Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2007-03-20
AIPConf.Proc.921:223-225,2007
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
3 Pages, 3 Figures. Latex, aipproc.cls. To be published in "The Proceedings of the First International GLAST Symposium" (Held
Scientific paper
10.1063/1.2757306
We present a Chandra X-ray observation of G12.82-0.02, a shell-like radio supernova remnant coincident with the TeV gamma-ray source HESS J1813-178. We resolve the X-ray emission from the co-located ASCA source into a compact object surrounded by structured diffuse emission that fills the interior of the radio shell. The morphology of the diffuse emission strongly resembles that of a pulsar wind nebula. The spectrum of the compact source is well-characterized by a power-law with index approx. 1.3, typical of young and energetic rotation-powered pulsars. For a distance of 4.5 kpc, consistent with the X-ray absorption, the 2-10 keV X-ray luminosity of the putative pulsar and nebula is L(PSR) = 3.2E33 erg/s and L(PWN) = 1.4E34 erg/s, respectively. Both the flux ratio of L(PWN)/L(PSR) = 4.3 and the total luminosity of this system imply a pulsar spin-down power greater then 1E37 erg/s, on a par with the top ten most energetic young pulsars in the Galaxy. We associate the putative pulsar with the radio remnant and the TeV source and discuss the origin of the gamma-ray emission.
Gotthelf Eric Van
Helfand David J.
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