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A high resolution X-ray image from the Einstein Observatory of the young supernova remnant G292.0+1.8 (MSHll-54), previously noted as peculiar in terms of its spectral and morphological properties at optical and radio wavelengths, also shows an unusual X-ray morphology. Instead of a limb-brightened X-ray shell characteristic of most SNRs, the remnant consists of a central bar-like feature superposed on an ellipsoidal disc of approximately uniform surface brightness. We attribute the bar emission to a ring of oxygen-rich material ejected in the equatorial plane of a massive rotating progenitor, and the uniform disc component to emission from material with roughly cosmic composition heated by the accompanying blast wave. This interpretation provides observational support for the rotating precursor model of a Type II supernova discussed by Bodenheimer and Woosley.
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Clark, D.H., Tuohy, I.R. (1983). The Peculiar X-Ray Morphology of the SNR G292.0+1.8 : Evidence for an Asymmetric Supernova Explosion. In: Danziger, J., Gorenstein, P. (eds) Supernova Remnants and their X-Ray Emission. International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 101. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7231-5_21
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