We have searched for infrared emission from supernova remnants (SNRs)
included in the Spitzer Galactic Legacy Infrared Mid-Plane Survey
Extraordinaire (GLIMPSE) field. At the positions of 100 known SNRs, we made
3.6, 4.5, 5.8, and 8.0 um band images covering the radio continuum emitting
area of each remnant. In-depth examinations of four band images based on the
radio continuum images of SNRs result in the identification of sixteen infrared
SNRs in the GLIMPSE field. Eight SNRs show distinct infrared emission in nearly
all the four bands, and the other eight SNRs are visible in more than one band.
We present four band images for all identified SNRs, and RGB-color images for
the first eight SNRs. These images are the first high resolution (<2") images
with comparative resolution of the radio continuum for SNRs detected in the
mid-infrared region. The images typically show filamentary emission along the
radio enhanced SNR boundaries. Most SNRs are well identified in the 4.5 and 5.8
um bands. We give a brief description of the infrared features of the
identified SNRs.Comment: 30 pages including 24 figures, published in JKAS (Journal of the
Korean Astronomical Society