SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL 62084
NASA/GSFC
CODE 662, GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
GREENBELT
MD USA 20771
Tel: (301) 286-2547 Fax: (301) 286-1684
Medium: 5GB8MM
Subject: SUPERNOVA REMNANTS AND GALACTIC DIFFUSE EMISSION
WHAT IS THE EXTENT OF IC 443'S HARD EMISSION?
ABSTRACT
We have discovered two regions of hard X-ray emission in the supernova remnant IC 443, coinciding with where its radio-bright shell overlaps a ring of molecular clouds. We have argued that the X-rays from these features are synchrotron emission from cosmic ray electrons with energies of ~10 TeV. Unfortunately, these hard features were at the edge of the ASCA GIS field of view during the previous observation, and appear to extend beyond it. We propose a 40 ks observation primarily to determine whether the hard X-ray ridge encompasses the entire region of shock/cloud interaction. In addition we will obtain the first SIS spectrum of the known hard X-ray regions.
CO-INVESTIGATORS
| CO-I NAME | INSTITUTE | COUNTRY |
|---|
| ROBERT PETRE | NASA/GSFC | USA |
| STEVEN STURNER | NASA/GSFC/USRA | USA |
| ERIC GOTTHELF | NASA/GSFC/USRA | USA |
| GLENN ALLEN | NASA/GSFC/NRC | USA |
TARGETS
| TARGET NAME | PRI | RA | DEC | TIME | TC | OFF | GIS | SIS CNT | OBS |
|---|
| 1)IC443 | 1 | 94.4167 | 22.3042 | 40 ks | N | N | P | 0.75000 | 1 |
TARGET 1
OUR OBSERVATION NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE IN THE SPRING, AS OPPOSED TO THE FALL, TO GIVE US THE CORRECT RANGE OF ROLL ANGLE.