X-ray emitting structures in the Vela SNR: Ejecta anisotropies and progenitor stellar wind residuals

Autores
Sapienza, V.; Miceli, M.; Peres, G.; Bocchino, F.; Orlando, S.; Greco, E.; Combi, Jorge Ariel; García, Federico; Sasaki, M.
Año de publicación
2021
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inglés
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Context. The Vela supernova remnant (SNR) shows several ejecta fragments (or shrapnel) protruding beyond the forward shock, which are most likely relics of anisotropies that developed during the supernova (SN) explosion. Recent studies have revealed high Si abundance in two shrapnel (shrapnel A and G), located in opposite directions with respect to the SNR center. This suggests the possible existence of a Si-rich jet-counterjet structure, similar to that observed in the SNR Cassiopea A. Aims. We analyzed an XMM-Newton observation of a bright clump, behind shrapnel G, which lies along the direction connecting shrapnel A and G. The aim is to study the physical and chemical properties of this clump to ascertain whether it is part of this putative jet-like structure. Methods. We produced background-corrected and adaptively-smoothed count-rate images and median photon energy maps, and performed a spatially resolved spectral analysis. Results. We identified two structures with different physical properties. The first one is remarkably elongated along the direction connecting shrapnel A and G. Its X-ray spectrum is much softer than that of the other two shrapnel, to the point of hindering the determination of the Si abundance; however, its physical and chemical properties are consistent with those of shrapnel A and shrapnel G. The second structure, running along the southeast-northwest direction, has a higher temperature and appears similar to a thin filament. By analyzing the ROSAT data, we have found that this filament is part of a very large and coherent structure that we identified in the western rim of the shell. Conclusions. We obtained a thorough description of the collimated, jet-like tail of shrapnel G in Vela SNR. In addition we discovered a coherent and very extended feature roughly perpendicular to the jet-like structure that we interpret as a signature of an earlier interaction of the remnant with the stellar wind of its progenitor star. The peculiar Ne/O ratio we found in the wind residual may be suggestive of a Wolf-Rayet progenitor for Vela SNR, though further analysis is required to address this point.
Fil: Sapienza, V.. Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica; Italia
Fil: Miceli, M.. Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica; Italia
Fil: Peres, G.. Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica; Italia
Fil: Bocchino, F.. Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica; Italia
Fil: Orlando, S.. Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica; Italia
Fil: Greco, E.. Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica; Italia
Fil: Combi, Jorge Ariel. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas; Argentina
Fil: García, Federico. University Of Groningen. Kapteyn Astronomical Institute; Países Bajos
Fil: Sasaki, M.. Universitat Erlangen-Nuremberg; Alemania
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ISM: INDIVIDUAL OBJECTS: VELA SNR
ISM: SUPERNOVA REMNANTS
X-RAYS: ISM
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spelling X-ray emitting structures in the Vela SNR: Ejecta anisotropies and progenitor stellar wind residualsSapienza, V.Miceli, M.Peres, G.Bocchino, F.Orlando, S.Greco, E.Combi, Jorge ArielGarcía, FedericoSasaki, M.ISM: INDIVIDUAL OBJECTS: VELA SNRISM: SUPERNOVA REMNANTSX-RAYS: ISMhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Context. The Vela supernova remnant (SNR) shows several ejecta fragments (or shrapnel) protruding beyond the forward shock, which are most likely relics of anisotropies that developed during the supernova (SN) explosion. Recent studies have revealed high Si abundance in two shrapnel (shrapnel A and G), located in opposite directions with respect to the SNR center. This suggests the possible existence of a Si-rich jet-counterjet structure, similar to that observed in the SNR Cassiopea A. Aims. We analyzed an XMM-Newton observation of a bright clump, behind shrapnel G, which lies along the direction connecting shrapnel