Spatially resolved X-ray photon index of the Crab Nebula
Abstract
We report observations of the X-ray spectral structure of the Crab Nebula at arc-second scale from observations with the Chandra X-ray Observatory. In addition to the Crab Nebula as a whole, we measured the spectrum of the torus, the knots, the wisp, the jet (SE) and its counter-jet (NW). We measured the radial distribution of the photon index of the torus. We find evidence for an acceleration region between the Crab pulsar and the X-ray inner ring.
- Publication:
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35th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
- Pub Date:
- 2004
- Bibcode:
- 2004cosp...35..256L