Abstract Details

Name: Firoza Sutaria
Affiliation: IIA, Bengaluru
Conference ID: ASI2019_485
Title : Studying shock dynamics in the Cygnus SNR with Astrosat/UVIT.
Authors and Co-Authors : F. Sutaria (IIA, Bangalore), K. P. Singh (TIFR/ IISER Chandigarh), J. Murthy (IIA, Bangalore), N. K. Rao (IIA, Bangalore), and, A. Ray (TIFR/HBSCE, Mumbai)
Abstract Type : Poster
Abstract Category : Stars, ISM and Galaxy
Abstract : Narrow band filters in the UVIT/FUV and UVIT/NUV instruments are used to study shock dynamics in Cygnus SNR. Coupled with Astrosat/SXT data, and archival optical data, we examine segments of the loop to trace shock-ISM interaction, and determine the physical properties of UV-bright gases trapped between the Balmer dominated shocked filaments, and the x-ray hot gases trapped within the Cygnus "bubble". We use our results to explore the possibility that this SNR comprises of the remnants of multiple historical supernovae explosions.