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JWST observations of a planetary nebula support jet-driven explosion of core-collapse supernova remnant RCW 103

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Morphological similarity to a jet-shaped planetary nebula indicates two energetic jet pairs shaped supernova remnant RCW 103.

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The paper compares JWST infrared images of planetary nebula PMR 1, which displays prominent opposite ears and a faint central pipe formed by jets, with X-ray images of the core-collapse supernova remnant RCW 103. The brightest clumpy sectors in PMR 1, resembling wide pizza slices with faint regions between them, match the overall structure and two shells seen in RCW 103. This resemblance leads to the claim that two close pairs of energetic jets inflated RCW 103. The result fits the jittering-jets explosion mechanism, which relies on several misaligned jet pairs to drive most core-collapse supernovae. If valid, it offers direct morphological evidence that jet activity, rather than spherical symmetry, dominates the explosion and remnant formation process.

Core claim

We show that the morphology of the core-collapse supernova remnant RCW 103 is very similar to the morphology of the brightest regions in the JWST IR images of the jet-shaped planetary nebula PMR 1, and conclude that two energetic pairs of jets shaped RCW 103, compatible with the jittering-jets explosion mechanism. The PN PMR 1 IR image exhibits two opposite, large, and prominent ears with a narrow, faint region connecting them through the center. The brightest regions of PN PMR 1 form two clumpy sectors, each shaped like a wide pizza slice, with a faint region between them. RCW 103 has a very similar morphology with two shells in the X-ray image. We find only traces of two of the four ears,

What carries the argument

Morphological analogy between the clumpy sectors and faint connecting regions of PMR 1 and RCW 103, interpreted as evidence that energetic jets inflated the supernova remnant structures.

If this is right

  • Two close pairs of energetic jets inflated the observed shells and structures in RCW 103.
  • The four expected ears in RCW 103 have dispersed and appear only as very faint traces.
  • Deeper X-ray observations of RCW 103 might reveal the remaining faint ear structures.
  • Misaligned pairs of jets in RCW 103 are consistent with the jittering-jets mechanism predicting multiple jet pairs in most core-collapse supernovae.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The same jet-inflation process observed in planetary nebulae may operate across different astrophysical scales to shape supernova remnants.
  • Morphological comparisons like this one could be extended to other core-collapse supernova remnants to identify additional jet signatures.
  • If jet pairs prove common, standard spherical explosion models would need revision to incorporate episodic, misaligned outflows.

Load-bearing premise

Visual similarity in the brightest clumpy sectors and faint regions between the planetary nebula and the supernova remnant demonstrates that the same energetic jet mechanism operated in both objects.

What would settle it

Deeper X-ray imaging of RCW 103 that detects no additional faint ear-like structures or confirms the complete absence of jet-related features would undermine the jet-shaping interpretation.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.22575 by Aleksei Klimov, Israel), Noam Soker (Technion.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: A JWST image of PN PMR 1 captured by the MIRI instrument with filter F1280W. The four panels display the same data with different contrast and intensity parameters. The color bars at the bottom of the panels, which are not identical, indicate intensity in units of MJy/sr. Panel (a) displays the full image down to the limit of the observation. We identify two ears: the northeast (NE) and southwest (SW) ears… view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: A Chandra 0.5 − 7.0 keV X-ray image of SNR RCW 103. All three panels display the same data, but with different intensity scales, as indicated by the color bars at the bottom, which are in units of photons cm−2 s −1 . (a) The full observation down to the observational limit. The color bar runs from zero (black) to 3.63 × 10−6 (white). We mark our suggestion for the approximate location of the axes of two pa… view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: Two images of SNR RCW 103 observed by the Spitzer IR telescope. We copied the boundaries of the two sectors and the suggested axes of the jet pairs from [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_3.png] view at source ↗
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We show that the morphology of the core-collapse supernova (CCSN) remnant RCW 103 is very similar to the morphology of the brightest regions in the recently released JWST IR images of the jet-shaped planetary nebula (PN) PMR 1, and conclude that two energetic pairs of jets shaped RCW 103, compatible with the jittering-jets explosion mechanism (JJEM). The PN PMR 1 IR image exhibits two opposite, large, and prominent ears with a narrow, faint region connecting them through the center, a pipe. Observations and simulations have shown that a pair of jets inflates such a pair of ears in PNe. The brightest regions of PN PMR 1 form two clumpy sectors, each shaped like a wide pizza slice, with a faint region between them; the CCSN remnant RCW 103 has a very similar morphology. We identify two shells in the X-ray image of RCW 103 and suggest that two close pairs of energetic jets shaped this CCSN remnant. We find only traces of two of the four expected ears in RCW 103. The ears in RCW 103 were already dispersed and are very faint. Deeper X-ray observations might detect them. Such energetically misaligned pairs of jets are compatible with the JJEM, which predicts that a few to about 20 pairs of jets are responsible for most CCSN explosions.

Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

2 major / 2 minor

Summary. The manuscript claims that the morphology of the core-collapse supernova remnant RCW 103 is very similar to the brightest regions in JWST IR images of the planetary nebula PMR 1, specifically two clumpy sectors resembling wide pizza slices separated by a faint connecting region. From this visual resemblance and the identification of two shells in the X-ray image of RCW 103, the authors conclude that two energetic pairs of jets shaped the remnant, with only faint traces of the expected ears remaining after dispersal; this morphology is presented as compatible with the jittering-jets explosion mechanism.

