Planck intermediate results XXXI. Microwave survey of Galactic supernova remnants
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Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The all-sky Planck survey in 9 frequency bands was used to search for emission from all 274 known Galactic supernova remnants. Of these, 16 were detected in at least two Planck frequencies. The radio-through-microwave spectral energy distributions were compiled to determine the mechanism for microwave emission. In only one case, IC 443, is there high-frequency emission clearly from dust associated with the supernova remnant. In all cases, the low-frequency emission is from synchrotron radiation. As predicted for a population of relativistic particles with energy distribution that extends continuously to high energies, a single power law is evident for many sources, including the Crab and PKS 1209-51/52. A decrease in flux density relative to the extrapolation of radio emission is evident in several sources. Their spectral energy distributions can be approximated as broken power laws, Sν ∝ ν−α, with the spectral index, α, increasing by 0.5–1 above a break frequency in the range 10–60 GHz. The break could be due to synchrotron losses.
Date Issued
2016-02-09
Date Acceptance
2015-11-24
Citation
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2016, 586
ISSN
1432-0746
Publisher
EDP Sciences
Journal / Book Title
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Volume
586
Copyright Statement
© 2016 ESO
Sponsor
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Identifier
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Grant Number
ST/H001239/1
ST/J001368/1
ST/K001051/1
ST/K004131/1
ST/N001206/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Astronomy & Astrophysics
ISM: supernova remnants
cosmic rays
radio continuum: ISM
WMAP OBSERVATIONS
FLUX-DENSITY
CYGNUS LOOP
CM OBSERVATIONS
RADIO-EMISSION
IA SUPERNOVA
FERMI-LAT
32 GHZ
X-RAY
CATALOG
astro-ph.GA
0201 Astronomical And Space Sciences
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN A134