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We report detection of PSR B0656$+$14 with the Gran Telescopio Canarias in narrow optical $F657$, $F754$, $F802$, and $F902$ and near-infrared $JHK_s$ bands. The pulsar detection in the $K_s$ band extends its spectrum to 2.2 $\mu$m and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-01-27 S. Zharikov , D. Zyuzin , Yu. Shibanov , A. Kirichenko , R. E. Mennickent , S. Geier , A. Cabrera-Lavers

We observed the isolated neutron star RX J2143.0+0654 with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in the UVOIR wavelength range (0.14-1.7 $\mu$m). The UV part is consistent with a Rayleigh-Jeans tail of a thermal spectrum, $f_\nu\propto \nu^2$,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-12-10 George G. Pavlov , Vadim Abramkin , B. Posselt

We carried out a deep subarcsecond BRI imaging of the two middle-aged pulsars to establish their properties in the optical range. Both pulsars are detected at >10 sigma level. Geminga is for the first time reliably detected in the I band…

We report the B band optical observations of an old (17.5 Myr) radiopulsar PSR B0950+08 obtained with the Suprime-Cam at the Subaru telescope. We detected a faint object, B=27.07(16). Within our astrometrical accuracy it coincides with the…

We report on a Hubble Space Telescope detection of the nearby, old pulsar B0950+08 ($d\simeq 262$ pc, spin-down age 17.5 Myr) in two far-ultraviolet (FUV) bands. We measured the mean flux densities $\bar{f}_\nu = 109\pm 6$ nJy and $83\pm…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-12-06 G. G. Pavlov , B. Rangelov , O. Kargaltsev , A. Reisenegger , S. Guillot , C. Reyes

The young PSR B0540-69 (B0540) in the LMC is the only pulsar (except the Crab pulsar) for which a near-UV spectrum has been obtained. However, the absolute flux and spectral index of previously published HST/FOS data are significantly…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 N. I. Serafimovich , Yu. A. Shibanov , P. Lundqvist , J. Sollerman

PSR J0837-2454 is a young 629 ms radio pulsar whose uncertain distance has important implications. A large distance would place the pulsar far out of the Galactic plane and suggest it is the result of a runaway star, while a short distance…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-10-02 Wynn C. G. Ho , Nihan Pol , Adam T. Deller , Werner Becker , Sarah Burke-Spolaor

The nearby, middle-aged PSR B1055-52 has many properties in common with the Geminga pulsar. Motivated by the Geminga's enigmatic and prominent pulsar wind nebula (PWN), we searched for extended emission around PSR B1055-52 with Chandra…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-10-07 B. Posselt , G. Spence , G. G. Pavlov

We report on deep VLT observations of the fields of two nearby, isolated millisecond pulsars PSR J1744-1134 and PSR J1024-0719. Both objects are old neutron stars with characteristic age $\tau \ge 10^9$ yr and have relatively high spin-down…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-23 F. K. Sutaria , A. Ray , A. Reisenegger , G. Hertling , H. Quintana , D. Minniti

The energetic, eclipsing millisecond pulsar J1816+4510 was recently discovered in a low-frequency radio survey with the Green Bank Telescope. With an orbital period of 8.7 hr and minimum companion mass of 0.16 Msun it appears to belong to…

We present radio, optical, ultraviolet, and X-ray observations of the isolated, thermally-emitting neutron star RX J0720.4-3125 using the Parkes radio telescope, the Very Large Array, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the Chandra X-ray…

We carried out deep optical observations of the middle-aged $\gamma$-ray pulsar PSR J1741-2054 with the Very Large Telescope (VLT). We identified two objects, of magnitudes $m_v=23.10\pm0.05$ and $m_v=25.32\pm0.08$, at positions consistent…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-07-20 R. P. Mignani , V. Testa , M. Marelli , A. De Luca , D. Salvetti , A. Belfiore , M. Pierbattista , M. Razzano , A. Shearer , P. Moran

We detected a nearby (d=360 pc), old (5 Myr) pulsar B1133+16 with Chandra. The observed pulsar's flux is $(0.8\pm 0.2)\times 10^{-14}$ ergs cm$^{-2}$ s$^{-1}$ in the 0.5-8 keV band. Because of the small number of counts detected, the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2014-10-13 O. Kargaltsev , G. G. Pavlov , G. P. Garmire

PSR J1023+0038 is the first millisecond pulsar discovered to pulsate in the visible band; such a detection took place when the pulsar was surrounded by an accretion disk and also showed X-ray pulsations. We report on the first high time…

The middle-aged PSR J0357+3205 is a nearby, radio-quiet, bright gamma-ray pulsar discovered by the Fermi mission. Our previous Chandra observation revealed a huge, very peculiar structure of diffuse X-ray emission, originating at the pulsar…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-12 A. De Luca , R. P. Mignani , M. Marelli , D. Salvetti , N. Sartore , A. Belfiore , P. Saz Parkinson , P. A. Caraveo , G. F. Bignami

We present 35 ks Chandra ACIS observations of the 42 Myr old radio pulsar PSR B1451-68. A point source is detected 0.32" +/- 0.73" from the expected radio pulsar position. It has ~200 counts in the 0.3-8 keV energy range. We identify this…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-04 B. Posselt , G. G. Pavlov , R. N. Manchester , O. Kargaltsev , G. P. Garmire

In an investigative 16 hour L band observation using the MERLIN radio interferometric array, we have resolved both the pulsar PSR B1951+32 and structure within the flat spectral radio continuum region, believed to be the synchrotron nebula…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. Golden , S. Bourke , G. Clyne , R. F. Butler , A. Shearer , T. W. B. Muxlow , W. F. Brisken

There remain several definitive gamma-ray pulsars that are as yet undetected in the optical regime. A classic case is the pulsar PSR B1951+32, associated with the complex CTB 80 SNR. Previous ground based high speed 2-d optical studies have…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 R. F. Butler , A. Golden , A. Shearer , C. Gouiffes

PSR J1357-6429 is a Vela-like radio pulsar that has been recently detected with Chandra and Fermi, which, like Vela, powers a compact X-ray pulsar wind nebula and X-ray-radio plerion associated with an extended TeV source. We present our…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-02-11 Aida Kirichenko , Andrey Danilenko , Ronald E. Mennickent , George Pavlov , Yury Shibanov , Sergey Zharikov , Dmitry Zyuzin

We present the discovery of the variable optical counterpart to PSR J2055+1545, a redback millisecond pulsar, and the first radial velocity curve of its companion star. The multi-band optical light curves of this system show a $0.4$$-$$0.6…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-02-20 Marco Turchetta , Bidisha Sen , Jordan A. Simpson , Manuel Linares , Rene P. Breton , Jorge Casares , Mark R. Kennedy , Tariq Shahbaz