Expansion and Age of the Supernova Remnant G350.1-0.3: High-Velocity Iron Ejecta from a Core-Collapse Event

Abstract

We report Chandra observations of the highly asymmetric core-collapse supernova remnant G350.1-0.3. We document expansion over 9 years away from the roughly stationary central compact object, with sky-plane velocities up to $5000d_{4.5}$ km s${}^{-1}$ ($d_{4.5}$ is the distance in units of 4.5 kpc), redshifts ranging from 900 km s${}^{-1}$ to 2600 km s${}^{-1}$, and three-dimensional space velocities approaching 6000 km s${}^{-1}$. Most of the bright emission comes from heavy-element ejecta particularly strong in iron. Iron-enhanced ejecta are seen at 4000 - 6000 km s${}^{-1}$, strongly suggesting that the supernova was not a common Type IIP event. While some fainter regions have roughly solar abundances, we cannot identify clear blast-wave features. Our expansion proper motions indicate that G350.1-0.3 is no more than about 600 years old, independent of distance: the third youngest known core-collapse supernova in the Galaxy, and one of the most asymmetric.

8 pages, 4 figures, ApJ Letters in press, minor revisions

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