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Spectral Analysis of Bullet Fragments in RCW 103

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  • 1. Harvard College
  • 2. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

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We conduct spectral analysis on what appear to be explosion fragments outside of the forward shock boundary of SNR RCW 103. We compare the metal abundances of these fragments to the metal abundances of regions of shocked ISM material near the edge of the remnant, in order to determine whether the fragments are supernova ejecta, or heated clouds of shocked ISM. We detect overabundances of Silicon in all three fragments, which suggests that the fragments are ejecta.

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