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Focusing X‐Ray Optics for Astronomy

X-Ray Optics and Instrumentation, Volume 2010, Issue 1, 2010., 2010
Focusing X‐ray telescopes have been the most important factor in X‐ray astronomy’s ascent to equality with optical and radio astronomy. They are the prime tool for studying thermal emission from very high temperature regions, non‐thermal synchrotron radiation from very high energy particles in magnetic fields and inverse Compton scattering of lower ...
Paul Gorenstein, Stephen L. O′Dell
wiley   +1 more source

The emerging population of pulsar wind nebulae in hard X-rays [PDF]

AIP Conf.Proc.1126:259-262,2009, 2009
The hard X-ray synchrotron emission from pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) probes energetic particles, closely related to the pulsar injection power at the present time. INTEGRAL has disclosed the yet poorly known population of hard X-ray pulsar/PWN systems.
arxiv   +1 more source

The Dark Matter Annihilation Signal from Dwarf Galaxies and Subhalos

Advances in Astronomy, Volume 2010, Issue 1, 2010., 2010
Dark Matter annihilation holds great potential for directly probing the clumpiness of the Galactic halo that is one of the key predictions of the Cold Dark Matter paradigm of hierarchical structure formation. Here we review the γ‐ray signal arising from dark matter annihilation in the centers of Galactic subhalos.
Michael Kuhlen, Andrey V. Kravtsov
wiley   +1 more source

Multiband Nonthermal Radiative Study of PeVatron Candidate Pulsar Wind Nebula HESS J1849-000

The Astrophysical Journal
Pulsar wind nebula HESS J1849-000 is one of the sources that may emit PeV γ -ray photons based on the recent measurement by the Tibet Air Shower Array and the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory.
Bo-Tao Zhu, Fang-Wu Lu, Li Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

Relativistic MHD simulations of pulsar bow-shock nebulae [PDF]

, 2004
Pulsar bow-shock nebulae are a class of pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) that form when the pulsar wind is confined by the ram pressure of the ambient medium, and are usually associated with old pulsars, that have already emerged from the progenitor Supernova Remnant (SNR). Until a few years ago these nebulae were mainly observed as \halpha sources; recently,
arxiv   +1 more source

The discovery of a pulsar wind nebula around the magnetar candidate AXP 1E1547.0-5408 [PDF]

Astrophys.J.707:L148-L152,2009, 2009
We report the detection of extended emission around the anomalous X-ray pulsar AXP 1E1547.0-5408 using archival data of the Chandra X-ray satellite. The extended emission consists of an inner part, with an extent of 45arsec and an outer part with an outer radius of 2.9arcmin, which coincides with a supernova remnant shell previously detected in the ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Laue Gamma‐Ray Lenses for Space Astrophysics: Status and Prospects

X-Ray Optics and Instrumentation, Volume 2010, Issue 1, 2010., 2010
We review feasibility studies, technological developments, and the astrophysical prospects for Laue lenses devoted to hard X‐/gamma‐ray astronomy observations.
Filippo Frontera, Peter von Ballmoos, Stephen L. O′Dell   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Evolution and Structure of Pulsar Wind Nebulae [PDF]

Ann.Rev.Astron.Astrophys.44:17-47,2006, 2006
Pulsars steadily dissipate their rotational energy via relativistic winds. Confinement of these outflows generates luminous pulsar wind nebulae, seen across the electromagnetic spectrum in synchrotron and inverse Compton emission, and in optical emission lines when they shock the surrounding medium. These sources act as important probes of relativistic
arxiv   +1 more source

Resolving the Bow Shock and Tail of the Cannonball Pulsar PSR J0002+6216

The Astrophysical Journal, 2023
We present X-ray and radio observations of the recently discovered bow-shock pulsar wind nebula (PWN) associated with PSR J0002+6216, characterizing the PWN morphology, which was unresolved in previous studies.
P. Kumar, F. K. Schinzel, G. B. Taylor, M. Kerr, D. Castro, U. Rau, S. Bhatnagar   +6 more
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A Multiwavelength Investigation of PSR J2229+6114 and its Pulsar Wind Nebula in the Radio, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Bands

The Astrophysical Journal, 2023
G106.3+2.7, commonly considered to be a composite supernova remnant (SNR), is characterized by a boomerang-shaped pulsar wind nebula (PWN) and two distinct (“head” and “tail”) regions in the radio band. A discovery of very-high-energy gamma-ray emission (
I. Pope, K. Mori, M. Abdelmaguid, J. D. Gelfand, S. P. Reynolds, S. Safi-Harb, C. J. Hailey, H. An, NuSTAR Collaboration, P. Bangale, P. Batista, W. Benbow, J. H. Buckley, M. Capasso, J. L. Christiansen, A. J. Chromey, A. Falcone, Q. Feng, J. P. Finley, G. M Foote, G. Gallagher, W. F Hanlon, D. Hanna, O. Hervet, J. Holder, T. B. Humensky, W. Jin, P. Kaaret, M. Kertzman, D. Kieda, T. K. Kleiner, N. Korzoun, F. Krennrich, S. Kumar, M. J. Lang, G. Maier, C. E McGrath, C. L. Mooney, P. Moriarty, R. Mukherjee, S. O’Brien, R. A. Ong, N. Park, S. R. Patel, K. Pfrang, M. Pohl, E. Pueschel, J. Quinn, K. Ragan, P. T. Reynolds, E. Roache, I. Sadeh, L. Saha, G. H. Sembroski, D. Tak, J. V. Tucci, A. Weinstein, D. A. Williams, J. Woo, VERITAS Collaboration   +59 more
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