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Molecular clouds associated with the Type Ia SNR N103B in the Large Magellanic Cloud

  • H. Sano
  • , Y. Yamane
  • , K. Tokuda
  • , K. Fujii
  • , K. Tsuge
  • , T. Nagaya
  • , S. Yoshiike
  • , M. D. Filipović
  • , R. Z. E. Alsaberi
  • , L. Barnes
  • , T. Onishi
  • , A. Kawamura
  • , T. Minamidani
  • , N. Mizuno
  • , H. Yamamoto
  • , K. Tachihara
  • , N. Maxted
  • , F. Voisin
  • , G. Rowell
  • , H. Yamaguchi
  • Y. Fukui

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Abstract

N103B is a Type Ia supernova remnant (SNR) in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). We carried out new 12CO(J = 3-2) and 12CO(J = 1-0) observations using ASTE and ALMA. We have confirmed the existence of a giant molecular cloud at V LSR ∼ 245 km s-1 toward the southeast of the SNR using ASTE 12CO(J = 3-2) data at an angular resolution of ∼25"³ (∼6 pc in the LMC). Using the ALMA 12CO(J = 1-0) data, we have spatially resolved CO clouds along the southeastern edge of the SNR with an angular resolution of ∼1."³8 (∼0.4 pc in the LMC). The molecular clouds show an expanding gas motion in the position-velocity diagram with an expansion velocity of ∼5 km s-1. The spatial extent of the expanding shell is roughly similar to that of the SNR. We also find tiny molecular clumps in the directions of optical nebula knots. We present a possible scenario that N103B exploded in the wind-bubble formed by the accretion winds from the progenitor system, and is now interacting with the dense gas wall. This is consistent with a single-degenerate scenario.
Original languageEnglish
Article number7
Number of pages10
JournalAstrophysical Journal
Volume867
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

Keywords

  • Magellanic Clouds
  • molecular clouds
  • supernova remnants

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