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Proposal ID 0120203
Obs ID 01202030001
Title Observations of IC443 with INTEGRAL: A Supernova Remnant in a Molecular Cloud
Download Data Associated to the proposal https://isla.esac.esa.int/tap/download/bundle?format=ascii_curl&product_id=prop_id:0120203
DOI https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-4iyup11
Author Bykov
Abstract The proposal aim is to detect and study hard emission from the supernova remnant IC443 interacting with a molecularcloud. We argue that a high resolution observation of the remnant by the INTEGRAL IBIS, SPI,} and {\it JEM-X} wouldprovide unique information on the structure of the remnant as well as on nonthermal processes of particleacceleration and interactions with molecular gas. Our major goals are:1) Imaging and spectral study of two localized features of hard X-ray continuum emission of the remnant (recentlyresolved by BeppoSAX MECS at energies below 10 keV) to distinguish the pulsar wind nebula and the shockedmolecular clump.2) Studying of hard continuum emission spectrum above 100 keV to extend the CGRO EGRET and COMPTELobservations of the object and to constrain the models of particle acceleration in SNRs.3) Searching for narrow 511 keV annihilation line emission to constrain the nucleosynthetic yields, the structure of the SN ejecta, and conditions in the remnant.
Publications
Temporal Coverage 2003-10-18T20:38:19Z / 2003-10-31T03:00:59Z
Version 1.0
Mission Description The INTEGRAL (International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory) mission, launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) on October 17, 2002, was designed to study high-energy phenomena in the universe. INTEGRAL was operating until february 2025 and it was equipped with three high-energy instruments: the Imager on Board the INTEGRAL Satellite (IBIS), the Spectrometer on INTEGRAL (SPI), and the JEM-X (Joint European Monitor for X-rays). Its Optical Monitoring Camera (OMC) provided optical V-band magnitude measurements, complementing the high-energy observations.
Creator Contact https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/integral/helpdesk
Date Published 2025-03-25T09:54:30Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Bykov, 2025, 'Observations of IC443 with INTEGRAL: A Supernova Remnant in a Molecular Cloud', 1.0, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-4iyup11