AXAF Observations of the Young, Energetic Radio Pulsar PSR B1509-58

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Sep 1999

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Chandra Proposal ID #01500765

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Chandra Proposal Id #01500765

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PSR B1509-58 is the second youngest pulsar known in the Galaxy, after the Crab. It is located in the supernova remnant G320-1.2 (MSH 15-52). The system consists of multiple components: an expanding shell, an optical nebula, a pulsar-powered "plerion," and the pulsar itself. With the unparalleled spatial resolution and high-energy response of AXAF, the PSR B1509-58 system promises to be the next powerful laboratory for studying the physics of the pulsar wind and its interaction with its surroundings. In particular, the proposed observations will establish (i) whether there is a compact component to the plerion or a Crab-like torus morphology (ii) whether or not a claimed jet from the pulsar actually exists (iii) what powers the unusual optical nebula.

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