Evidence for a shock-compressed magnetic field in the northwestern rim of Vela Jr. from X-ray polarimetry
Synchrotron X-ray emission has been detected from nearly a dozen young supernova remnants (SNRs). X-rays of synchrotron origin exhibit linear polarization in a regular, non-randomly oriented magnetic field. The significant polarized X-ray emission from four such SNRs has already been reported on the basis of observations with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE). The magnetic-field structure as derived from IXPE observations is radial for Cassiopeia A, Tycho’s SNR, and SN 1006, and tangential for RX J1713.7−3946. The latter together with the recent detection of a tangential magnetic field in SNR 1E 0102.2-7219 by the Australia Telescope Compact Array in the radio band shows that tangential magnetic fields can also be present in young SNRs. Thus, the dichotomy in polarization between young and middle-aged SNRs (radial magnetic fields in young SNRs, but tangential magnetic fields in middle-aged SNRs), previously noticed in the radio band, deserves additional attention. The present analysis of IXPE observations determines, for the first time, a magnetic-field structure in the northwestern rim of Vela Jr, also known as RX J0852.0−4622, and provides a new example of a young SNR with a tangential magnetic field.
Authors
- Niccolò Di Lalla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7574-1298)
- Fabian Kislat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7477-0380)
- F. Massaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1704-9850)
- Jeffery J. Kolodziejczak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0110-6136)
- Juri Poutanen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0983-0049)
- R. Bonino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4264-1215)
- A. Brez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9460-1821)
- Laura Di Gesu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5614-5028)
- Simonetta Puccetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2734-7835)
- Michal Dovčiak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0079-1239)
- Y. Evangelista (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6096-6710)
- Ping Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5683-822X)
- S. Ciprini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0712-2479)
- Dawoon E. Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5717-3736)
- Silvia Zane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5326-880X)
- M. Pilia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7397-8091)
- Allyn F. Tennant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9443-6774)
- Jeremy Heyl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9739-367X)
- Andrea Possenti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5902-3731)
- Victor Doroshenko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8162-1105)
- Chien‐Ting Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4945-5079)
- Jacco Vink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4708-4219)
- Herman L. Marshall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6492-1293)
- Ioannis Liodakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9200-4006)
- E. Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4925-8523)
- R. Turolla
- F. Tavecchio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0256-0995)
- G. Matt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2152-0916)
- Pierre-Olivier Petrucci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6061-3480)
- Alessandro Di Marco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0331-3259)
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- Francesco Tombesi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6562-8654)
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- Patrick Slane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6986-6756)
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- Yuzuru Tawara
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- Brian D. Ramsey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1548-1524)
- Tsunefumi Mizuno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7263-0296)
- Ikuyuki Mitsuishi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9901-233X)
- Roberto Taverna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1768-618X)
- Teruaki Enoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1244-3100)
- R. Bellazzini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2469-7063)
- E. Cavazzuti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7150-9638)
- Sergio Fabiani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1533-0283)
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- Michela Negro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6548-5622)
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- Fabio La Monaca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8916-4156)
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- Niccolo
Institutions
- University of Pisa (IT)
- Boston University (US)
- Hiroshima University (JP)
- James S. McDonnell Foundation (US)
- University of Rome Tor Vergata (IT)
- Roma Tre University (IT)
- Louisiana State University (US)
- California Institute of Technology (US)
- Marshall Space Flight Center (US)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Universities Space Research Association (US)
- University of Padua (IT)
- Pioneer (United States) (US)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Guangxi University (CN)
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (IT)
- St Petersburg University (RU)
- National Central University (TW)
- University of Würzburg (DE)
- Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory (IT)
- Astronomical Observatory of Rome (IT)
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Astronomical Institute (CZ)
- Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (IT)
- Observatoire astronomique de Strasbourg (FR)
- Brera Astronomical Observatory (IT)
- Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica (TW)
- Cyberport (CN)
- Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (US)
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino (IT)
- Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology (IT)
- Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics (DE)
- Pioneer (Japan) (JP)
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli (IT)
- Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de Grenoble (FR)
- RIKEN (JP)
- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica (TW)
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Roma Tor Vergata (IT)
- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (US)
- Institute of Astronomy (RU)
- Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian (US)
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Firenze (IT)
- Astronomical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
- Astronomy and Space (AU)
- Osservatorio Astronomico di Cagliari (IT)
- Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (ES)
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa (IT)
- Yamagata University Hospital (JP)
- University of Florence (IT)
- University College London (GB)
- University of Turin (IT)
- Nagoya University (JP)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
- Université de Strasbourg (FR)
- University of Tübingen (DE)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
- National Institute for Astrophysics (IT)
- Nanjing University (CN)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Université Grenoble Alpes (FR)
- Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Published
- 2024-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202452062
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.30
Funders
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
- Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica
- Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
- Marshall Space Flight Center
- Goddard Space Flight Center