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We present an observation with the Chandra X-ray Observatory of the unusual radio source G359.23-0.82 ("the Mouse"), along with updated radio timing data from the Parkes radio telescope on the coincident young pulsar J1747-2958. We find…

We report radio polarization observations of G319.9-0.7 (MSC 319.9-0.7) at 3 and 6 cm obtained with the Australia Telescope Compact Array. The source shows a highly elongated morphology with the energetic pulsar J1509-5850 located at the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-18 C. -Y. Ng , B. M. Gaensler , S. Chatterjee , S. Johnston

The "Mouse" (PWN G359.23-0.82) is a spectacular bow shock pulsar wind nebula, powered by the radio pulsar J1747-2958. The pulsar and its nebula are presumed to have a high space velocity, but their proper motions have not been directly…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-11-20 C. A. Hales , B. M. Gaensler , S. Chatterjee , E. van der Swaluw , F. Camilo

We report the discovery of PSR J1747-2958, a radio pulsar with period P = 98 ms and dispersion measure DM = 101 pc/cc, in a deep observation with the Parkes telescope of the axially-symmetric "Mouse" radio nebula (G359.23-0.82). Timing…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 F. Camilo , R. N. Manchester , B. M. Gaensler , D. R. Lorimer

We report the discovery of a faint H-alpha pulsar wind nebula (PWN) powered by the radio pulsar B0740-28. The characteristic bow-shock morphology of the PWN implies a direction of motion consistent with the previously measured velocity…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 D. Heath Jones , Ben W. Stappers , Bryan M. Gaensler

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 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 Dragonfly Nebula (G75.2$+$0.1) powered by the young pulsar J2021$+$3651 is a rare pulsar wind nebula (PWN) that shows double tori and polar jets enclosed by a bow-shock structure in X-rays. We present new radio observations of this…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-02-08 Ruolan Jin , C. -Y. Ng , Mallory S. E. Roberts , Kwan-Lok Li

Propagation of radio emission in pulsar magnetosphere is reviewed. The effects of polarization transfer, induced scattering and reprocessing to high energies are analysed with an especial emphasis on the implications for the gamma-ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-04-22 S. A. Petrova

We present a multifrequency radio investigation of the Crab-like pulsar wind nebula (PWN) G54.1+0.3 using the Very Large Array. The high resolution of the observations reveals that G54.1+0.3 has a complex radio structure which includes…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-14 Cornelia C. Lang , Q. Daniel Wang , Fangjun Lu , Kelsey Clubb

We describe new measurements of the remarkable H$\alpha$/UV/X-ray bowshock and pulsar wind nebula of the isolated millisecond pulsar PSR J2124$-$3358. {\it CXO} imaging shows a one-sided jet structure with a softer equatorial outflow. KOALA…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-11-07 Roger W. Romani , Patrick Slane , Andrew Green

Studying the interaction between core-collapse supernova remnants (SNRs) and their surrounding environments is essential to understanding the mechanism for energy transfer to the interstellar medium (ISM) and the intrinsic physical…

Pulsars traveling at supersonic speeds are often accompanied by cometary bow shocks seen in Halpha. We report on the first detection of a pulsar bow shock in the far-ultraviolet (FUV). We detected it in FUV images of the nearest millisecond…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-11-09 Blagoy Rangelov , George G. Pavlov , Oleg Kargaltsev , Martin Durant , Andrei M. Bykov , Alexandre Krassilchtchikov

Pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) are suggested to be acceleration sites of cosmic rays in the Galaxy. While the magnetic field plays an important role in the acceleration process, previous observations of magnetic field configurations of PWNe are…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-04-06 Y. K. Ma , C. -Y. Ng , N. Bucciantini , P. O. Slane , B. M. Gaensler , T. Temim

High-magnetic-field radio pulsars are important transition objects for understanding the connection between magnetars and conventional radio pulsars. We present a detailed study of the young radio pulsar J1119-6127, which has a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-12 C. -Y. Ng , V. M. Kaspi , W. C. G. Ho , P. Weltevrede , S. Bogdanov , R. Shannon , M. E. Gonzalez

We have detected an Halpha bow shock nebula around PSR J1741-2054, a pulsar discovered through its GeV gamma-ray pulsations. The pulsar is only ~1.5" behind the leading edge of the shock. Optical spectroscopy shows that the nebula is…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-20 Roger W. Romani , Michael S. Shaw , Fernando Camilo , Garret Cotter , Gregory R. Sivakoff

We report the discovery of an H-alpha-emitting bow-shock nebula powered by the nearby millisecond pulsar J2124-3358. The bow shock is very broad, and is highly asymmetric about the pulsar's velocity vector. This shape is not consistent with…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Bryan Gaensler , Heath Jones , Ben Stappers

We present X-ray and radio observations of the recently-discovered bow shock pulsar wind nebula associated with PSR J0002+6216, characterizing the PWN morphology, which was unresolved in previous studies. The multi-frequency, multi-epoch…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-03-29 P. Kumar , F. K. Schinzel , G. B. Taylor , M. Kerr , D. Castro , U. Rau , S. Bhatnagar

We present an X-ray and radio study of the wind nebula surrounding the central pulsar PSR J1811-1925 in the supernova remnant G11.2-0.3. Using high resolution data obtained with the Chandra X-ray observatory and with the VLA radio telescope…

Aims: We study the supernova remnant G20.0-0.2 and its surroundings in order to look for the high energy counterpart of the radio nebula and to find evidence of interaction between the shock front and the interstellar medium. Methods: We…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-15 Alberto Petriella , Sergio Paron , Elsa Giacani
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