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PSR J2030+4415's Remarkable Bow Shock, PWN and Filament

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena 2020-06-11 v1

Abstract

We report on new X-ray and optical observations of PSR J2030+4415, a Gamma-ray Pulsar with an Hα\alpha bow shock. These data reveal the velocity structure of the bow shock apex and resolve unusual X-ray structure in its interior. In addition the system displays a very long, thin filament, extending at least 55^\prime at 130\sim 130^\circ to the pulsar motion vector. Careful astrometry, compared with a short archival exposure, detects the pulsar proper motion at 85 mas yr1^{-1}. With the Hα\alpha velocity structure this allows us to estimate the distance as 0.750.75 kpc.

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@article{arxiv.2005.13572,
  title  = {PSR J2030+4415's Remarkable Bow Shock, PWN and Filament},
  author = {Martijn de Vries and Roger W. Romani},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.13572},
  year   = {2020}
}

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6 pages, 4 figures. Accepted for publication in ApJL