Thermal and Non-thermal X-Rays from the Galactic Supernova Remnant G348.5+0.1

Abstract

We report on Suzaku results of the two distinct regions in the Galactic supernova remnant G348.5+0.1: extended thermal X-rays ("soft diffuse") at the northeast region and non-thermal X-rays (CXOU J171419.8-383023) at the northwest region. The X-ray spectrum of the soft diffuse is fitted with neither an ionization equilibrium nor a non-equilibrium (ionizing) plasma model, leaving saw-teeth residuals in the 1.5-3 keV energy band. The residual structures can be produced when free electrons are recombined to the K-shells of highly ionized Mg and Si ions. In fact, the X-ray spectrum is nicely fitted with a recombination-dominant plasma model. We propose a scenario that the plasma in nearly full ionized state at high temperature quickly changed to a recombining phase due to selective cooling of electrons to a lower temperature of ~0.5 keV. The spectrum of CXOU J171419.8-383023 is well explained by a simple power-law model with a photon index of 1.9, nearly equal to the typical value of pulsar wind nebulae. Since the distance is estimated to be the same as that of the soft diffuse, we infer that both the soft diffuse and CXOU J171419.8-383023 are associated with the same object, SNR G348.5+0.1.

Accepted for publication in PASJ

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