Thermal candidate distribution in RX J1713.7-3946. On the left, we show the component retrieved by GMCA that we identify as potential thermal emission. In the middle, we show the component retrieved by GMCA that we identify as synchrotron emission. The scales are logarithmic. The compact object in the center has been masked. On the right, we show the column density map derived from optical extinction (in units of 10²² cm⁻²), over which we superimpose the contour of our thermal candidate.