Katsuda, Satoru Morii, Mikio Bamba, Aya Hughes, John P. Maeda, Yoshitomo Ishida, Manabu Fraschetti, Federico X-Ray Measurements of the Particle Acceleration Properties at Inward Shocks in Cassiopeia A |
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We present new evidence that the bright nonthermal X-ray emission features in the interior of the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant are caused by inward-moving shocks, based on Chandra and NuSTAR observations. Several bright inward-moving filaments were identified using monitoring data taken by Chandra in 2000-2014. These inward-moving shock locations are nearly coincident with hard X-ray (15-40 keV) hot spots seen by NuSTAR. From proper-motion measurements, the transverse velocities were estimated to be in the range of similar to 2100-3800 km s(-1) for a distance of 3.4 kpc. The shock velocities in the frame of the expanding ejecta reach values of similar to 5100-8700 km s(-1), which is slightly higher than the typical speed of the forward shock. Additionally, we find flux variations (both increasing and decreasing) on timescales of a few years in some of the inward-moving shock filaments. The rapid variability timescales are consistent with an amplified magnetic field of B similar to 0.5-1 mG. The high speed and low photon cut-off energy of the inward-moving shocks are shown to imply a particle diffusion coefficient that departs from the Bohm regime (k(0) = D-0/D-0,D-Bohm similar to 3-8) for the few simple physical configurations we consider in this study. The maximum electron energy at these shocks is estimated to be similar to 8-11 TeV, which is smaller than the values of similar to 15-34 TeV that were inferred for the forward shock. Cassiopeia A is dynamically too young for its reverse shock to appear to be moving inward in the observer frame. We propose instead that the inward-moving shocks are a consequence of the forward shock encountering a density jump of 5-8 in the surrounding material. |
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Univ Arizona, Dept Planetary Sci & Astron |
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Univ Arizona, Dept Planetary Sci & Astron Sato, Toshiki Katsuda, Satoru Morii, Mikio Bamba, Aya Hughes, John P. Maeda, Yoshitomo Ishida, Manabu Fraschetti, Federico |
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Sato, Toshiki Katsuda, Satoru Morii, Mikio Bamba, Aya Hughes, John P. Maeda, Yoshitomo Ishida, Manabu Fraschetti, Federico |
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Sato, Toshiki |
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X-Ray Measurements of the Particle Acceleration Properties at Inward Shocks in Cassiopeia A |
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X-Ray Measurements of the Particle Acceleration Properties at Inward Shocks in Cassiopeia A |
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X-Ray Measurements of the Particle Acceleration Properties at Inward Shocks in Cassiopeia A |
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X-Ray Measurements of the Particle Acceleration Properties at Inward Shocks in Cassiopeia A |
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X-Ray Measurements of the Particle Acceleration Properties at Inward Shocks in Cassiopeia A |
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x-ray measurements of the particle acceleration properties at inward shocks in cassiopeia a |
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