X-ray Evolution of Supernova Remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Published:
| MSc Thesis | Sep 2023 – Nov 2024 | Dr. Karl Remeis-Sternwarte Bamberg (ECAP, FAU) |
Reviewed the astrophysics of the origin and evolution of supernova remnants (SNRs) in the interstellar medium (ISM) as seen in X-rays, and compared 1D analytical solutions for different evolutionary phases of spherically symmetric SNRs.
Performed imaging and spectral analysis of the soft diffuse X-ray emission of the LMC candidate (now confirmed) SNR J0500-6512: derived plasma properties, estimated evolutionary epochs, and classified it as a mixed-morphology, middle-aged, Type Ia remnant.
Compiled comprehensive data on the observed LMC SNR population and applied probabilistic methods (maximum-likelihood fits, kernel density estimates) to study size distributions, spherical symmetry, explosion types, age–size relations, and SN energetics versus ISM environment.
Tools: Python, XMM-SAS, XSPEC, PyXspec, Statistical Analysis