Investigation of Supernova Remnant Shocks in the Vela-Puppis Region

Overview: We observed supernova remnant (SNR) shocks at four locations in the Vela- Puppis region. The targets were a bright X-ray knot in the center of the remnant, Knot D on the eastern limb of the remnant, a region overlapping the Puppis A SNR and a region within Vela overlapping the edge of the SNR Rx10852.0-4622. The aim of the observations was to characterize the properties of the shocks and identify separate kinematic components of the emission. The first round of analysis of these data produced significant interesting results as outlined below. Further analyses, in conjunction with other datasets, are planned.