RX J1713.7 3946 is the poster-child of CR accelerator and is among the brightestX- and gamma- ray non-thermal emitters. While the X-ray emission is dominated bysynchrotron, we have revealed thermal emission from the central region of theSNR. This lifted the veil of an unknown aspect of this SNR and preliminaryresults suggests that this might be a common feature. In view of the questionsraised by the recent XMM, Chandra, Fermi, and HESS results, now is the time toundertake a deep X-ray coverage of the entire SNR.
Publications
Progressive steepening of the SNR RX J1713.7-3946 X-ray spectrum from XMM-Newton to INTEGRAL |Kuznetsova, Ekaterina, Krivonos, Roman, et al. | MNRAS | 489-1828 | 2019 | 2019MNRAS.489.1828K | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2019MNRAS.489.1828K
X-Ray Hotspots in the Northwest Shell of the Supernova Remnant RX J1713.7-3946 |Higurashi, Ryota, Tsuji, Naomi, | ApJ | 899-102 | 2020 | 2020ApJ...899..102H | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2020ApJ...899..102H
Systematic Study of Acceleration Efficiency in Young Supernova Remnants with Nonthermal X-Ray Observations |Tsuji, Naomi, Uchiyama, Yasunobu, et al. | ApJ | 907-117 | 2021 | 2021ApJ...907..117T | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2021ApJ...907..117T
Multiscale, multiwavelength extraction of sources and filaments using separation of the structural components: getsf |Men.shchikov, A., | A&A | 649-89 | 2021 | 2021A&A...649A..89M | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2021A&A...649A..89M
Pursuing the Origin of the Gamma Rays in RX J1713.7-3946 Quantifying the Hadronic and Leptonic Components |Fukui, Yasuo, Sano, Hidetoshi, et al. | ApJ | 915-84 | 2021 | 2021ApJ...915...84F | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2021ApJ...915...84F
Possible Detection of X-Ray Emitting Circumstellar Material in the Synchrotron-dominated Supernova Remnant RX J1713.7-3946 |Tateishi, Dai, Katsuda, Satoru, et al. | ApJ | 923-187 | 2021 | 2021ApJ...923..187T | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2021ApJ...923..187T
XMM-Newton discovery of very high obscuration in the candidate supergiant fast X-ray transient AX J1714.1-3912 |Sidoli, L., Sguera, V., et al. | MNRAS | 512-2929 | 2022 | 2022MNRAS.512.2929S | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2022MNRAS.512.2929S
Mapping thermal emission in the synchrotron-dominated supernova remnants G330.2+1.0, 3C58, and RX J1713.7-3946 |Picquenot, A., Williams, B. J., et al. | A&A | 683-A197 | 2024 | 2024A&A...683A.197P | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024A&A...683A.197P
The Gamma-Ray Origin of RX J0852.0-4622 Quantifying the Hadronic and Leptonic Components: Further Evidence for the Cosmic-Ray Acceleration in Young Shell-type SNRs |Fukui, Yasuo, Aruga, Maki, et al. | ApJ | 961-162 | 2024 | 2024ApJ...961..162F | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024ApJ...961..162F
The European Space Agencys (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESAs second cornerstone of the Horizon 2000 Science Programme. It carries 3 high throughput X-ray telescopes with an unprecedented effective area, and an optical monitor, the first flown on a X-ray observatory. The large collecting area and ability to make long uninterrupted exposures provide highly sensitive observations. Since Earths atmosphere blocks out all X-rays, only a telescope in space can detect and study celestial X-ray sources. The XMM-Newton mission is helping scientists to solve a number of cosmic mysteries, ranging from the enigmatic black holes to the origins of the Universe itself. Observing time on XMM-Newton is being made available to the scientific community, applying for observational periods on a competitive basis.
European Space Agency, Dr Fabio Acero, 2019, 'Beyond the non-thermal emission of RX J1713.7 3946', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-nai97jb