A and G. The aim is to study the physical and chemical properties of this clump to ascertain whether it is part of this putative jet-like structure. Methods. We produced background-corrected and adaptively-smoothed count-rate images and median photon energy maps, and performed a spatially resolved spectral analysis. Results. We identified two structures with different physical properties. The first one is remarkably elongated along the direction connecting shrapnel A and G. Its X-ray spectrum is much softer than that of the other two shrapnel, to the point of hindering the determination of the Si abundance; however, its physical and chemical properties are consistent with those of shrapnel A and shrapnel G. The second structure, running along the southeast-northwest direction, has a higher temperature and appears similar to a thin filament. By analyzing the ROSAT data, we have found that this filament is part of a very large and coherent structure that we identified in the western rim of the shell. Conclusions. We obtained a thorough description of the collimated, jet-like tail of shrapnel G in Vela SNR. In addition we discovered a coherent and very extended feature roughly perpendicular to the jet-like structure that we interpret as a signature of an earlier interaction of the remnant with the stellar wind of its progenitor star. The peculiar Ne/O ratio we found in the wind residual may be suggestive of a Wolf-Rayet progenitor for Vela SNR, though further analysis is required to address this point.Fil: Sapienza, V.. Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica; ItaliaFil: Miceli, M.. Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica; ItaliaFil: Peres, G.. Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica; ItaliaFil: Bocchino, F.. Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica; ItaliaFil: Orlando, S.. Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica; ItaliaFil: Greco, E.. Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica; ItaliaFil: Combi, Jorge Ariel. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas; ArgentinaFil: García, Federico. University Of Groningen. Kapteyn Astronomical Institute; Países BajosFil: Sasaki, M.. Universitat Erlangen-Nuremberg; AlemaniaEDP Sciences2021-05info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/137660Sapienza, V.; Miceli, M.; Peres, G.; Bocchino, F.; Orlando, S.; et al.; X-ray emitting structures in the Vela SNR: Ejecta anisotropies and progenitor stellar wind residuals; EDP Sciences; Astronomy and Astrophysics; 649; 5-2021; 1-100004-6361CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1051/0004-6361/202140412info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/abs/2021/05/aa40412-21/aa40412-21.htmlinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-22T11:42:18Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/137660instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-22 11:42:18.346CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv X-ray emitting structures in the Vela SNR: Ejecta anisotropies and progenitor stellar wind residuals
title X-ray emitting structures in the Vela SNR: Ejecta anisotropies and progenitor stellar wind residuals
spellingShingle X-ray emitting structures in the Vela SNR: Ejecta anisotropies and progenitor stellar wind residuals
Sapienza, V.
ISM: INDIVIDUAL OBJECTS: VELA SNR
ISM: SUPERNOVA REMNANTS
X-RAYS: ISM
title_short X-ray emitting structures in the Vela SNR: Ejecta anisotropies and progenitor stellar wind residuals
title_full X-ray emitting structures in the Vela SNR: Ejecta anisotropies and progenitor stellar wind residuals
title_fullStr X-ray emitting structures in the Vela SNR: Ejecta anisotropies and progenitor stellar wind residuals
title_full_unstemmed X-ray emitting structures in the Vela SNR: Ejecta anisotropies and progenitor stellar wind residuals
title_sort X-ray emitting structures in the Vela SNR: Ejecta anisotropies and progenitor stellar wind residuals
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Sapienza, V.
Miceli, M.
Peres, G.
Bocchino, F.
Orlando, S.
Greco, E.
Combi, Jorge Ariel
García, Federico
Sasaki, M.
author Sapienza, V.
author_facet Sapienza, V.
Miceli, M.
Peres, G.
Bocchino, F.
Orlando, S.
Greco, E.
Combi, Jorge Ariel
García, Federico
Sasaki, M.
author_role author
author2 Miceli, M.
Peres, G.
Bocchino, F.
Orlando, S.
Greco, E.
