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Temperature and Metallicity Gradients in the Hot Gas Outflows of M82 by Lopez, Laura A., Mathur, Smita, Nguyen, Dustin D., Thompson, Todd A., Olivier, Grace M.

“…We utilize deep Chandra X-ray Observatory imaging and spectra of M82, the prototype of a starbursting galaxy with a multiphase wind, to map the hot plasma…”
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Comparing Neutron Star Kicks to Supernova Remnant Asymmetries by Holland-Ashford, Tyler, Lopez, Laura A., Auchettl, Katie, Temim, Tea, Ramirez-Ruiz, Enrico

“…Supernova explosions are inherently asymmetric and can accelerate new-born neutron stars (NSs) to hundreds of km s−1. Two prevailing theories to explain NS…”
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The Morphologies and Kinematics of Supernova Remnants by Lopez, Laura A., Fesen, Robert A.

“…We review the major advances in understanding the morphologies and kinematics of supernova remnants (SNRs). Simulations of SN explosions have improved…”
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Asymmetries of Heavy Elements in the Young Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A by Holland-Ashford, Tyler, Lopez, Laura A., Auchettl, Katie

“…Supernova remnants (SNRs) offer the means to study supernovae (SNe) long after the original explosion and can provide a unique insight into the mechanism that…”
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What Drives the Expansion of Giant H II Regions?: A Study of Stellar Feedback in 30 Doradus by Lopez, Laura A, Krumholz, Mark R, Bolatto, Alberto D, Prochaska, J. Xavier, Ramirez-Ruiz, Enrico

“…Observations show that star formation is an inefficient and slow process. This result can be attributed to the injection of energy and momentum by stars that…”
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Estimating Ejecta Mass Ratios in Kepler’s Supernova Remnant: Global X-Ray Spectral Analysis Including Suzaku Systematics and Emitting Volume Uncertainties by Holland-Ashford, Tyler, Slane, Patrick, Lopez, Laura A., Auchettl, Katie, Kashyap, Vinay

“…Abstract The exact origins of many Type Ia supernovae—progenitor scenarios and explosive mechanisms—remain uncertain. In this work, we analyze the global…”
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Spatially Resolved Study of Recombining Plasma in W49B Using XMM-Newton by Holland-Ashford, Tyler, Lopez, Laura A., Auchettl, Katie

“…Abstract W49B is the youngest supernova remnant (SNR) to date that exhibits recombining plasma. The two prevailing theories of this overionization are rapid…”
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THE GALACTIC SUPERNOVA REMNANT W49B LIKELY ORIGINATES FROM A JET-DRIVEN, CORE-COLLAPSE EXPLOSION by Lopez, Laura A, Ramirez-Ruiz, Enrico, Castro, Daniel, Pearson, Sarah

“…We present results from a 220 ks observation of the Galactic supernova remnant (SNR) W49B using the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer on board the Chanrda…”
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Evidence for Cosmic-Ray Escape in the Small Magellanic Cloud Using Fermi Gamma Rays by Lopez, Laura A., Auchettl, Katie, Linden, Tim, Bolatto, Alberto D., Thompson, Todd A., Ramirez-Ruiz, Enrico

“…Galaxy formation simulations demonstrate that cosmic-ray (CR) feedback may be important in the launching of galactic-scale winds. CR protons dominate the bulk…”
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Measurement of the Core-collapse Progenitor Mass Distribution of the Small Magellanic Cloud by Auchettl, Katie, Lopez, Laura A., Badenes, Carles, Ramirez-Ruiz, Enrico, Beacom, John F., Holland-Ashford, Tyler

“…The physics of core-collapse (CC) supernovae (SNe) and how the explosions depend on progenitor properties are central questions in astronomy. For only a…”
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X-Ray Properties of NGC 253's Starburst-driven Outflow by Lopez, Sebastian, Lopez, Laura A., Nguyen, Dustin D., Thompson, Todd A., Mathur, Smita, Bolatto, Alberto D., Vulic, Neven, Sardone, Amy

“…Abstract We analyze image and spectral data from ≈365 ks of observations from the Chandra X-ray Observatory of the nearby, edge-on starburst galaxy NGC 253 to…”
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The Age Evolution of the Radio Morphology of Supernova Remnants by Stafford, Jennifer N., Lopez, Laura A., Auchettl, Katie, Holland-Ashford, Tyler

“…Recent hydrodynamical models of supernova remnants (SNRs) demonstrate that their evolution depends heavily on the inhomogeneities of the surrounding medium. As…”
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Hot Gas Outflow Properties of the Starburst Galaxy NGC 4945 by Porraz Barrera, Natalia, Lopez, Sebastian, Lopez, Laura A., Foord, Adi, Nguyen, Dustin D., Thompson, Todd A., Mathur, Smita, Bolatto, Alberto D.

“…Abstract We analyze 330 ks of Chandra X-ray imaging and spectra of the nearby, edge-on starburst and Seyfert type 2 galaxy NGC 4945 to measure the hot gas…”
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PHANGS–JWST First Results: Mapping the 3.3 μm Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Vibrational Band in Nearby Galaxies with NIRCam Medium Bands by Sandstrom, Karin M., Chastenet, Jérémy, Sutter, Jessica, Leroy, Adam K., Egorov, Oleg V., Williams, Thomas G., Bolatto, Alberto D., Boquien, Médéric, Cao, Yixian, Dale, Daniel A., Lee, Janice C., Rosolowsky, Erik, Schinnerer, Eva, Barnes, Ashley. T., Belfiore, Francesco, Bigiel, F., Chevance, Mélanie, Grasha, Kathryn, Groves, Brent, Hassani, Hamid, Hughes, Annie, Klessen, Ralf S., Kruijssen, J. M. Diederik, Larson, Kirsten L., Liu, Daizhong, Lopez, Laura A., Meidt, Sharon E., Murphy, Eric J., Sormani, Mattia C., Thilker, David A., Watkins, Elizabeth J.

