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Using the Chandra X-ray Observatory we have discovered a diffuse, center-filled region of hard X-ray emission within the young, oxygen-rich supernova remnant (SNR) G292.0+1.8. Near the peak of this diffuse emission lies a point-like source…

We present deep Chandra observations of the pulsar wind nebula (PWN) powered by PSR J0007+7303 in the composite supernova remnant CTA 1. The merged ACIS image shows a $\sim20''$ jet extending south of the pulsar and bending toward the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-05-21 Seth Gagnon , Oleg Kargaltsev , Jason Alford , Joseph Gelfand , Alexander Lange

We present the results of detailed spatial and spectral analysis of the pulsar wind nebula (PWN) in supernova remnant Kes 75 (G29.7-0.3) using a deep exposure with Chandra X-ray observatory. The PWN shows a complex morphology with clear…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 C. -Y. Ng , P. O. Slane , B. M. Gaensler , J. P. Hughes

We report on an observation of the Vela-like pulsar B1823-13 and its synchrotron nebula with Chandra.The pulsar's spectrum fits a power-law model with a photon index Gamma_PSR=2.4 for the plausible hydrogen column density n_H=10^{22}…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 G. G. Pavlov , O. Kargaltsev , W. F. Brisken

The young energetic pulsar J1747-2958 ($\tau=26$ kyr, $\dot{E}=2.5\times 10^{36}$ erg s$^{-1}$) powers the Mouse pulsar wind nebula (PWN), famous for its spectacular tail spanning 45$"$ in X-rays and 12$'$ in radio ($d\sim5$ kpc). We…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-07-11 Noel Klingler , Oleg Kargaltsev , George G. Pavlov , C. -Y. Ng , Paz Beniamini , Igor Volkov

Observations of the Vela pulsar-wind nebula (PWN) with the Chandra X-ray Observatory have revealed a complex, variable PWN structure, including inner and outer arcs, a jet in the direction of the pulsar's proper motion, and a counter-jet in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 G. G. Pavlov , M. A. Teter , O. Kargaltsev , D. Sanwal

CTB 87 (G74.9+1.2) is an evolved supernova remnant (SNR) which hosts a peculiar pulsar wind nebula (PWN). The X-ray peak is offset from that observed in radio and lies towards the edge of the radio nebula. The putative pulsar,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-01-08 Benson Guest , Samar Safi-Harb , Austin MacMaster , Roland Kothes , Barbara Olmi , Elena Amato , Niccolo Bucciantini , Zaven Arzoumanian

The first short Chandra and XMM-Newton observations of the young and energetic pulsar J1357-6429 provided strong indications of a tail-like pulsar-wind nebula associated with this object, as well as pulsations of its X-ray flux with a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Vyacheslav E. Zavlin

The observations of the pulsar-wind nebula (PWN) around the Vela pulsar with the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer aboard the Chandra X-ray Observatory, taken on 2000 April 30 and November 30, reveal its complex morphology reminiscent of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 G. G. Pavlov , O. Y. Kargaltsev , D. Sanwal , G. P. Garmire

We report the results of a 50 ks Chandra observation of the recently discovered radio object G141.2+5.0, presumed to be a pulsar-wind nebula. We find a moderately bright unresolved X-ray source which we designate CXOU J033712.8 615302…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-01-20 Stephen P. Reynolds , Kazimierz J. Borkowski

Pulsar Wind Nebula (PWN) DA 495 (G65.7+1.2) was detected in TeV gamma-rays by the High Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory (HAWC) in 2017 (2HWC J1953+294). Follow-up observations by the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-06-26 A. Coerver , P. Wilcox , H. Zhang , B. L. Dingus , E. V. Gotthelf , C. J. Hailey , T. B. Humensky , P. Kaaret , H. Li , K. Mori , R. Mukherjee , N. Park , H. Zhou

We present a catalog of 34 diffuse features identified in X-ray images of the Galactic center taken with the Chandra X-ray Observatory. Several of the features have been discussed in the literature previously, including 7 that are…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 M. P. Muno , F. K. Baganoff , W. N. Brandt , M. R. Morris , J. -L. Starck

We present preliminary results from a systematic spectral study of pulsars and their wind nebulae using the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. The superb spatial resolution of Chandra allows us to differentiate the compact object's spectrum from…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 E. V. Gotthelf , C. M. Olbert

We report the detection of extended emission around the anomalous X-ray pulsar AXP 1E1547.0-5408 using archival data of the Chandra X-ray satellite. The extended emission consists of an inner part, with an extent of 45arsec and an outer…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-11-20 Jacco Vink , Aya Bamba

We have discovered that the radio nebula surrounding the Vela pulsar covers a much wider extent than previously reported, with two lobes to the North and South of the pulsar. Indications of this object have been reported previously, but its…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 R. Dodson , D. Lewis , D. McConnell , A. A. Deshpande

We present a study of the composite supernova remnant G0.9+0.1 based on observations by XMM-Newton. The EPIC spectrum shows diffuse X-ray emission from the region corresponding to the radio shell. The X-ray spectrum of the whole Pulsar Wind…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 D. Porquet , A. Decourchelle , R. S. Warwick

While supernova remnants (SNRs) have long been considered prime candidates as sources of cosmic rays, it is only recently that X-ray observations have identified several shell-type SNRs dominated by nonthermal emission, thus revealing…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Patrick Slane

We observed the young pulsar J1357--6429 with the {\it Chandra} and {\it XMM-Newton} observatories. The pulsar spectrum fits well a combination of absorbed power-law model ($\Gamma=1.7\pm0.6$) and blackbody model ($kT=140^{+60}_{-40}$ eV,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-28 Chulhoon Chang , George G. Pavlov , Oleg Kargaltsev , Yurii A. Shibanov

Using the Chandra X-ray Observatory, we have pinpointed the location of a faint X-ray point source (CXOUJ182913.1-125113) and an associated diffuse nebula in the composite supernova remnant G18.95-1.1. These objects appear to be the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-19 R. Tuellmann , P. P. Plucinsky , T. J. Gaetz , P. Slane , J. P. Hughes , I. Harrus , T. G. Pannuti

We present an investigation of the spectral and spatial structure of the X-ray emission from 3C 58 based on a 350 ks observation with the Chandra X-ray Observatory. This deep image, obtained as part of the Chandra Large Project program,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Patrick Slane , David J. Helfand , Eric van der Swaluw , Stephen S. Murray