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SNRJ 0540.1-6919

  • Common Name: 0540-69.3
  • Distance: 50kpc(distance to LMC, Westerlund(1990) )
  • Position of Central Source (J2000): ( 05 40 11.1, -69 19 55.2 )
  • X-ray size: 1.2 x 1.1
  • Description: Irregular shell, bright central pulsar and PWN
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RadioX-Ray


Summary of Chandra Observations

SequenceObs. IDDetectors UsedExposure uf
(ks)		Exposure f
(ks)		Date
Observed		Aimpoint (J2000)
(RA, Dec)
500006 119 ACIS-56789 30.5 27.6 1999-11-22 ( 05 40 11.0, -69 20 00.0 )


Exposureuf => Exposure time of unfiltered event file
Exposuref => Exposure time of filtered event file
  • The whole remnant is covered by chip ACIS-S3(CCD_ID=7)
  • central source shows Pile Up .
  • Trailed Image of the central source is significant.

Chandra Event File

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Obs. IDEvent 2 FITS File
(un-filtered)		Event 2 FITS File
(filtered)		AUX file
(asol, badpix etc.)
119 18.7 MB 7.7 MB 7.7 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 4.089e+04 1.479e+00 1.24e-11 2.55e-11 7.58e+36
0.3 - 2.1 3.043e+04 1.101e+00 3.31e-12 1.61e-11 4.79e+36
2.1 - 10.0 1.054e+04 3.813e-01 9.06e-12 9.39e-12 2.80e+36
central source 0.3 - 10.0 2.492e+04 9.016e-01 1.00e-11 1.42e-11 4.24e+36
0.3 - 2.1 1.592e+04 5.759e-01 2.02e-12 5.95e-12 1.77e+36
2.1 - 10.0 9.070e+03 3.281e-01 8.02e-12 8.30e-12 2.47e+36
shell 0.3 - 10.0 1.434e+04 5.188e-01 2.34e-12 1.12e-11 3.35e+36
0.3 - 2.1 1.316e+04 4.762e-01 1.29e-12 1.01e-11 3.02e+36
2.1 - 10.0 1.204e+03 4.357e-02 1.05e-12 1.09e-12 3.24e+35


NH = 0.5(1022 cm-2) Assumed distance: 50kpc (distance to LMC, Westerlund(1990) )

Chandra Images



Chandra Spectra



Other Wavelengths



Compact Sources

Obs. IDPosition (J2000)SizeNet CountCount rateNote
119
( 05 39 13.6, -69 22 11.4 ) < 7.9" 177.0 5.80e-03
( 05 39 33.2, -69 19 41.8 ) < 3.8" 76.0 2.49e-03
( 05 39 42.8, -69 19 43.3 ) < 3.1" 55.0 1.80e-03
( 05 39 53.2, -69 19 14.7 ) < 2.4" 31.0 1.02e-03
( 05 40 00.6, -69 19 19.0 ) < 3.9" 39.0 1.28e-03
( 05 40 08.2, -69 17 12.6 ) < 4.3" 263.0 8.62e-03
( 05 40 13.2, -69 22 46.9 ) < 2.2" 85.0 2.79e-03
( 05 40 13.6, -69 22 57.5 ) < 2.0" 18.0 5.90e-04
( 05 40 45.3, -69 14 51.5 ) < 4.6" 39.0 1.28e-03
( 05 41 21.0, -69 18 50.5 ) < 4.5" 31.0 1.02e-03
( 05 41 34.7, -69 19 36.9 ) < 5.8" 92.0 3.02e-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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