KINEMATICS OF ULTRA-HIGH-VELOCITY GAS IN THE EXPANDING MOLECULAR SHELL ADJACENT TO THE W44 SUPERNOVA REMNANT

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 2017 · Astrophysical Journal Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/834/1/L3· OSTI ID:22654572

Yamada, Masaya; Oka, Tomoharu; Takekawa, Shunya; Iwata, Yuhei; Tsujimoto, Shiho; Tokuyama, Sekito; Furusawa, Maiko; Tanabe, Keisuke ^[1]; Nomura, Mariko ^[2]

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1. School of Fundamental Science and Technology, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522 (Japan)
2. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522 (Japan)

We mapped the ultra-high-velocity feature (the “Bullet”) detected in the expanding molecular shell associated with the W44 supernova remnant using the Nobeyama Radio Observatory 45 m telescope and the Atacama Submillimeter Telescope Experiment 10 m telescope. The Bullet clearly appears in the CO J = 1–0, CO J = 3–2, CO J = 4–3, and HCO{sup +} J = 1–0 maps with a compact appearance (0.5 × 0.8 pc{sup 2}) and an extremely broad-velocity width (Δ V ≃ 100 km s{sup −1}). The line intensities indicate that the Bullet has a higher density and temperature than those in the expanding molecular shell. The kinetic energy of the Bullet amounts to 10{sup 48.0} erg, which is approximately 1.5 orders of magnitude greater than the kinetic energy shared to the small solid angle of it. Two possible formation scenarios with an inactive isolated black hole are presented.

• OSTI ID: 22654572
• Journal Information: Astrophysical Journal Letters, Journal Name: Astrophysical Journal Letters Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 834; ISSN 2041-8205
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
APPROXIMATIONS
BLACK HOLES
CARBON
CARBON MONOXIDE
CLOUDS
COMPACTS
KINETIC ENERGY
KINETICS
MAPS
MOLECULES
SUPERNOVA REMNANTS
TELESCOPES
VELOCITY