XMM-Newton and Chandra Observations of the Ejecta-Dominated Mixed-Morphology Galactic Supernova Remnant G352.7-0.1

Abstract

(Abridged) We present a spatial and spectral X-ray analysis of the Galactic supernova remnant (SNR) G352.7-0.1 using archival data from observations made with XMM-Newton and Chandra. Prior X-ray observations of this SNR revealed a thermal center-filled morphology which contrasts with a shell-like radio morphology, thus establishing G352.7$-$0.1 as a mixed-morphology SNR (MMSNRs). Our study confirms that the X-ray emission comes from the SNR interior and must be ejecta-dominated. Spectra obtained with XMM-Newton may be fit satisfactorily with a single thermal component (namely a non-equilibrium ionization component with enhanced abundances of silicon and sulfur). In contrast, spectra extracted by Chandra from certain regions of the SNR cannot always be fit by a single thermal component. For those regions, a second thermal component with solar abundances or two thermal components with different temperatures and thawed silicon and sulfur abundances (respectively) can generate a statistically-acceptable fit. We argue that the former scenario is more physically-plausible: based on parameters of our spectral fits, we calculate physical parameters including X-ray-emitting mass (about 45 solar masses, for solar abundances). We find no evidence for overionization in the X-ray emitting plasma associated with the SNR: this phenomenon has been seen in other MMSNRs. We have conducted a search for a neutron star within the SNR using a hard (2-10 keV) Chandra image but could not identify a firm candidate. We also present (for the first time) the detection of infrared emission from this SNR as detected at 24 micron by MIPS aboard Spitzer. Finally, we discuss the properties of G352.7-0.1 in the context of other ejecta-dominated MMSNRs.

32 pages, 9 figures, Astrophysical Journal, in press

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