Table 2 Best-fit parameters of spectral fits
From: Chlorine and potassium enrichment in the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant
Region | SE region | W region | N region | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Atomic database | AtomDB | SPEX | AtomDB | AtomDB |
(P/Si)/(P/Si)⊙ | 0.9 ± 0.2 | 0.9 ± 0.2 | 1.7 ± 0.4 | 0.8 ± 0.2 |
(Cl/S)/(Cl/S)⊙ | 1.0 ± 0.1 | \(0.{7}_{-0.1}^{+0.2}\) | 0.9 ± 0.3 | 0.9 ± 0.1 |
(K/Ar)/(K/Ar)⊙ | 1.3 ± 0.2 | 1.2 ± 0.2 | 0.5 ± 0.3 | 1.1 ± 0.2 |
(Mg/H)/(Mg/H)⊙ | 1.9 ± 0.2 | 2.5 ± 0.4 | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 3.1 ± 0.3 |
(Al/H)/(Al/H)⊙ | 2.1 ± 0.5 | \(2.{1}_{-0.7}^{+0.8}\) | <0.7 | <0.5 |
(Si/H)/(Si/H)⊙ | 3.67 ± 0.04 | 4.19 ± 0.09 | 1.59 ± 0.04 | \(3.7{9}_{-0.09}^{+0.05}\) |
(P/H)/(P/H)⊙ | \(3.{5}_{-0.6}^{+0.7}\) (5.5σ) | 3.6 ± 0.8 (4.7σ) | \(2.{7}_{-0.7}^{+0.6}\) | \(3.{1}_{-0.8}^{+0.7}\) |
(S/H)/(S/H)⊙ | \(4.0{4}_{-0.03}^{+0.04}\) | 4.23 ± 0.09 | \(1.8{5}_{-0.04}^{+0.03}\) | \(4.6{8}_{-0.11}^{+0.09}\) |
(Cl/H)/(Cl/H)⊙ | \(4.{2}_{-0.6}^{+0.5}\) (7.7σ) | \(3.{1}_{-0.6}^{+0.7}\) (4.8σ) | \(1.{6}_{-0.5}^{+0.6}\) | \(4.{3}_{-0.6}^{+0.7}\) |
(Ar/H)/(Ar/H)⊙ | 3.55 ± 0.06 | \(3.7{4}_{-0.08}^{+0.09}\) | \(1.8{3}_{-0.06}^{+0.05}\) | \(4.2{2}_{-0.07}^{+0.08}\) |
(K/H)/(K/H)⊙ | \(4.{5}_{-0.6}^{+0.7}\) (7.0σ) | \(4.{6}_{-0.7}^{+0.8}\) (6.3σ) | \(0.{9}_{-0.5}^{+0.6}\) | \(4.{8}_{-0.7}^{+0.8}\) |
(Ca/H)/(Ca/H)⊙ | 3.60 ± 0.07 | 3.69 ± 0.09 | \(2.2{6}_{-0.03}^{+0.07}\) | 5.14 ± 0.09 |
kTe,1 (keV) | 0.92 ± 0.02 | 0.70 ± 0.03 | 1.16 ± 0.03 | \(0.6{1}_{-0.04}^{+0.01}\) |
kTe,2 (keV) | 2.13 ± 0.02 | 2.18 ± 0.06 | \(1.7{8}_{-0.03}^{+0.02}\) | \(1.9{8}_{-0.01}^{+0.03}\) |
net1 (1010 cm−3 s) | \(3.1{0}_{-0.09}^{+0.10}\) | 4.9 ± 0.4 | \(2{8}_{-6}^{+5}\) | \(4.{0}_{-0.3}^{+0.7}\) |
net2 (1011 cm−3 s) | \(1.8{6}_{-0.03}^{+0.05}\) | 1.90 ± 0.07 | \(2.{2}_{-0.2}^{+0.1}\) | 1.64 ± 0.04 |
Redshift z1 (10−3) | −3.8 ± 0.1 | −3.9 ± 0.2 | \(0.5{3}_{-0.06}^{+0.08}\) | −0.34 ± 0.2 |
Redshift z2 (10−3) | −4.11 ± 0.04 | −4.11 ± 0.06 | 4.3 ± 0.1 | \(6.2{0}_{-0.04}^{+0.09}\) |
R.m.s. V1 (km s−1) | 1,380 ± 30 | 1,370 ± 40 | \(48{0}_{-20}^{+30}\) | \(\text{1,030}_{-30}^{+40}\) |
R.m.s. V2 (km s−1) | 1,340 ± 10 | 1,340 ± 10 | 1,830 ± 30 | 1,920 ± 20 |
C value/d.o.f. | 7,438.28/6777 | 1,613.18/1248 | 7,053.81/6,780 | 7,208.06/6,777 |