SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL 61068

DR. HAJIME INOUE
INOUE@astro.isas.jaxa.jp

INSTITUTE OF SPACE AND ASTRONAUTICAL SCIENCE
KANAGAWA JAPAN 229
SAGAMIHARA
3-1-1 YOSHINODAI
Tel: 0427-51-3911(2615) Fax: 0427-59-4253
Medium: 2.5GB8MM
Subject: SUPERNOVA REMNANTS AND GALACTIC DIFFUSE EMISSION

OBSERVATIONS OF SN1993J


ABSTRACT

SN 1993J is one of five recent supernova explosions (SNe) detected in X-rays. It is observationally unprecedented, in that it is the only SNe detected in the radio and in X-rays within a week of the explosion, and whose X-ray light curve and spectral evolution have been carefully measured for over one year. Recently, the X-ray light curves shows increase and decrease whose origin is still not known. This time variability implies many important features, such as the expansion of the shock wave, and as circumstellar density profile. Thus, continuous monitoring is urged. Furthermore, we also expect to detect emission from a pulsar, if it is as bright as Crab pulsar.

CO-INVESTIGATORS
CO-I NAME INSTITUTE COUNTRY
WALTER H.G. LEWINMITUSA
YASUO TANAKASRONJAPAN
KAZUO MAKISHIMATOKYO. UNIV.JAPAN
SHIN'ICHIRO UNOISASJAPAN
KAZUHISA MITSUDAISASJAPAN
TADAYUKI TAKAHASHIISASJAPAN
DEREK FOXMITUSA
MASAYUKI ITOHKOBE. UNIV.JAPAN
YOSHIKI KOHMURARIKENJAPAN

TARGETS

TARGET NAMEPRIRADECTIMETCOFFGISSIS CNTOBS
1)SN1993J
1
148.8542 69.0202 100 ksY
Y
P
0.02000
2

TARGET 1

50 KS DURING MARCH 20 - APRIL 20 1998 \ 50 KS DURING SEPT.20 - NOV 1 1998
COORDINATED OBSERVATION: START: Sep 20,1998 at 00STOP: Nov 1,1998 at 00