Chandra Observations of Fermi-LAT and Radio Pulsar Fields
Abstract
We continue our campaign of multi-wavelength observations of Fermi-LAT gamma-ray sources utilizing the Chandra ACIS-S instrument. These observations are to search for and determine properties of significant X-ray point sources that might be associated with the recently discovered rotation-powered pulsars J1514-49, J1658-53, J1302-32, J2017+06, and J1103-53. All of these pulsars were originally discovered in radio searches of Fermi-LAT unassociated gamma-ray sources. Chandra can localize X-ray point sources with arc second positional accuracy and characterize their X-ray spectral properties. We report on the X-ray fluxes and spectral properties of the associated X-ray sources found in our observations and compare these properties with those of other rotation-powered X-ray and gamma-ray pulsars. We also discuss other interesting sources uncovered by our observations in the fields of our target pulsars.
This work is supported by Chandra X-ray Observatory Guest Observer Program and the Office of Naval Research.- Publication:
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American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #219
- Pub Date:
- January 2012
- Bibcode:
- 2012AAS...21923714W