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We have investigated the field around the radio-quiet $\gamma$-ray pulsar, PSR J2021+4026, with a ~140 ks XMM-Newton observation and a ~56 ks archival Chandra data. Through analyzing the pulsed spectrum, we show that the X-ray pulsation is…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-23 C. Y. Hui , K. A. Seo , L. C. C. Lin , R. H. H. Huang , C. P. Hu , J. H. K. Wu , L. Trepl , J. Takata , Y. Wang , Y. Chou , K. S. Cheng , A. K. H. Kong

The linear polarisation of the Crab pulsar and its close environment was derived from observations with the high-speed photo-polarimeter OPTIMA at the 2.56-m Nordic Optical Telescope in the optical spectral range (400 - 750 nm). Time…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-12 Agnieszka Słowikowska , Gottfried Kanbach , Michael Kramer , Alexander Stefanescu

We report on the X-ray and optical properties of two high-mass X-ray binary systems located in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Based on the obtained optical spectra, we classify the massive companion as a supergiant star in both systems.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-03-12 G. Vasilopoulos , C. Maitra , F. Haberl , D. Hatzidimitriou , M. Petropoulou

Based on a deep ROSAT HRI observation, we have detected a pulsed signal in the 0.1-2 keV band from PSR J0537-6910 --- the recently discovered pulsar associated with the supernova remnant N157B in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The measured…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Q. Daniel Wang , E. V. Gotthelf

We report on a Chandra observation of the Crab Nebula that gives the first clear view of the faint boundary of the Crab's X-ray-emitting Pulsar Wind Nebula, or PWN. There is structure in all directions. Fingers, loops, bays, and the South…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 F. D. Seward , W. H. Tucker , R. A. Fesen

One of the most intriguing results from the gamma-ray instruments in orbit has been the detection of powerful flares from the Crab Nebula. These flares challenge our understanding of pulsar wind nebulae and models for particle acceleration.…

We present the first X-ray detection of SNR 0450-70.9 the largest known supernova remnant (SNR) in the Large Magellanic Cloud. To study the physical conditions of this SNR, we have obtained XMM-Newton X-ray observations, optical images and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 R. M. Williams , Y. -H. Chu , J. R. Dickel , R. A. Gruendl , R. Shelton , S. D. Points , R. C. Smith

The high sensitivity and wide frequency coverage of the Murchison Widefield Array allow for the measurement of the spectral scaling of the pulsar scattering timescale, $\alpha$, from a single observation. Here we present three case studies…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-04-17 F. Kirsten , N. D. R. Bhat , B. W. Meyers , J. -P. Macquart , S. E. Tremblay , S. M. Ord

VLBI observations of the Crab pulsar with the 64-m radio telescope at Kalyazin (Russia) and the 46-m radio telescope of the Algonquin Radio Observatory (Canada) at 2.2 GHz and single-dish observations of the millisecond pulsar B1937+21 with…

We present in this paper analyses of the $ROSAT$ PSPC and $ASCA$ SIS and GIS observations of the Crab-like supernova remnant (SNR) G54.1+0.3. Its spectrum obtained by $ROSAT$ PSPC favors a power law model with a photon index of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 F. J. Lu , B. Aschenbach , L. M. Song

We present an extensive, long-slit, high-resolution coverage of the complex planetary nebula (PN), NGC 7026. We acquired ten spectra using the Manchester Echelle Spectrometer at San Pedro Martir Observatory in Baja California, Mexico, and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-11 D. M. Clark , J. A. López , W. Steffen , M. G. Richer

We present broadband (3 -- 78 keV) NuSTAR X-ray imaging and spectroscopy of the Crab nebula and pulsar. We show that while the phase-averaged and spatially integrated nebula + pulsar spectrum is a power-law in this energy band, spatially…

The X/$\gamma$ ray polarimetry of the Crab pulsar/nebula is believed to hold crucial information on their emission models. In the past, several missions have shown evidence of polarized emission from the Crab. The significance of these…

We report on a 19 ks observation of the pulsar J1016-5857 with the Chandra X-ray Observatory. This "Vela-like" pulsar has rotation period 107 ms, characteristic age 21 kyr, and spin-down power 2.6e36 ergs/s. A relatively bright centrally…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 F. Camilo , B. M. Gaensler , E. V. Gotthelf , J. P. Halpern , R. N. Manchester

PSR B1706$-$44 is an energetic gamma-ray pulsar located inside supernova remnant (SNR) G343.1$-$2.3 and it powers a compact pulsar wind nebula (PWN) that shows torus and jet structure in X-rays. We present a radio study of the PWN using…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-03-15 Y. H. Liu , C. -Y. Ng , R. Dodson

The oblique geometry of pulsar wind termination shock ensures that the Doppler beaming has a strong impact on the shock emission. We illustrate this using recent relativistic MHD simulations of the Crab Nebula and also show that the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-20 S. S. Komissarov , M. Lyutikov

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

X-ray polarization from the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) provides an important new probe of the geometry of the pulsar emission zone and of particle acceleration in the surrounding pulsar wind nebula (PWN). However, with IXPE's…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-08-09 Josephine Wong , Roger W. Romani , Jack T. Dinsmore

In recent years, it has become a well-established paradigm that many aspects of the physics of Pulsar Wind Nebulae (PWNe) can be fully accounted for within a relativistic MHD description. Numerical simulations have proven extremely…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-17 Barbara Olmi , Luca Del Zanna , Elena Amato , Rino Bandiera , Niccolò Bucciantini

The radio pulsar B1951+32 and the supernova remnant CTB 80 provide a rich laboratory for the study of neutron stars and supernova remnants. Here, we present ground-based optical and near-infrared observations of them, along with X-ray…

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