* Astronomy

Title: Identification campaign of supernova remnant candidates in the Milky Way. II. X-ray studies of G38.7-1.4
Author: R. H. H. Huang (National Tsing Hua University), J. H. K. Wu (National Tsing Hua University), C. Y. Hui (Chungnam National University), K. A. Seo (Chungnam National University), L. Trepl (Universitaet Jena), A. K. H. Kong (National Tsing Hua University)

We report on XMM-Newton and Chandra observations of the Galactic supernova remnant candidate G38.7-1.4, together with complementary radio, infrared, and gamma-ray data. An approximately elliptical X-ray structure is found to be well correlated with radio shell as seen by the Very Large Array. The X-ray spectrum of G38.7-1.4 can be well-described by an absorbed collisional ionisation equilibrium plasma model, which suggests the plasma is shock heated. Based on the morphology and the spectral behaviour, we suggest that G38.7-1.4 is indeed a supernova remnant belongs to a mix-morphology category.

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