Back to Search Start Over

New candidate radio supernova remnants detected in the GLEAM survey over $345^\circ < l < 60^\circ$, $180^\circ < l < 240^\circ$

Authors :
Hurley-Walker, Natasha
Filipovic, Miroslav D.
Gaensler, Bryan M.
Leahy, Denis A.
Hancock, Paul J.
Franzen, Thomas M. O.
Offringa, Andre R.
Callingham, Joseph R.
Hindson, Luke
Wu, Chen
Bell, Martin E.
For, Bi-Qing
Johnston-Hollitt, Melanie
Kapinska, Anna D.
Morgan, John
Murphy, Tara
McKinley, Benjamin
Procopio, Pietro
Staveley-Smith, Lister
Wayth, Randall B.
Zheng, Cathie Q.
Hurley-Walker, Natasha
Filipovic, Miroslav D.
Gaensler, Bryan M.
Leahy, Denis A.
Hancock, Paul J.
Franzen, Thomas M. O.
Offringa, Andre R.
Callingham, Joseph R.
Hindson, Luke
Wu, Chen
Bell, Martin E.
For, Bi-Qing
Johnston-Hollitt, Melanie
Kapinska, Anna D.
Morgan, John
Murphy, Tara
McKinley, Benjamin
Procopio, Pietro
Staveley-Smith, Lister
Wayth, Randall B.
Zheng, Cathie Q.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

We have detected 27 new supernova remnants (SNRs) using a new data release of the GLEAM survey from the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) telescope, including the lowest surface-brightness SNR ever detected, G0.1-9.7. Our method uses spectral fitting to the radio continuum to derive spectral indices for 26/27 candidates, and our low-frequency observations probe a steeper-spectrum population than previously discovered. None of the candidates have coincident Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mid-IR emission, further showing that the emission is non-thermal. Using pulsar associations we derive physical properties for six candidate SNRs, finding G0.1-9.7 may be younger than 10kyr. 60% of the candidates subtend areas larger than 0.2deg$^{2}$ on the sky, compared to $&lt;25$% of previously-detected SNRs. We also make the first detection of two SNRs in the Galactic longitude range $220^\circ-240^\circ$.&lt;br /&gt;Comment: 34 pages, 83 figures, 2 tables, accepted to PASA

Details

Database :
OAIster
Publication Type :
Electronic Resource
Accession number :
edsoai.on1176391819
Document Type :
Electronic Resource
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1017.pasa.2019.34