SNRs in the Galactic Center region observed with ASCA

Abstract

We report the ASCA results of the supernova remnants (SNRs) and their candidates in the Galactic Center region. We found apparent X-ray emission from G359.1-0.5 and G0.9+0.1, and made marginal detection for G359.1+0.9, but found no significant X-ray from the other cataloged SNRs: G359.0-0.9, Sgr A East (G0.0+0.0), G0.3+0.0, Sgr D SNR (G1.0-0.1) (Green 1998). The emission from G359.1-0.5 is found to be thermal with multi temperature structures whereas that from G0.9+0.1 is quite hard, probably non-thermal. We discovered two new candidates of SNRs: G0.0-1.3 (AX J1751-29.6) and G0.56-0.01 (AX J1747.0-2828). The former, G0.0-1.3, shows the extended emission with a thin thermal plasma. The latter, G0.56-0.01, shows quite strong 6.7-keV line with the equivalent width of 2 keV, which resembles that of the Galactic Center plasma. We discuss the nature of those SNRs, relating with the origin of the Galactic Center hot plasma.