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We present a systematic study of particle transport by diffusion in young pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe). We selected nine bright sources that are well resolved with the Chandra X-ray Observatory. We analyzed archival data to obtain their…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-03-14 Chin-Ping Hu , Wataru Ishizaki , C. -Y. Ng , Shuta J. Tanaka , Y. -L. Mong

We consider a situation in which a pulsar (and its nebula) is formed inside or close to a high density regions of a molecular cloud. We apply a recent model for the gamma radiation of pulsar wind nebulae (PWN), which includes not only…

Astrophysics · Physics 2013-06-21 H. Bartko , W. Bednarek

The recent discovery of a new population of ultra-high-energy gamma-ray sources with spectra extending beyond 100 TeV revealed the presence of Galactic PeVatrons - cosmic-ray factories accelerating particles to PeV energies. These sources,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-05-11 Emma de Oña Wilhelmi , Rubén López-Coto , Elena Amato , Felix Aharonian

We present a new model for the spectral evolution of Pulsar Wind Nebulae inside Supernova Remnants. The model couples the long-term dynamics of these systems, as derived in the 1-D approximation, with a 1-zone description of the spectral…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-02-22 N. Bucciantini , J. Arons , E. Amato

Evolution of pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) could be expected to leave imprints in $\gamma$-rays. We suggest that intriguing GeV-TeV spectral energy distribution (SED) of HESS J1809$-$193 and Fermi-LAT source J1810.3$-$1925e is very likely to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-01-16 Jiaxu Sun , Yang Chen , Yiwei Bao , Xiao Zhang , Xin Zhou

The pulsar emission mechanism in the gamma-ray energy band is poorly understood. Currently, there are several models under discussion in the pulsar community. These models can be constrained by studying the collective properties of a sample…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-08-28 A. U. Abeysekara , J. T. Linnemann

Energetic pulsars power winds of relativistic leptons which produce photon nebulae (so- called pulsar wind nebulae, PWNe). Their spectral energy distribution has a double-humped structure: the first hump lies in the X-ray regime, the second…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2013-05-16 M. Mayer , J. Brucker , M. Holler , I. Jung , K. Valerius , C. Stegmann

Radio, X-ray, and HESS gamma-ray observations of the Galactic Center (GC) composite supernova remnant SNR G0.9+0.1 are used to constrain a time-dependent injection model of the downstream electron spectrum responsible for the total…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 C. Venter , O. C. de Jager

Pulsar Wind Nebulae (PWNe) represent the most prominent population of Galactic very-high-energy gamma-ray sources and are thought to be an efficient source of leptonic cosmic rays. Vela X is a nearby middle-aged PWN, which shows bright…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-07-10 H. E. S. S. Collaboration

Pulsar Wind Nebulae (PWNe) represent the most numerous population of TeV sources in our Galaxy. These sources, some of which emit very-high-energy (VHE) gamma-rays, are believed to be related to the young and energetic pulsars that power…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-15 A. Fernández-Barral , O. Blanch , A. Chatterjee , E. de Oña Wilhelmi , D. Fidalgo

We present a Chandra X-ray observation of G12.82-0.02, a shell-like radio supernova remnant coincident with the TeV gamma-ray source HESS J1813-178. We resolve the X-ray emission from the co-located ASCA source into a point source…

The supernova remnant SNR 0540-69.3, twin of the Crab Nebula, offers an excellent opportunity to study the continuum emission from a young pulsar and pulsar-wind nebula (PWN). We present observations taken with the VLT instruments MUSE and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-08-21 L. Tenhu , J. Larsson , J. Sollerman , P. Lundqvist , J. Spyromilio , J. D. Lyman , G. Olofsson

The synchrotron-emitting nebulae formed by energetic winds from young pulsars provide information on a wide range phenomena that contribute to their structure. High resolution X-ray observations reveal jets and toroidal structures in many…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Patrick Slane

There are at least 125 Galactic pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) that have been discovered from radio wavelengths to TeV gamma-rays, the majority of which were first identified in radio or X-ray surveys. An increasing number of PWNe are being…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-09-27 Jordan Lynn Eagle

G54.1+0.3 is a Crab-like pulsar wind nebula (PWN) with the highest $\gamma$-ray to X-ray luminosity ratio among all the nebulae driven by young rotation-powered pulsars. We model the spectral evolution of the PWN and find it difficult to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-19 Hui Li , Yang Chen , Li Zhang

The excellent sensitivity and high resolution capability of wide FoV ground-based imaging atmospheric Cerenkov telescopes allow us for the first time to resolve the morphological structures of pulsar wind nebulae (PWN) which are older and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 O. C. de Jager , C. Venter

Pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) studies with the Chandra X-ray Observatory have opened a new window to address the physics of pulsar winds, zoom on their interaction with their hosting supernova remnant (SNR) and interstellar medium, and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-16 H. Matheson , S. Safi-Harb , R. Kothes

It has been suggested that some classes of luminous supernovae (SNe) and gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are driven by newborn magnetars. Fast-rotating proto-neutron stars have also been of interest as potential sources of gravitational waves…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-22 Kohta Murase , Kazumi Kashiyama , Kenta Kiuchi , Imre Bartos

Recently, the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) reported the discovery of 12 ultrahigh-energy (UHE; $\mathrm{\varepsilon} \ge 100$ TeV) gamma-ray sources located in the Galactic plane. A few of these UHE gamma-ray emitting…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-02-22 Jagdish C. Joshi , Shuta J. Tanaka , Luis Salvador Miranda , Soebur Razzaque

PSR J1833-1034 and its associated Pulsar Wind Nebula (PWN) has been investigated in depth through X-ray observations ranging from 0.1 to 200 keV. The low energy X-ray data from Chandra reveal a complex morphology that is characterised by a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. De Rosa , P. Ubertini , R. Campana , A. Bazzano , A. J. Dean , L. Bassani