A Nucleosynthetic Origin for the Southwestern Fe-rich Structure in Kepler's Supernova Remnant
| dc.contributor.author | Sato, Toshiki | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bravo, Eduardo | |
| dc.contributor.author | Badenes, Carles | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hughes, John P. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Williams, Brian J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Yamaguchi, Hiroya | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-03-23T13:33:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-03-23T13:33:33Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-01-08 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Chandra X-ray observations of Kepler’s supernova remnant indicate the existence of a high speed Fe-rich ejecta structure in the southwestern region. We report strong K-shell emission from Fe-peak elements (Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni), as well as Ca, in this Fe-rich structure, implying that those elements could be produced in the inner area of the exploding white dwarf. We found Ca/Fe, Cr/Fe, Mn/Fe and Ni/Fe mass ratios of 1.0–4.1%, 1.0–4.6%, 1–11% and 2–30%, respectively. In order to constrain the burning regime that could produce this structure, we compared these observed mass ratios with those in 18 one-dimensional Type Ia nucleosynthesis models (including both near-MCh and sub-MCh explosion models). The observed mass ratios agree well with those around the middle layer of incomplete Si-burning in Type Ia nucleosynthesis models with a peak temperature of ∼(5.0–5.3)×10⁹ K and a high metallicity, Z > 0.0225. Based on our results, we infer the necessity for some mechanism to produce protruding Fe-rich clumps dominated by incomplete Si-burning products during the explosion. We also discuss the future perspectives of X-ray observations of Fe-rich structures in other Type Ia supernova remnants. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | T.S. was supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI Grant Number JP18H05865, JP19K14739, and the Special Postdoctoral Researchers Program and FY 2019 Incentive Research Projects in RIKEN. J.P.H acknowledges support for X-ray studies of SNRs from NASA grant NNX15AK71G to Rutgers University. E.B. acknowledges support from the MINECO-FEDER grants AYA2015-63588-P and PGC2018-095317-B-C21. We also thank the anonymous referee for comments that helped us to improve the manuscript. | en_US |
| dc.description.uri | https://arxiv.org/abs/2001.02662 | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 17 pages | en_US |
| dc.genre | journal articles preprints | en_US |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.13016/m2llud-9v0g | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Sato, Toshiki et al. “A Nucleosynthetic Origin for the Southwestern Fe-Rich Structure in Kepler’s Supernova Remnant.” The Astrophysical Journal 890.2 (2020): 104. Crossref. Web.,10.3847/1538-4357/ab6aa2 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | 10.3847/1538-4357/ab6aa2 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11603/17563 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.relation.isAvailableAt | The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | UMBC Physics Department Collection | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | UMBC Faculty Collection | |
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| dc.title | A Nucleosynthetic Origin for the Southwestern Fe-rich Structure in Kepler's Supernova Remnant | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | en_US |