Recombining Plasma and Gamma-Ray Emission in the Mixed-morphology Supernova Remnant 3C 400.2
Abstract
3C 400.2 belongs to the mixed-morphology supernova remnant class, showing center-filled X-ray and shell-like radio morphology. We present a study of 3C 400.2 with archival Suzaku and Fermi-LAT observations. We find recombining plasma (RP) in the Suzaku spectra of north-east and south-east regions. The spectra of these regions are well described by two-component thermal plasma models: the hard component is in RP, while the soft component is in collisional ionization equilibrium (CIE) conditions. The RP has enhanced abundances, indicating that the X-ray emission has an ejecta origin, while the CIE has solar abundances associated with the interstellar material. The X-ray spectra of north-west and south-west regions are best fitted by a two-component thermal plasma model: an ionizing and a CIE plasma. We have detected GeV gamma-ray emission from 3C 400.2 at the level of ∼5σ, assuming a point-like source model with a power-law (PL) type spectrum. We have also detected a new GeV source at the level of ∼13σ, assuming a Gaussian extension model with a PL-type spectrum in the neighborhood of the supernova remnant. We report the analysis results of 3C 400.2 and the new extended gamma-ray source, and discuss the nature of gamma-ray emission of 3C 400.2 in the context of existing NANTEN CO data, Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory H I data, and the Suzaku X-ray analysis results.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- June 2017
- DOI:
- 10.3847/1538-4357/aa72ee
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1705.06442
- Bibcode:
- 2017ApJ...842...22E
- Keywords:
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- gamma-rays: ISM;
- ISM: clouds;
- ISM: individual objects: G53.6-2.2;
- 3C 400.2;
- ISM: supernova remnants;
- X-rays: ISM;
- Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
- E-Print:
- Accepted to be published in the Astrophysical Journal