X-ray observations of the young pulsar wind nebula G21.5–0.9 and the evolved pulsar wind nebulae CTB 87 (G74.9+1.2) and G63.7+1.1

X-ray observations of the young pulsar wind nebula G21.5–0.9 and the evolved pulsar wind nebulae CTB 87 (G74.9+1.2) and G63.7+1.1

Pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe), nebulae harbouring a rotation-powered neutron star that was born in a supernova, provide opportunities to study highly relativistic pulsar winds and their interaction with the surrounding medium. Particularly interesting are PWNe that do not show any sign of the expected...

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Main Author: Matheson, Heather
Other Authors: Safi-Harb, Samar (Physics and Astronomy)
Published: IOP Publishing Ltd. for The American Astronomical Society 2015
Subjects:
pulsar wind nebula
supernova remnant
X-ray
Chandra X-ray Observatory
XMM-Newton
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/30163

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