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G332.4-00.4

  • Common Name: RCW 103
  • Distance: 3.3kpc( Caswell et al., 1975 )
  • Position of Central Source (J2000): ( 16 17 36.3, -51 02 24.4 )
  • X-ray size: 9.3'x8.9'
  • Description:
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RadioX-Ray


Summary of Chandra Observations

SequenceObs. IDDetectors UsedExposure uf
(ks)
Exposure f
(ks)
Date
Observed
Aimpoint (J2000)
(RA, Dec)
500010 970 ACIS-23678 18.9 18.9 2000-02-08 ( 16 17 36.5, -51 02 26.7 )


Exposureuf => Exposure time of unfiltered event file
Exposuref => Exposure time of filtered event file
  • Most part of the remnant is covered by chip ACIS-S3(CCD_ID=7)
  • ACIS-S2 covers some northern part while some eastern and western part are not covered in this observation

Chandra Event File

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Obs. IDEvent 2 FITS File
(un-filtered)
Event 2 FITS File
(filtered)
AUX file
(asol, badpix etc.)
970 60.0 MB 60.0 MB 5.4 MB


Chandra Counts and Fluxes

RegionEnergy Range
(keV)
Signal
(counts)
Rate
(counts s-1)
FabsX
(ergs cm-2s-1)
FX
(ergs cm-2s-1)
LX
(ergs s-1)
Total 0.3 - 10.0 1.106e+06 5.842e+01 1.75e-10 1.70e-08 2.21e+37
0.3 - 2.1 1.079e+06 5.701e+01 1.58e-10 1.70e-08 2.21e+37
2.1 - 10.0 2.720e+04 1.437e+00 1.73e-11 2.13e-11 2.77e+34
Shell 0.3 - 10.0 1.086e+06 5.736e+01 1.68e-10 1.70e-08 2.20e+37
0.3 - 2.1 1.064e+06 5.620e+01 1.55e-10 1.70e-08 2.20e+37
2.1 - 10.0 2.232e+04 1.179e+00 1.32e-11 1.66e-11 2.16e+34
Around central source 0.3 - 10.0 2.016e+04 1.065e+00 6.94e-12 5.67e-11 7.36e+34
0.3 - 2.1 1.534e+04 8.105e-01 2.89e-12 5.21e-11 6.76e+34
2.1 - 10.0 4.884e+03 2.581e-01 4.08e-12 4.69e-12 6.08e+33


NH = 1.0(1022 cm-2) Assumed distance: 3.3kpc ( Caswell et al., 1975 )

Chandra Images



Chandra Spectra



Other Wavelengths



Compact Sources

Obs. IDPosition (J2000)SizeNet CountCount rateNote
970
( 16 17 23.7, -50 51 49.8 ) < 14.4" 144.0 7.61e-03
( 16 17 28.0, -50 55 48.1 ) < 4.7" 65.3 3.45e-03
( 16 17 29.4, -50 55 11.4 ) < 6.2" 1610.0 8.51e-02
( 16 18 20.7, -51 07 37.3 ) < 9.5" 163.0 8.61e-03
( 16 18 49.3, -51 04 24.9 ) < 20.7" 60.0 3.17e-03


  1. This list is not complete. Sources are obvious and usually within or close to the remnant. The size refers to the appearance of the source and can be larger for off-axis sources.


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