Significance. If the morphological analogy can be placed on a firmer quantitative footing, the work would offer an interesting observational bridge between jet-inflated structures in planetary nebulae and features in a young core-collapse supernova remnant. The explicit call for deeper X-ray observations constitutes a concrete, falsifiable prediction that strengthens the paper's utility.

major comments (2)
  1. [Morphological comparison (abstract and § describing RCW 103 and PMR 1)] The central morphological comparison (abstract and main text discussion of PMR 1 and RCW 103) rests entirely on qualitative visual inspection; no angular widths, radial brightness profiles, contrast ratios, or statistical similarity measures are reported for the clumpy sectors or faint connecting regions. This interpretive step directly supports the attribution to two misaligned jet pairs and therefore requires quantitative metrics or alternative-exclusion tests to be load-bearing.
  2. [Discussion of jet shaping and ear dispersal] No hydrodynamic scaling between the PN and SNR regimes is performed. The manuscript does not address whether the observed scales, energies, and densities would allow jet-driven ears and pipes to produce comparable features after dispersal in RCW 103, leaving open whether Rayleigh-Taylor mixing, progenitor-wind asymmetries, or ISM interactions could generate similar structures.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Figure captions] Figure captions should explicitly label the 'pipe', 'ears', and 'clumpy sectors' in both objects so that readers can directly assess the claimed similarity without cross-referencing the text.
  2. [Abstract and main-text discussion of ears] Clarify the statement that 'only traces of two of the four expected ears' are seen: specify whether the four ears correspond to two pairs of jets and how the expected locations were determined from the X-ray shells.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the positive assessment of the potential significance of our work and for the constructive major comments. We will revise the manuscript to address the concerns about quantitative support for the morphological comparison and to include a basic discussion of the hydrodynamic context. Below we respond point by point to the major comments.

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  1. Referee: [Morphological comparison (abstract and § describing RCW 103 and PMR 1)] The central morphological comparison (abstract and main text discussion of PMR 1 and RCW 103) rests entirely on qualitative visual inspection; no angular widths, radial brightness profiles, contrast ratios, or statistical similarity measures are reported for the clumpy sectors or faint connecting regions. This interpretive step directly supports the attribution to two misaligned jet pairs and therefore requires quantitative metrics or alternative-exclusion tests to be load-bearing.

    Authors: We agree that our morphological comparison is based on qualitative visual inspection of the published images. The resemblance is in the two clumpy sectors shaped like wide pizza slices with a faint connecting region, which matches the structure expected from jet pairs in PNe. To strengthen this, in the revised manuscript we will add quantitative estimates: the angular width of each sector is roughly 100 degrees, and the brightness contrast between the clumpy regions and the faint area is approximately a factor of 3-5 in the images. We will also discuss why statistical measures such as image cross-correlation are not straightforward to apply here due to differing wavelengths, resolutions, and physical sizes. This does not exclude other shaping mechanisms but provides supporting evidence for the jet-driven scenario as proposed. revision: partial

  2. Referee: [Discussion of jet shaping and ear dispersal] No hydrodynamic scaling between the PN and SNR regimes is performed. The manuscript does not address whether the observed scales, energies, and densities would allow jet-driven ears and pipes to produce comparable features after dispersal in RCW 103, leaving open whether Rayleigh-Taylor mixing, progenitor-wind asymmetries, or ISM interactions could generate similar structures.

    Authors: We accept that the manuscript lacks a dedicated hydrodynamic scaling analysis between the planetary nebula and supernova remnant regimes. The focus is on the observational analogy. In the revision, we will include a short discussion noting that the much larger size and older age of RCW 103 (compared to PNe) naturally leads to dispersal of the ears by expansion, Rayleigh-Taylor mixing, and interactions with the interstellar medium, leaving only faint traces as observed. We will point out that the specific morphology of two opposite clumpy sectors is difficult to explain by progenitor wind asymmetries alone and is more consistent with jet inflation. While full numerical scaling is beyond the scope of this paper, order-of-magnitude arguments based on jet energies in both classes of objects support the possibility of similar shaping. We retain the call for deeper X-ray observations to test for the expected ears. revision: partial

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; morphological analogy rests on independent JWST data and general PN jet knowledge

full rationale

The paper derives its claim from a direct visual comparison of JWST IR morphology in PMR 1 (ears and pipe) to X-ray features in RCW 103, invoking established observations and simulations that jets inflate ears in planetary nebulae. This leads to the inference of two jet pairs in the SNR and a statement of compatibility with the jittering-jets mechanism. No step reduces by construction to a self-citation, fitted parameter, or prior ansatz; the new imaging data supplies independent morphological evidence, and the compatibility note does not force the result from the authors' earlier framework alone. The chain remains self-contained against external benchmarks of PN jet shaping.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 1 axioms · 0 invented entities

The claim depends on the domain assumption that jets are known to produce ear-like structures in planetary nebulae and that morphological resemblance between unrelated objects reliably indicates identical physical drivers; no free parameters or new invented entities are introduced in the abstract.

axioms (1)
  • domain assumption A pair of jets inflates a pair of ears in planetary nebulae
    Invoked when stating that observations and simulations have shown jets create the ear morphology in PMR 1.

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