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Energetic pulsars can be embedded in a nebula of relativistic leptons which is powered by the dissipation of the rotational energy of the pulsar. The object PSR J0855-4644 is an energetic and fast-spinning pulsar (Edot = 1.1x10^36 erg/s,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-12 F. Acero , Y. Gallant , J. Ballet , M. Renaud , R. Terrier

PSR J1509-5850 is a middle-aged pulsar with the period P ~ 89 ms, spin-down power Edot = 5.1 x 10^35 erg/s, at a distance of about 3.8 kpc. We report on deep Chandra X-ray Observatory observations of this pulsar and its pulsar wind nebula…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-09-21 Noel Klingler , Oleg Kargaltsev , Blagoy Rangelov , George G. Pavlov , Bettina Posselt , C. -Y. Ng

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

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

We present observations with the Chandra X-ray Observatory of the pulsar wind nebula (PWN) powered by the energetic young pulsar B1509-58. These data confirm the complicated morphology of the system indicated by previous observations, and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 B. M. Gaensler , J. Arons , V. M. Kaspi , M. J. Pivovaroff , N. Kawai , K. Tamura

We investigated the kinematics of the pulsar wind nebula (PWN) associated with PSR B1951+32 in the old supernova remnant CTB 80 using the Fabry-Perot interferometer of the 6m Special Astrophysical Observatory telescope. In addition to the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 T. A. Lozinskaya , V. N. Komarova , A. V. Moiseev , S. I. Blinnikov

We obtained a 108 ks Chandra X-ray Observatory (CXO) observation of PSR J1849-0001 and its pulsar wind nebula (PWN), coincident with the TeV source HESS J1849-000. By analyzing the new and archival CXO data, we resolved the pulsar from the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-07-02 Seth Gagnon , Oleg Kargaltsev , Noel Klingler , Jeremy Hare , Hui Yang , Alexander Lange , Jordan Eagle

Previous observations of the middle-aged pulsar Geminga with XMM-Newton and Chandra have shown an unusual pulsar wind nebula (PWN), with a 20" long central (axial) tail directed opposite to the pulsar's proper motion and two 2' long, bent…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2010-04-27 G. G. Pavlov , S. Bhattacharyya , V. E. Zavlin

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

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

We present a deep observation with the X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission of PSR B1823-13, a young pulsar with similar properties to the Vela pulsar. We detect two components to the X-ray emission associated with PSR B1823-13: an elongated core of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Bryan Gaensler , Norbert Schulz , Vicky Kaspi , Michael Pivovaroff , Werner Becker

Aims: PSR J0855-4644 is a fast-spinning, energetic pulsar discovered at radio wavelengths near the south-eastern rim of the supernova remnant RX J0852.0-4622. A follow-up observation revealed the pulsar's X-ray counterpart and a slightly…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-01-04 Chandreyee Maitra , Fabio Acero , Christo Venter

Recent X-ray observations have proved to be very effective in detecting previously unknown supernova remnant shells around pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe), and in these cases the characteristics of the shell provide further clues on the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-18 F. Bocchino , R. Bandiera , J. Gelfand

With the Expanded Long Wavelength Array (ELWA) and pulsar binning techniques, we searched for off-pulse emission from PSR B0950+08 at 76 MHz. Previous studies suggest that off-pulse emission can be due to pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) in…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-05-27 D. Ruan , G. B. Taylor , J. Dowell , K. Stovall , F. K. Schinzel , P. B. Demorest

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

We analyzed X-ray data from Chandra, XMM-Newton, NICER, and NuSTAR to characterize the properties of the pulsar PSR J1838$-$0655 and its pulsar wind nebula (PWN) associated with HESS J1837$-$069. Based on 5.5 years of NICER monitoring, we…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-08-12 Minseo Park , Jaegeun Park , Chanho Kim , Hongjun An

(shortened) PSR J1119-6127 is a high magnetic field (B=4.1E13 Gauss), young (<=1,700 year-old), and slow (P=408 ms) radio pulsar associated with the supernova remnant (SNR) G292.2-0.5. In 2003, Chandra allowed the detection of the X-ray…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Samar Safi-Harb , Harsha S. Kumar

The evolution of a pulsar wind nebula (PWN) depends on properties of the progenitor star, supernova, and surrounding environment. As some of these quantities are difficult to measure, reproducing the observed dynamical properties and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-11-25 Soichiro Hattori , Samayra M. Straal , Emily Zhang , Tea Temim , Joseph D. Gelfand , Patrick O. Slane

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 the first images of the pulsar wind nebula (PWN) MSH 15-52 in the hard X-ray band (>8 keV), as measured with the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR). Overall, the morphology of the PWN as measured by NuSTAR in the 3-7…