A study of Pulsar Wind Nebulae and non-thermal filaments with the NuSTAR observatory

NuSTAR, the first high-energy focusing X-ray telescope, has provided an unprecedented view of the universe above 10 keV. I first briefly describe the fabrication and calibration campaign of the NuSTAR optics at Columbia University. I then present two main areas of research with NuSTAR: the pulsar wi...

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Main Author: Nynka, Melania Christina
Language:English
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.7916/D88051TK