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Deep Radio Imaging with MERLIN of the Supernova Remnants in M82

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2016

T.W.B. Muxlow ,
A. Pedlar ,
J.D. Riley ,
A.R. McDonald ,
R.J. Beswick  and
K.A. Wills
T.W.B. Muxlow
Affiliation:
Jodrell Bank Observatory, University of Manchester, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 9DL;, UK;[email protected]
A. Pedlar
Affiliation:
Jodrell Bank Observatory, University of Manchester, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 9DL;, UK;[email protected]
J.D. Riley
Affiliation:
Jodrell Bank Observatory, University of Manchester, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 9DL;, UK;[email protected]
A.R. McDonald
Affiliation:
Jodrell Bank Observatory, University of Manchester, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 9DL;, UK;[email protected]
R.J. Beswick
Affiliation:
Jodrell Bank Observatory, University of Manchester, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 9DL;, UK;[email protected]
K.A. Wills
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7RH., UK

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An 8 day MERLIN deep integration at 5GHz of the central region of the starburst galaxy M82 has been used to investigate the radio structure of a number of supernova remnants in unprecedented detail revealing new shells and partial shell structures for the first time. In addition, by comparing the new deep 2002 image with an astrometrically aligned image from 36 hours of data taken in 1992, it has been possible to directly measure the expansion velocities of 4 of the most compact remnants in M82. For the two most compact remnants, 41.95+575 and 43.31+592, expansion velocities of 2800 ± 300 km s-1 and 8750 ± 400kms-1have been derived. These confirm and refine the measured expansion velocities which have been derived from VLBI multi-epoch studies. For remnants 43.18+583 and 44.01+596, expansion velocities of 10500 ± 750km s-1 and 2400 ± 250 kms-1have been measured for the first time. In addition, the peak of the radio emission for SNR 45.17+612 has moved between the two epochs implying velocities around 7500km s-1. The relatively compact remnants in M82 are thus found to be expanding over a wide range of velocities which appear unrelated to their size. The new 2002 map is the most sensitive high-resolution image yet made of M82, achieving an rms noise level of 17μJy beam-1. This establishes a first epoch for subsequent deep studies of expansion velocities for many SNR within M82.

Type
Part III Supernovae: Progenitors/Remnants
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 192: Cosmic Explosions , 2005 , pp. 227 - 231
Copyright
Copyright © Springer-Verlag 2005

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