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The High Energy X-ray Probe (HEX-P): supernova remnants, pulsar wind nebulae, and nuclear astrophysics

open access: yesFrontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2023
HEX-P is a probe-class mission concept that will combine high spatial resolution X-ray imaging (<10″ full width at half maximum) and broad spectral coverage (0.2–80 keV) with an effective area far superior to current facilities (including XMM-Newton ...
Stephen Reynolds   +35 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Galactic Population of Pulsar Wind Nebulae and the Contribution of Its Unresolved Component to the Diffuse High-Energy Gamma-ray Emission

open access: yesUniverse, 2023
In this work, we provide a phenomenological description of the population of galactic TeV pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) based on suitable assumptions for their space and luminosity distribution.
Giulia Pagliaroli   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

MHD Interaction of Pulsar Wind Nebulae with SNRs and the ISM [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
In the late 1960s the discovery of the Crab pulsar in its associated supernova remnant, launched a new field in supernova remnant research: the study of pulsar-driven or plerionic supernova remnants. In these type of remnants, the relativistic wind emitted by the pulsar, blows a pulsar wind nebula into the interior of its supernova remnant.
arxiv   +1 more source

First Detection of Polarization in X-Rays for PSR B0540-69 and Its Nebula

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal
We report on X-ray polarization measurements of the extragalactic Crab-like PSR B0540-69 and its Pulsar Wind Nebula (PWN) in the Large Magellanic Cloud, using a ∼850 ks Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) exposure. The PWN is unresolved by IXPE. No
Fei Xie   +103 more
doaj   +1 more source

XMM-Newton and Chandra Observations of the Candidate Fermi-LAT Pulsar 4FGL J1015.5-6030

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal, 2023
4FGL J1015.5-6030 is an unidentified Fermi-LAT source hosting a bright, extended X-ray source whose X-ray spectrum is consistent with that of a young pulsar, yet no pulsations have been found.
Jeremy Hare   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pulsar Wind Nebulae with Thick Toroidal Structure [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
We investigate a class of pulsar wind nebulae that show synchrotron emission from a thick toroidal structure. The best studied such object is the small radio and X-ray nebula around the Vela pulsar, which can be interpreted as the result of interaction of a mildly supersonic inward flow with the recent pulsar wind.
arxiv   +1 more source

Comparison between the Emission Torus and the Measured Toroidal Magnetic Field for the Crab and Vela Nebulae

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal
Polarization measurements provide insight into the magnetic field, a critical aspect of the dynamics and emission properties around the compact object.
Wei Deng   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Solution to the Sigma-Problem of Pulsar Wind Nebulae [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
We present first results of three dimensional relativistic magnetohydrodynamical simulations of Pulsar Wind Nebulae. They show that the kink instability and magnetic dissipation inside these nebulae may be the key processes allowing to reconcile their observations with the theory of pulsar winds.
arxiv   +1 more source

Discovery of two candidate pulsar wind nebulae in very-high-energy gamma rays [PDF]

open access: yesA&A 472, 489-495 (2007), 2007
We present the discovery of two very-high-energy gamma-ray sources in an ongoing systematic search for emission above 100 GeV from pulsar wind nebulae in survey data from the H.E.S.S. telescope array. Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes are ideal tools for searching for extended emission from pulsar wind nebulae in the very-high-energy regime. H.E.
arxiv   +1 more source

Precise Measurements of TeV Halos around Geminga and Monogem Pulsars with HAWC

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal
We present the most precise measurements to date for the spatial extension and energy spectrum of the γ -ray region between a pulsar’s wind nebula and the interstellar medium, better known as the halo, present around Geminga and PSR B0656+14 (Monogem ...
A. Albert   +94 more
doaj   +1 more source

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