Natal molecular cloud of SNR Kes 41. Complete characterisation

Abstract

Using high-resolution data of the ${}^{12}$CO and ${}^{13}$CO ($J$=1-0}) line emission from The Mopra Southern Galactic Plane CO Survey in conjunction with neutral hydrogen observations from the Southern Galactic Plane Survey (SGPS) and mid-infrared Spitzer data, we have explored the large-scale environment of the supernova remnant Kes 41. On the basis of these data, we identified for the first time the parent cloud of Kes 41 in its whole extension and surveyed the HII regions, masers, and the population of massive young stellar objects in the cloud. The whole unveiled giant cloud, located at the kinematic distance of 12.0 $\pm$ 3.6 kpc, whose average total mass and size are $\sim$10-30 $\times 10^5$ M${}_{\odot }$ and $\sim$$26^{\prime }$, also shines in $\gamma$-rays, as revealed by the Large Area Telescope on board the Fermi satellite. We determined a high average proton density $\sim$500-1000~cm${}^{-3}$ in the large molecular complex, of which protons from the neutral atomic and ionised gases comprise only $\sim$15%.

7 pages, 3 figures, 2 Tables. Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics. The quality of the images have been degraded

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