An X-ray Nebula Associated with the Millisecond Pulsar B1957+20

Details An X-ray Nebula Associated with the Millisecond Pulsar B1957+20 An X-ray Nebula Associated with the Millisecond Pulsar B1957+20

2003-02-28

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0302588v1

Science 299 (2003) 1372

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

11 pages, 3 figures, