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We detected X-ray emission from the 50-kyr-old pulsar J1809-1917 and resolved its pulsar wind nebula (PWN) with Chandra. The pulsar spectrum fits PL+BB model with the photon index of 1.2 and the BB temperature of 2 MK for n_{H}=0.7\times…

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

We report on diffuse X-ray emission associated with the nearby solitary millisecond pulsar PSR J2124-3358 detected with XMM-Newton and Chandra. The emission extends from the pulsar to the northwest by ~0.5 arcmin. The spectrum of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 C. Y. Hui , W. Becker

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

We present observations with the Chandra X-ray Observatory of the pulsar wind nebula (PWN) within the supernova remnant G0.9+0.1. At Chandra's high resolution, the PWN has a clear axial symmetry; a faint X-ray point source lying along the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 B. M. Gaensler , M. J. Pivovaroff , G. P. Garmire

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

The young radio pulsar J1124-5916 is associated with a Cas A like supernova remnant G292.0+1.8. It powers a compact torus-like pulsar wind nebula with a jet first detected in X-rays and then identified in the optical and mid-infrared. We…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 Sergey V. Zharikov , Dmitry A. Zyuzin , Yuri A. Shibanov , Ronald E. Mennickent

As part of a multiwavelength study of the unusual radio supernova remnant DA 495, we present observations made with the Chandra X-ray Observatory. Imaging and spectroscopic analysis confirms the previously detected X-ray source at the heart…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Z. Arzoumanian , S. Safi-Harb , T. L. Landecker , R. Kothes , F. Camilo

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

PSR J1809-1917 is a young ($\tau=51$ kyr) energetic ($\dot{E}=1.8\times10^{36}$ erg s$^{-1}$) radio pulsar powering a pulsar wind nebula (PWN). We report on the results of three Chandra X-ray Observatory observations which show that the PWN…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-12-05 Noel Klingler , Oleg Kargaltsev , George G. Pavlov , Bettina Posselt

With a period of 51.6 ms and spin-down power 2.2x10^{37} erg s^{-1}, PSR J2229+6114 is a compelling identification for the EGRET source 3EG J2227+6122 in which error circle it resides. Striking features of the Chandra X-ray image are an…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. P. Halpern , E. V. Gotthelf , F. Camilo , B. Collins , D. J. Helfand

We present spatially resolved X-ray spectroscopy of PSR B1951+32 and its pulsar wind nebula (PWN) in supernova remnant (SNR) CTB 80 using a {\sl Chandra} observation. The {\sl Chandra} X-ray map reveals clearly various components of a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 X. H. Li , F. J. Lu , T. P. Li

We present an X-ray morphological and spectroscopic study of the pulsar B2224+65 and its apparent jet-like X-ray features based on two epoch Chandra observations. The main X-ray feature, which shows a large directional offset from the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-02-05 S. P Johnson , Q. D. Wang

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

PSR B0656+14 is a middle-aged pulsar with a characteristic age $\tau_c=110$ kyr and spin-down power $\dot{E}= 3.8\times 10^{34}$ erg s$^{-1}$. Using Chandra data, we searched for a pulsar wind nebula (PWN) and found evidence of extended…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-02-03 L. Bîrzan , G. G. Pavlov , O. Kargaltsev

We report results of XMM-Newton observations of a $\gamma$-ray pulsar J0633+0632 and its wind nebula. We reveal, for the first time, pulsations of the pulsar X-ray emission with a single sinusoidal pulse-profile and a pulsed fraction of $23…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-03-03 Andrey Danilenko , Anna Karpova , Dmitry Ofengeim , Yury Shibanov , Dmitry Zyuzin

We obtained six observations of PSR J1741-2054 using the $Chandra$ ACIS-S detector totaling $\sim$300 ks. By registering this new epoch of observations to an archival observation taken 3.2 years earlier using X-ray point sources in the…

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 present infrared observations of the supernova remnant G21.5-0.9 with the Very Large Telescope, the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope and the Spitzer Space Telescope. Using the VLT/ISAAC camera equipped with a narrow-band [FeII] 1.64um…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2012-05-21 A. Zajczyk , Y. A. Gallant , P. Slane , S. P. Reynolds , R. Bandiera , C. Gouiffès , E. Le Floc'h , F. Comerón , L. Koch Miramond

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

We present a detailed analysis of broadband X-ray observations of the pulsar PSR J1420-6048 and its wind nebula (PWN) in the Kookaburra region with Chandra, XMM-Newton, and NuSTAR. Using the archival XMM-Newton and new NuSTAR data, we…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-03-15 Jaegeun Park , Chanho Kim , Jooyun Woo , Hongjun An , Kaya Mori , Stephen P. Reynolds , Samar Safi-Harb