Vela-like PSR B1800-21 and its environment

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Sep 2004

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Chandra Proposal ID #06501055

Physics

Chandra Proposal Id #06501055

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The young, Vela-like pulsar B1800-21 has the highest spin-down flux among the radio pulsars undetected in X-rays. Although the pulsar was claimed to be seen in a ROSAT observation, it was a misdetection due to an error in the pulsar radio position. It is possible, however, that the source detected by ROSAT is a pulsar-wind nebula powered by B1800-21 and strongly absorbed by the ISM. The pulsar is also not seen in the low-resolution ASCA images of the filed, possibly because of the contamination from the SNR G8.7-0.1 and confusion with the PWN. We propose a short exploratory observation with the Chandra ACIS to resolve this discrepancy and obtain high-resolution images and spectra of the intriguing but elusive pulsar/PWN couple and the SNR G8.7-0.1, possibly associated with the pulsar.

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