Title of article :
Faint hard X-ray sources in the Galactic Center region: Supernova ejecta fragments population
Author/Authors :
Bykov، A. M. نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2003
Pages :
-4
From page :
5
To page :
0
Abstract :
Long Chandra observations of 17*17field in the Galactic Center (GC) region reported by Muno et al. (2003) have revealed a population of about 2000 hard faint X-ray sources limited by luminosities .... We show that fast moving knots (FMKs) of supernovae ejecta could comprise a sizeable fraction of the sources. Each supernova event can produce hundreds of FMKs. The presence of ~3 supernova remnants of age~10^3 years in the GC region could provide the required number of the FMKs. Simulated X-ray spectra of the FMKs contain both thermal and nonthermal components. The nonthermal spectra are powerlaws with hard photon indexes 0<=(gamma)<=1.5 and prominent lines of some metals (e.g. Fe). The log N-log S distribution and the hardness ratios of the FMKs in the GC region are consistent with the Chandra findings. Spatial distribution of the FMKs in the GC region should appear as an ensemble of coherent shell and jet-like structures of a few arcmin-scale.
Keywords :
ISM , Radiation mechanisms , individual object , Galactic center , clouds , X-rays , diffuse background , Supernova remnants , acceleration of particles , non-thermal
Journal title :
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Serial Year :
2003
Journal title :
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Record number :
78142
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