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Multiwavelength observations of the supernova remnant G349.7+0.2 interacting with a molecular cloud

Jasmina Lazendic-Galloway, M Wardle, J Whiteoak, M Burton, A Green

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    Abstract

    We present molecular-line observations at millimetre, centimetre and infrared wavelengths of the region containing OH(1720 MHz) masers in the supernova remnant (SNR) G349.7+0.2, using the Australia Telescope (AT) Mopra antenna, the Swedish-ESO Submillimeter Telescope, the AT Compact Array and the UNSW Infrared Fabry-Perot narrow-band filter installed on the Anglo-Australian Telescope. Several molecular transitions were observed between 1.6 and 3 mm to constrain the physical parameters of the molecular cloud interacting with the SNR and to investigate the effects of the SNR shock on the gas chemistry. We detected shock-excited near-infrared H2 emission towards the centre of the SNR, revealing highly clumped molecular gas and a good correlation with published mid-infrared images from the Spitzer Space Telescope.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)371 - 388
    Number of pages18
    JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
    Volume409
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2010

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