HIDDEN SUPERNOVA-REMNANTS IN THE LARGE MAGELLANIC CLOUD H-II COMPLEX N44

We have obtained ROSAT PSPC observations of N44, one of the largest H II complexes in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The X-ray emission mostly falls within the ionized shell structures in N44. We find that one faint shell is a classical supernova remnant overlooked by previous surveys. If we model the two largest shells as pressure-driven superbubbles, the predicted X-ray luminosity falls far below the observed value. Instead, we show that off-center supernova remnants hitting superbubble shells can explain the excess X-ray emission.