Hard X-ray emission from the SNR G337.2+0.1

COMBI, JORGE A.; ALBACETE-COLOMBO, JUAN F.; ROMERO, GUSTAVO E.; BENAGLIA, PAULA

ASTROPHYSICS AND SPACE SCIENCE

Springer

Lugar: Paris - France; Año: 2007 vol. 309 p. 395 - 399

0004-640X

We report hard X-ray emission of the non-thermal supernova remnant G337.2+0.1. The source presents centrally filled and diffuse X-ray emission. A spectral study confirms that the column density of the central part of the object is about N H˜5.9(±1.5)×1022 cm‑2 and its X-ray spectrum is well represented by a single power-law with a photon index Γ=0.96±0.56. Detailed spectral analysis indicates that the outer region is highly absorbed and quite softer than the inner region. Characteristics already observed in other well-known X-ray plerions. Based on the gathered information, we confirm the SNR nature of G337.2+0.1, and suggest that the central region of the source is a pulsar wind nebula (PWN), originated by an energetic though yet undetected pulsar.