Abstract
Abstract Several shrapnels have been detected in the vicinity of Vela SNR by the ROSAT all-sky survey. We present here the spectral properties of shrapnel ‘A’ observed with the ASCA satellite. A prominent Si-K emission line with relatively weak emission lines from other elements have been detected, revealing that the relative abundance of Si is a few ten-times higher than those of other elements. Combining with the ROSAT PSPC results, we obtained the electron temperature, kTe, to be 0.33 ± 0.01 keV. The total mass of shrapnel ‘A’ is estimated to be ∼ 0.01 M⊙. If it is an ejecta of a supernova explosion, the interstellar matter would be swept up in the leading edge while the ejecta material would be peeled off in the trailing edge, which should be confirmed by future observations.
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