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Jet-like structures from PSR J1135-6055

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena 2020-12-16 v2

Abstract

Pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) produced from supersonic runaway pulsars can render extended X-ray structures in the form of tails and prominent jets. In this Letter we report on the analysis of \sim130 ks observations of the PWN around PSR\,J1135-6055 obtained with the Chandra satellite. The system displays bipolar jet-like structures of uncertain origin, a compact nebula around the pulsar likely formed by the bow shock ahead of it, and a trailing tail produced by the pulsar fast proper motion. The spectral and morphological properties of these structures reveal strong similarities with the PWNe in other runaway pulsars like PSR J1509-5850 and Geminga. We discuss their physical origin considering both canonical PWN and jet formation models as well as alternative scenarios that can also yield extended jet-like features following the escape of high-energy particles into the ambient magnetic field.

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@article{arxiv.2011.08593,
  title  = {Jet-like structures from PSR J1135-6055},
  author = {Pol Bordas and Xiying Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2011.08593},
  year   = {2020}
}

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Accepted for publication in A&A

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