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Table 3

Spectral fits to the XMM-Newton spectra of SNR J0453–6829 including its PWN.

Model vpshock ( = 1.48 for 574 d.o.f.)
Component Parameter Valueb

LMC absorption NH (1021 cm-2) 1.52 (1.39–1.69)
shock temperature kT (eV) 250 (234–269)
abundancea N 0.052 (0.029–0.073)
abundance O 0.104 (0.094–0.113)
abundance Ne 0.17 (0.15–0.19)
abundance Mg 0.31 (0.25–0.36)
abundance Si 0.85 (0.54–1.18)
abundance Fe 0.20 (0.18–0.23)
ionisation time scale τu (1011 s cm-3) 7.0 (5.0–9.0)

Model vsedov ( = 1.33 for 574 d.o.f.)
Component Parameter Value

LMC absorption NH (1021 cm-2) 1.05 (0.98–1.17)
shock/electron temp. kT (eV) 168 (164–173)
abundance N 0.093 (0.057–0.133)
abundance O 0.20 (0.17–0.23)
abundance Ne 0.33 (0.28–0.39)
abundance Mg 0.52 (0.42–0.62)
abundance Si 0.81 (0.50–1.14)
abundance Fe 0.39 (0.34–0.44)
ionisation time scale τ (1013 s cm-3) 2.4 (>1.0)

Notes. 

(a)

Elemental abundances are specified relative to solar (Wilms et al. 2000).

(b)

90% confidence ranges for one parameter of interest are given in parenthesis.

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