A Study Revealing Physical Attributes of Supernova Remnant in G321.3-3.9

TL;DR

This paper analyzes the physical characteristics of supernova remnant G321.3-3.9 using multi-wavelength radio data, estimating its distance and morphology, and providing insights into its non-thermal emission properties.

Contribution

It offers the first detailed radio analysis of G321.3-3.9, including morphology, spectral index, and distance estimation using multiple methods.

Findings

Elliptical shell-like morphology of the remnant.

Relatively flat non-thermal spectral index of -0.40.

Estimated distance of 1.6-3.3 kpc depending on the method.

Abstract

We present a radio analysis of the recently identified supernova remnant G321.3-3.9 using archival multi-wavelength data spanning 88-2304 MHz. The source exhibits an elliptical shell-like morphology (1.3 deg x 1.7 deg) and a relatively flat non-thermal spectral index of alpha = -0.40 +/- 0.03. The distance is estimated using both the Sigma-D relation (1.6-2.9 kpc) and tentative associations with HI structures, the latter suggesting a near-side solution of 2.5-3.3 kpc, though the physical connection remains uncertain.