RADIO EMISSION SPECTRUM OF COMPOSITE SUPERNOVA REMNANT G74.9+1.2
- Authors: Ivanov V.P.1, Ipatov A.V.1, Rahimov I.A.1, Andreeva T.S.1
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Affiliations:
- Institute of Applied Astronomy of the RAS
- Issue: Vol 100, No 10 (2023)
- Pages: 841-847
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0004-6299/article/view/147880
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S0004629923100067
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/XLVTSS
- ID: 147880
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Abstract
Measurements of the flux densities of the supernova remnant (SNR) G74.9+1.2 (CTB 87) at frequencies of 4840 and 8450 MHz were carried out with the RT-32 radio telescope of the Svetloye observatory of the IAA RAS in 2018–2019. The data obtained contain signs of the presence of a source of a variable component in the radio emission on a time scale of a month or more. The flux densities of G74.9+1.2 over the time interval 1959.7–2010 are determined from published data, which makes it possible to compare the intensities of G74.9+1.2 and standard sources. All data are presented in a single system based on the exact scale of “artificial moon” (AM) fluxes. A refined spectrum of SOS G74.9+1.2 was obtained. The totality of available data is approximated by two power-law sections with different spectral indices: \({{\alpha }_{1}} = 0.31\) at frequencies \(f < {{f}_{b}}\) and \({{\alpha }_{2}} = 0.71\) at \(f > {{f}_{b}}\). The projections of two power law sections intersect at a frequency \({{f}_{b}} \approx 3409\) MHz. The break in the radio spectrum of the source, taking into account its age (more than 4000 years), could be formed as a result of synchrotron losses. The increase in the steepness of the spectrum close to 0.5 above the frequency \({{f}_{b}}\) is an argument in favor of such an assumption. The totality of data obtained during measurements on the RT-32 and on the basis of published works allows us to state that the variable component in the G74.9+1.2 radio emission on all time scales is much less pronounced compared to younger PWNs. As a possible mechanism for the observed variability, a reconnection of the magnetic field lines in the pulsar magnetosphere is proposed.
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About the authors
V. P. Ivanov
Institute of Applied Astronomy of the RAS
Author for correspondence.
Email: ivanov_vp41@mail.ru
Russia, St. Petersburg
A. V. Ipatov
Institute of Applied Astronomy of the RAS
Email: ivanov_vp41@mail.ru
Russia, St. Petersburg
I. A. Rahimov
Institute of Applied Astronomy of the RAS
Email: ivanov_vp41@mail.ru
Russia, St. Petersburg
T. S. Andreeva
Institute of Applied Astronomy of the RAS
Email: ivanov_vp41@mail.ru
Russia, St. Petersburg
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