Identification campaign of supernova remnant candidates in the Milky Way. II. X-ray studies of G38.7-1.4

Abstract

We report on XMM-Newton and Chandra observations of the Galactic supernova remnant candidate G38.7-1.4, together with complementary radio, infrared, and gamma-ray data. An approximately elliptical X-ray structure is found to be well correlated with radio shell as seen by the Very Large Array. The X-ray spectrum of G38.7-1.4 can be well-described by an absorbed collisional ionization equilibrium plasma model, which suggests the plasma is shock heated. Based on the morphology and the spectral behaviour, we suggest that G38.7-1.4 is indeed a supernova remnant belongs to a mix-morphology category.

12 pages, 4 figures, 2 tables, accepted for publication in ApJ

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