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Chandra Observations of the Guitar Nebula

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2016

Diane S. Wong ,
James M. Cordes ,
Shami Chatterjee ,
Ellen G. Zweibel ,
John P. Finley ,
Roger W. Romani  and
Melville P. Ulmer
Diane S. Wong
Affiliation:
Cornell Univ, Depts of Physics/Astronomy, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
James M. Cordes
Affiliation:
Cornell Univ, Depts of Physics/Astronomy, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
Shami Chatterjee
Affiliation:
Cornell Univ, Depts of Physics/Astronomy, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
Ellen G. Zweibel
Affiliation:
Univ of Colorado, JILA, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
John P. Finley
Affiliation:
Purdue Univ, Dept of Physics, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
Roger W. Romani
Affiliation:
Stanford Univ, Dept of Physics, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Melville P. Ulmer
Affiliation:
Northwestern Univ, Dept of Physics & Astronomy, Evanston IL 60208, USA

Abstract

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As part of a multi-wavelength study, we report on a 50 ks Chandra/ACIS observation of the Guitar Nebula, a bow shock nebula associated with the radio pulsar B2224+65. We see a “hot spot” at the tip of the bow shock. We also notice a “jet” of X-ray emission at position angle (PA) −69°. However, the proper motion of the pulsar and the axis of optical emission is at PA 52°.1. We discuss the resulting interpretations of the relativistic pulsar wind and the surrounding ISM.

Type
Part 4 Supernovae and Supernova Remnants
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 214: High Energy Processes and Phenomena in Astrophysics , 2003 , pp. 135 - 136
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2003 

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