The Complex Wind Torus and Jets of PSR B1706-44
Abstract
We report on Chandra ACIS imaging of the pulsar wind nebula (PWN) of the young Vela-like PSR B1706-44, which shows the now common pattern of an equatorial wind and polar jets. The structure is particularly rich, showing a relativistically boosted termination shock, jets with strong confinement, a surrounding radio/X-ray PWN, and evidence for a quasistatic ``bubble nebula.'' The structures trace the pulsar spin geometry and illuminate its possible relation to SNR G343.1-2.3. We also obtain improved estimates of the pulsar flux and nebular spectrum, constraining the system age and energetics.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- September 2005
- DOI:
- 10.1086/432527
- arXiv:
- arXiv:astro-ph/0506089
- Bibcode:
- 2005ApJ...631..480R
- Keywords:
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- Gamma Rays: Observations;
- Stars: Pulsars: Individual: Alphanumeric: PSR B1706-44;
- Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- To appear in the Astrophysical Journal. 15pp, 4 figures in 7 files