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Discovery of supernova remnants in the Sino-German λ6 cm polarization survey of the Galactic plane

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2014

X. Y. Gao ,
X. H. Sun ,
J. L. Han ,
W. Reich ,
P. Reich  and
R. Wielebinski
X. Y. Gao
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jia-20 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100012, China. [email protected]
X. H. Sun
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jia-20 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100012, China. [email protected]
J. L. Han
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jia-20 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100012, China. [email protected]
W. Reich
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Auf dem Hügel 69, 53121 Bonn, Germany
P. Reich
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Auf dem Hügel 69, 53121 Bonn, Germany
R. Wielebinski
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Auf dem Hügel 69, 53121 Bonn, Germany
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Abstract

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The Sino-German λ6 cm polarization survey has mapped in total intensity and polarization intensity over an area of approximately 2200 square degrees in the Galactic disk. This survey provides an opportunity to search for Galactic supernova remnants (SNRs) that were previously unknown. We discovered the new SNRs G178.2−4.2 and G25.1−2.3 which have non-thermal spectra, using the λ6 cm data together with the observations with the Effelsberg telescope at λ11 cm and λ21 cm. Both G178.2−4.2 and G25.1−2.3 are faint and have an apparent diameter greater than 1°. G178.2−4.2 shows a polarized shell. HI data suggest that G25.1−2.3 might have a distance of about 3 kpc. The λ6 cm survey data were also very important to identify two other new SNRs, G152.4−2.1 and G190.9−2.2.

Keywords

Radio continuum: ISM – ISM: supernova remnants – Polarization
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 9 , Symposium S296: Supernova Environmental Impacts , January 2013 , pp. 210 - 213
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2014 

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