“…Abstract We present maps of the 3.3 μ m polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) emission feature in NGC 628, NGC 1365, and NGC 7496 as observed with the…”
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Element Stratification in the Middle-aged SN Ia Remnant G344.7-0.1 by Fukushima, Kotaro, Yamaguchi, Hiroya, Slane, Patrick O., Park, Sangwook, Katsuda, Satoru, Sano, Hidetoshi, Lopez, Laura A., Plucinsky, Paul P., Kobayashi, Shogo B., Matsushita, Kyoko

“…Despite their importance, a detailed understanding of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) remains elusive. X-ray measurements of the element distributions in supernova…”
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Comparing the Locations of Supernovae to CO (2–1) Emission in Their Host Galaxies by Mayker Chen, Ness, Leroy, Adam K., Lopez, Laura A., Benincasa, Samantha, Chevance, Mélanie, Glover, Simon C. O., Hughes, Annie, Kreckel, Kathryn, Sarbadhicary, Sumit, Sun, Jiayi, Thompson, Todd A., Utomo, Dyas, Bigiel, Frank, Blanc, Guillermo A., Dale, Daniel A., Grasha, Kathryn, Kruijssen, J. M. Diederik, Pan, Hsi-An, Querejeta, Miguel, Schinnerer, Eva, Watkins, Elizabeth J., Williams, Thomas G.

“…Abstract We measure the molecular gas environment near recent (<100 yr old) supernovae (SNe) using ∼1″ or ≤150 pc resolution CO (2–1) maps from the…”
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A Two-Component Probability Distribution Function Describes the Mid-IR Emission from the Disks of Star-forming Galaxies by Pathak, Debosmita, Leroy, Adam K., Thompson, Todd A., Lopez, Laura A., Belfiore, Francesco, Boquien, Médéric, Dale, Daniel A., Glover, Simon C. O., Klessen, Ralf S., Koch, Eric W., Rosolowsky, Erik, Sandstrom, Karin M., Schinnerer, Eva, Smith, Rowan, Sun, Jiayi, Sutter, Jessica, Williams, Thomas G., Bigiel, Frank, Cao, Yixian, Chastenet, Jérémy, Chevance, Mélanie, Chown, Ryan, Emsellem, Eric, Faesi, Christopher M., Larson, Kirsten L., Lee, Janice C., Meidt, Sharon, Ostriker, Eve C., Ramambason, Lise, Sarbadhicary, Sumit K., Thilker, David A.

“…Abstract High-resolution JWST-MIRI images of nearby spiral galaxies reveal emission with complex substructures that trace dust heated both by massive young…”
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Hα Emission and H ii Regions at the Locations of Recent Supernovae in Nearby Galaxies by Mayker Chen, Ness, Leroy, Adam K., Sarbadhicary, Sumit K., Lopez, Laura A., Thompson, Todd A., Barnes, Ashley T., Emsellem, Eric, Groves, Brent, Chandar, Rupali, Chevance, Mélanie, Chown, Ryan, Dale, Daniel A., Egorov, Oleg V., Glover, Simon C. O., Grasha, Kathryn, Klessen, Ralf S., Kreckel, Kathryn, Li, Jing, Méndez-Delgado, J. Eduardo, Murphy, Eric J., Pathak, Debosmita, Schinnerer, Eva, Thilker, David A., Úbeda, Leonardo, Williams, Thomas G.

“…Abstract We present a statistical analysis of the local, ≈50–100 pc scale, H α emission at the locations of recent (≤125 yr) supernovae (SNe) in nearby…”
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The PHANGS-AstroSat Atlas of Nearby Star-forming Galaxies by Hassani, Hamid, Rosolowsky, Erik, Koch, Eric W., Postma, Joseph, Nofech, Joseph, Corbould, Harrisen, Thilker, David, Leroy, Adam K., Schinnerer, Eva, Belfiore, Francesco, Bigiel, Frank, Boquien, Médéric, Chevance, Mélanie, Dale, Daniel A., Egorov, Oleg V., Emsellem, Eric, Glover, Simon C. O., Grasha, Kathryn, Groves, Brent, Henny, Kiana, Kim, Jaeyeon, Klessen, Ralf S., Kreckel, Kathryn, Kruijssen, J. M. Diederik, Lee, Janice C., Lopez, Laura A., Neumann, Justus, Pan, Hsi-An, Sandstrom, Karin M., Sarbadhicary, Sumit K., Sun, Jiayi, Williams, Thomas G.

“…Abstract We present the Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS (PHANGS)-AstroSat atlas, which contains UV imaging of 31 nearby star-forming…”
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UNRAVELING THE ORIGIN OF OVERIONIZED PLASMA IN THE GALACTIC SUPERNOVA REMNANT W49B by Lopez, Laura A, Pearson, Sarah, Ramirez-Ruiz, Enrico, Castro, Daniel, Yamaguchi, Hiroya, Slane, Patrick O, Smith, Randall K

“…Recent observations have shown several supernova remnants (SNRs) have overionized plasmas, where ions are stripped of more electrons than they would be if in…”
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