Combi, Jorge Ariel
García, Federico
Sasaki, M.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv ISM: INDIVIDUAL OBJECTS: VELA SNR
ISM: SUPERNOVA REMNANTS
X-RAYS: ISM
topic ISM: INDIVIDUAL OBJECTS: VELA SNR
ISM: SUPERNOVA REMNANTS
X-RAYS: ISM
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Context. The Vela supernova remnant (SNR) shows several ejecta fragments (or shrapnel) protruding beyond the forward shock, which are most likely relics of anisotropies that developed during the supernova (SN) explosion. Recent studies have revealed high Si abundance in two shrapnel (shrapnel A and G), located in opposite directions with respect to the SNR center. This suggests the possible existence of a Si-rich jet-counterjet structure, similar to that observed in the SNR Cassiopea A. Aims. We analyzed an XMM-Newton observation of a bright clump, behind shrapnel G, which lies along the direction connecting shrapnel A and G. The aim is to study the physical and chemical properties of this clump to ascertain whether it is part of this putative jet-like structure. Methods. We produced background-corrected and adaptively-smoothed count-rate images and median photon energy maps, and performed a spatially resolved spectral analysis. Results. We identified two structures with different physical properties. The first one is remarkably elongated along the direction connecting shrapnel A and G. Its X-ray spectrum is much softer than that of the other two shrapnel, to the point of hindering the determination of the Si abundance; however, its physical and chemical properties are consistent with those of shrapnel A and shrapnel G. The second structure, running along the southeast-northwest direction, has a higher temperature and appears similar to a thin filament. By analyzing the ROSAT data, we have found that this filament is part of a very large and coherent structure that we identified in the western rim of the shell. Conclusions. We obtained a thorough description of the collimated, jet-like tail of shrapnel G in Vela SNR. In addition we discovered a coherent and very extended feature roughly perpendicular to the jet-like structure that we interpret as a signature of an earlier interaction of the remnant with the stellar wind of its progenitor star. The peculiar Ne/O ratio we found in the wind residual may be suggestive of a Wolf-Rayet progenitor for Vela SNR, though further analysis is required to address this point.
Fil: Sapienza, V.. Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica; Italia
Fil: Miceli, M.. Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica; Italia
Fil: Peres, G.. Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica; Italia
Fil: Bocchino, F.. Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica; Italia
Fil: Orlando, S.. Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica; Italia
Fil: Greco, E.. Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica; Italia
Fil: Combi, Jorge Ariel. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas; Argentina
Fil: García, Federico. University Of Groningen. Kapteyn Astronomical Institute; Países Bajos
Fil: Sasaki, M.. Universitat Erlangen-Nuremberg; Alemania
description Context. The Vela supernova remnant (SNR) shows several ejecta fragments (or shrapnel) protruding beyond the forward shock, which are most likely relics of anisotropies that developed during the supernova (SN) explosion. Recent studies have revealed high Si abundance in two shrapnel (shrapnel A and G), located in opposite directions with respect to the SNR center. This suggests the possible existence of a Si-rich jet-counterjet structure, similar to that observed in the SNR Cassiopea A. Aims. We analyzed an XMM-Newton observation of a bright clump, behind shrapnel G, which lies along the direction connecting shrapnel A and G. The aim is to study the physical and chemical properties of this clump to ascertain whether it is part of this putative jet-like structure. Methods. We produced background-corrected and adaptively-smoothed count-rate images and median photon energy maps, and performed a spatially resolved spectral analysis. Results. We identified two structures with different physical properties. The first one is remarkably elongated along the direction connecting shrapnel A and G. Its X-ray spectrum is much softer than that of the other two shrapnel, to the point of hindering the determination of the Si abundance; however, its physical and chemical properties are consistent with those of shrapnel A and shrapnel G. The second structure, running along the southeast-northwest direction, has a higher temperature and appears similar to a thin filament. By analyzing the ROSAT data, we have found that this filament is part of a very large and coherent structure that we identified in the western rim of the shell. Conclusions. We obtained a thorough description of the collimated, jet-like tail of shrapnel G in Vela SNR. In addition we discovered a coherent and very extended feature roughly perpendicular to the jet-like structure that we interpret as a signature of an earlier interaction of the remnant with the stellar wind of its progenitor star. The peculiar Ne/O ratio we found in the wind residual may be suggestive of a Wolf-Rayet progenitor for Vela SNR, though further analysis is required to address this point.
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