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astro-ph.HE2026

Deciphering the "Green Monster" in Cassiopeia A: Puncturing and sculpting a heterogeneous circumstellar shell

S. Orlando, H. -T. Janka, D. Milisavljevic +6

JWST observations of Cassiopeia A have revealed the "Green Monster" (GM), a pockmarked region of shocked circumstellar medium (CSM) characterized by circular holes surrounded by br…

astro-ph.HE2025

Extreme anisotropies in deep layers of an exploding star: overabundance of Cr in the northeastern jet of Cassiopeia A

Vincenzo Sapienza, Marco Miceli, Masaomi Ono +5

Core-collapse supernovae drive nucleosynthesis under extreme thermodynamic conditions, and complex mechanisms are at work prompting the transport of heavy elements from deep stella…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 2 cited

Multi-wavelength study of the high Galactic latitude supernova remnant candidate G118.4+37.0 associated with the Calvera pulsar

Emanuele Greco, Michela Rigoselli, Sandro Mereghetti +4

The candidate supernova remnant (SNR) G118.4+37.0 (Calvera's SNR), discovered as a faint radio ring at high Galactic latitude and coincident with extended Fermi/LAT gamma-ray emiss…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

Measuring the initial mass of 44Ti in SN 1987A through the 44Sc emission line

Roberta Giuffrida, Marco Miceli, Emanuele Greco +7

Context. Deriving the mass and large-scale asymmetries of radioactive isotopes offers valuable insights into the complex phases of a supernova explosion. Important examples are $^{…

astro-ph.HE2025

Measuring the asymmetric expansion of the Fe ejecta of Cassiopeia A with XRISM/Resolve

Aya Bamba, Manan Agarwal, Jacco Vink +24

The expansion structure of supernova remnants (SNRs) is important for understanding not only how heavy elements are distributed into space, but also how supernovae explode. The eje…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 2 cited

Search for -ray emission from SNRs in the Large Magellanic Cloud: a new cluster analysis at energies above 4 GeV

Andrea Tramacere, Riccardo Campana, Enrico Massaro +3

A search for -ray emission from SNRs in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) based on the detection of concentrations in the arrival direction Fermi-LAT images of photons at energie…

astro-ph.HE2025

Evolution of X-ray Gas in SN 1987A from 2007 to 2021: Ring Fading and Ejecta Brightening Unveiled through Differential Emission Measure Analysis

Lei Sun, Salvatore Orlando, Emanuele Greco +4

As the nearest supernova (SN) observed since Kepler's SN of 1604, SN 1987A provides an unprecedented opportunity to study in detail the early evolution of supernova remnants (SNRs)…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 2 cited

Unusual X-ray Oxygen Line Ratios of SN 1987A Arising From the Absorption of Galactic Hot Interstellar Medium

Lei Sun, Salvatore Orlando, Emanuele Greco +5

Recent high-resolution X-ray spectroscopic studies have revealed unusual oxygen line ratios, such as the high O VII forbidden-to-resonance ratio, in several supernova remnants. Whi…

astro-ph.HE2024

The Green Monster hiding in front of Cas A: JWST reveals a dense and dusty circumstellar structure pockmarked by ejecta interactions

Ilse De Looze, Dan Milisavljevic, Tea Temim +27

JWST observations of the young Galactic supernova remnant Cassiopeia A revealed an unexpected structure seen as a green emission feature in colored composite MIRI F1130W and F1280W…

astro-ph.HE2024

Time evolution of the synchrotron X-ray emission in Kepler's SNR: the effects of turbulence and shock velocity

Vincenzo Sapienza, Marco Miceli, Oleh Petruk +5

The maximum energy of electrons in supernova remnant (SNR) shocks is typically limited by radiative losses, where the synchrotron cooling time equals the acceleration time. The low…

astro-ph.HE2024

Evidence of gradients of density and magnetic field in the remnant of Tycho's supernova

