Spatially Resolved Plasma Diagnostics of the Supernova Remnant DEM L71 using the Reflection Grating Spectrometer

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Main Authors: Amano, Yuki, Ohshiro, Yuken, Suzuki, Hiromasa, Fukushima, Kotaro, Yamaguchi, Hiroya
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author Amano, Yuki
Ohshiro, Yuken
Suzuki, Hiromasa
Fukushima, Kotaro
Yamaguchi, Hiroya
author_facet Amano, Yuki
Ohshiro, Yuken
Suzuki, Hiromasa
Fukushima, Kotaro
Yamaguchi, Hiroya
contents We present a spatially resolved high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of the supernova remnant DEM L71 using the Reflection Grating Spectrometer (RGS) aboard XMM-Newton. Because of the large dispersion angle of the RGS, we are able to resolve individual emission lines and examine their spatial distributions within this moderately extended remnant. We derive line fluxes across different regions of DEM L71 and perform quantitative plasma diagnostics. Our analysis reveals that some regions have high forbidden-to-resonance ratios of O\emissiontype{VII} He$α$ lines, suggesting a non-negligible contribution from additional physical processes, such as charge exchange and/or resonance scattering. Our results demonstrate that the RGS has potential to serve as an outstanding X-ray imaging spectrometer for moderately diffuse objects.
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spellingShingle Spatially Resolved Plasma Diagnostics of the Supernova Remnant DEM L71 using the Reflection Grating Spectrometer
Amano, Yuki
Ohshiro, Yuken
Suzuki, Hiromasa
Fukushima, Kotaro
Yamaguchi, Hiroya
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
We present a spatially resolved high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of the supernova remnant DEM L71 using the Reflection Grating Spectrometer (RGS) aboard XMM-Newton. Because of the large dispersion angle of the RGS, we are able to resolve individual emission lines and examine their spatial distributions within this moderately extended remnant. We derive line fluxes across different regions of DEM L71 and perform quantitative plasma diagnostics. Our analysis reveals that some regions have high forbidden-to-resonance ratios of O\emissiontype{VII} He$α$ lines, suggesting a non-negligible contribution from additional physical processes, such as charge exchange and/or resonance scattering. Our results demonstrate that the RGS has potential to serve as an outstanding X-ray imaging spectrometer for moderately diffuse objects.
title Spatially Resolved Plasma Diagnostics of the Supernova Remnant DEM L71 using the Reflection Grating Spectrometer
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.20112