Studying the elemental abundances of Kepler Supernova Remnant with Athena
Abstract
The lines of Cr and Mn expected in the X-ray spectra of young supernova remnants. The X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU) onboard Athena, provides spatially-resolved high resolution spectroscopy. We investigate Mn, Cr as well as Fe K_ lines in the spectra of Kepler to study its progenitor and the explosion mechanism of supernovae, as well as mapping the distribution of these elements. To this investigation, we make detailed simulation of Kepler performed with Athena X-IFU using XSPEC 12.9.1 and ATOMDB 3.0.9. Here, we present the preliminary results of our investigation with Athena and the comparison of these results with the published results in the literature. We also give initial interpretations of these results.
- Publication:
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42nd COSPAR Scientific Assembly
- Pub Date:
- July 2018
- Bibcode:
- 2018cosp...42E.995E