FAR-ULTRAVIOLET EMISSION-LINE MORPHOLOGIES OF THE SUPERNOVA REMNANT G65.3+5.7

Journal Article · Sun Oct 10 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Astrophysical Journal

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/722/1/388· OSTI ID:21464707

Kim, I -J; Seon, K -I; Shinn, J -H; Han, W ^[1]; Min, K -W ^[2]; Edelstein, J ^[3]

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1. Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, 305-348 Daejeon (Korea, Republic of)
2. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 305-701 Daejeon (Korea, Republic of)
3. Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 (United States)

We present the first far-ultraviolet (FUV) emission-line morphologies of the whole region of the supernova remnant (SNR) G65.3+5.7 using the FIMS/SPEAR data. The morphologies of the C IV {lambda}{lambda}1548, 1551, He II {lambda}1640, and O III] {lambda}{lambda}1661, 1666 lines appear to be closely related to the optical and/or soft X-ray images obtained in previous studies. Dramatic differences between the C IV morphology and the optical [O III] {lambda}5007 image provide clues to a large resonant-scattering region and a foreground dust cloud. The FUV morphologies also reveal the overall distribution of various shocks in different evolutionary phases and an evolutionary asymmetry between the east and the southwest sides in terms of Galactic coordinates, possibly due to a Galactic density gradient in the global scale. The relative X-ray luminosity of G65.3+5.7 to C IV luminosity is considerably lower than those of the Cygnus Loop and the Vela SNRs. This implies that G65.3+5.7 has almost evolved into the radiative stage in the global sense and supports the previous proposal that G65.3+5.7 has lost its bright X-ray shell and become a member of mixed-morphology SNRs as it has evolved beyond the adiabatic stage.

• OSTI ID: 21464707
• Journal Information: Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 722, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/722/1/388; ISSN 0004-637X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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79 ASTROPHYSICS
COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY
ASTROPHYSICS
DUSTS
EMISSION
FAR ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
LUMINOSITY
RESONANCE SCATTERING
SOFT X RADIATION
SUPERNOVA REMNANTS
COSMIC RADIO SOURCES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
INELASTIC SCATTERING
IONIZING RADIATIONS
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICS
RADIATIONS
SCATTERING
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
X RADIATION