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arxiv: 1609.03792 · v1 · pith:YSWWYHLNnew · submitted 2016-09-13 · 🌌 astro-ph.HE

Searching for the Time Variation in Supernova Remnant RX J1713.7-3946

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keywords j1713remnantx-rayemissiontimegammanorthwestsupernova
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Supernova Remnant RX J1713.7-3946 emits synchrotron X-rays and very high energy $\gamma$-rays. Recently, thermal X-ray line emission is detected from ejecta plasma. CO and HI observations indicate that a highly inhomogeneous medium surrounding the SNR. It is interacting with dense molecular clouds in the northwest and the southwest of the remnant. The origin of the $\gamma$-ray emission from RX J1713.7-3946 is still uncertain. Detection of rapid variability in X-ray emission from RX J1713.7-3946 indicates the magnetic field $B$ $\sim$ mG. In this work, we investigate the time variation in X-ray flux, luminosity and photon index of RX J1713.7-3946. For this investigation, we study the northwest part of the remnant using Suzaku data in 2006 and 2010. We present preliminary results based on our analysis and interpretations about these X-ray time variability.

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