SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL 72079

PROF. JOHN P. HUGHES
JPH@PHYSICS.RUTGERS.EDU

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
136 FRELINGHUYSEN ROAD
PISCATAWAY
NJ USA 08854-8019
Tel: 732-445-0980 Fax: 732-445-4343
Medium: CD ROM
Subject: SUPERNOVA REMNANTS AND GALACTIC DIFFUSE EMISSION

ASCA AO7 STUDIES OF OLD LMC SUPERNOVA REMNANTS


ABSTRACT

We continue our study of the supernova remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud with the goal of studying their dynamcal states and mean metallicities. New ASCA observations of five remnants with radii from 16 pc to 28 pc are proposed. These remnants are among the largest/oldest in the sample and as such will provide a test of the effects of differing evolutionary states on the derivation of abundances from SNR X-ray spectroscopy.

CO-INVESTIGATORS
CO-I NAME INSTITUTE COUNTRY
MARC GAGNERUTGERSUSA

TARGETS

TARGET NAMEPRIRADECTIMETCOFFGISSIS CNTOBS
1)0520-69.4
B
 79.9379-69.4331
30 ks
N
N
P
0.07000
1
2)0547-69.7
B
 86.7929-69.7044
33 ks
N
N
P
0.06000
1
3)0532-71.0
B
 82.9829-71.0039
43 ks
N
N
P
0.05000
1

TARGET 2

TARGET 2 (0547-69.7) IS 39 ARCMINUTES FROM THE XRB LMC X-1. WILL REQUEST A FAVORABLE ROLL ANGLE.

TARGET 3

TARGET 3 (0532-71.0) IS 84 ARCMINUTES FROM THE XRB LMC X-1 AND 80 ARCMINUTES FROM THE XRB LMC X-2. WILL REQUEST A FAVORABLE ROLL ANGLE.