Oleh Petruk, Taras Kuzyo, Mariana Patrii +5

By using surface brightness maps of Tycho's supernova remnant (SNR) in radio and X-rays, along with the properties of thermal and synchrotron emission, we have derived the post-sho…

astro-ph.HE2024

Probing Shocked Ejecta in SN 1987A with XRISM-Resolve: the effects of the gate valve closed

Vincenzo Sapienza, Marco Miceli, Aya Bamba +10

Supernova (SN) 1987A is widely regarded as an excellent candidate for leveraging the capabilities of the freshly launched XRISM satellite. Recent researches indicate that the X-ray…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 15 cited

Latest Evolution of the X-Ray Remnant of SN 1987A: Beyond the Inner Ring

Aravind P. Ravi, Sangwook Park, Svetozar A. Zhekov +5

Based on our Chandra imaging-spectroscopic observations, we present the latest evolution of the X-ray remnant of SN 1987A. Recent changes in the electron temperatures and volume em…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 51 cited

A JWST Survey of the Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A

Dan Milisavljevic, Tea Temim, Ilse De Looze +43

We present initial results from a JWST survey of the youngest Galactic core-collapse supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A), made up of NIRCam and MIRI imaging mosaics that map emi…

astro-ph.HE2023

Probing Shocked Ejecta in SN 1987A: A novel diagnostic approach using XRISM-Resolve

Vincenzo Sapienza, Marco Miceli, Aya Bamba +10

Supernova (SN) 1987A is one of the best candidates to exploit the capabilities of the freshly launched XRISM satellite. This celestial object offers the unique opportunity to study…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 3 cited

Modeling the Evolution from Massive Stars to Supernovae and Supernova Remnants

Salvatore Orlando

The study of core-collapse supernova remnants (SNRs) presents a fascinating puzzle, with intricate morphologies and a non-uniform distribution of stellar debris. Particularly, youn…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 16 cited

Sensitivity of the Cherenkov Telescope Array to TeV photon emission from the Large Magellanic Cloud

The Cherenkov Telescope Array Consortium

A deep survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud at ~0.1-100TeV photon energies with the Cherenkov Telescope Array is planned. We assess the detection prospects based on a model for the…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 84 cited

The fully developed remnant of a neutrino-driven supernova: Evolution of ejecta structure and asymmetries in SNR Cassiopeia A

S. Orlando, A. Wongwathanarat, H. -T. Janka +5

Abridged. We aim at exploring to which extent the remnant keeps memory of the asymmetries that develop stochastically in the neutrino-heating layer due to hydrodynamic instabilitie…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 62 cited

3D MHD modeling of the expanding remnant of SN 1987A. Role of magnetic field and non-thermal radio emission

S. Orlando, M. Miceli, O. Petruk +8

Aims. We investigate the role played by a pre-supernova (SN) ambient magnetic field on the dynamics of the expanding remnant of SN 1987A and the origin and evolution of the radio e…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 27 cited

Origin of asymmetries in X-ray emission lines from the blast wave of the 2014 outburst of nova V745 Sco

S. Orlando, J. J. Drake, M. Miceli

The symbiotic nova V745 Sco was observed in outburst on 2014 February 6. Its observations by the Chandra X-ray Observatory at days 16 and 17 have revealed a spectrum characterized…

astro-ph.HE2015★ 86 cited

Supernova 1987A: a Template to Link Supernovae to their Remnants

S. Orlando, M. Miceli, M. L. Pumo +1

The emission of supernova remnants reflects the properties of both the progenitor supernovae and the surrounding environment. The complex morphology of the remnants, however, hampe…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 44 cited

Modeling the 2010 blast wave of the symbiotic-like nova V407 Cygni

S. Orlando, J. J. Drake

(Abridged) The symbiotic-like binary Mira and nova V407 Cyg was observed in outburst on March 2010 and monitored in several wavelength bands. Here we report on multi-dimensional hy…