[ITAL]Chandra[/ITAL] Observations of the Pulsar Wind Nebula in Supernova Remnant G0.9+0.1

2001/06/26 by B. M. Gaensler, M. J. Pivovaroff, G. P. Garmire · 9 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1086/322982

5 pages, 2 embedded EPS figures, uses emulateapj.sty . Accepted to ApJ Letters

arxiv created 2001/06/26 · openalex publication_date 2001/08/01 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31

Abstract

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 symmetry axis possibly corresponds to the pulsar itself. We argue that the nebular morphology can be explained in terms of a torus of emission in the pulsar's equatorial plane and a jet directed along the pulsar spin axis, as is seen in the X-ray nebulae powered by other young pulsars. A bright clump of emission within the PWN breaks the axisymmetry and may correspond to an intermediate-latitude feature in the pulsar wind.

Citations

• Variability of the Vela Pulsar Wind Nebula Observed with [ITAL]Chandra[/ITAL]

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