SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL 72073
SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY
60 GARDEN STREET
CAMBRIDGE
MA USA 02138
Tel: 617-495-7256 Fax: 617-495-7356
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Subject: SUPERNOVA REMNANTS AND GALACTIC DIFFUSE EMISSION
A STUDY OF THE GALACTIC SUPERNOVA REMNAND 344.7-0.1
ABSTRACT
We propose an ASCA observation of G344.7-0.1, a Galactic SNR recently detected in the ASCA Galactic Plane survey. G344.7-0.7 has a radio morphology suggestive of a composite SNR although the X-ray emission appears primarily thermal. Hard band imaging provides an indication of a hard component which may be associated with the central radio enhancement, although the position is offset from the radio emission. Existing ASCA data are insufficient to perform a detailed study of the remnant in order to confirm or refute the composite nature and to characterize the SNR properties. The SNR was observed off-axis and with the SIS in 4-CCD mode. We thus propose a deeper, on-axis observation using the SIS in 1-CCD mode in order to help unravel the questions raised by the initial ASCA detection.
CO-INVESTIGATORS
| CO-I NAME | INSTITUTE | COUNTRY |
|---|
| DR. ILANA HARRUS | SAO | USA |
| DR. PAUL PLUCINSKY | SAO | USA |
| PROF. JOHN P. HUGHES | RUTGERS | USA |
| PROF. SHIGOE YAMAUCHI | IWATE | JAPAN |
TARGETS
| TARGET NAME | PRI | RA | DEC | TIME | TC | OFF | GIS | SIS CNT | OBS |
|---|
| 1)G344.7-0.1 | C | 255.9792 | -41.7000 | 60 ks | N | N | P | 0.15000 | 1 |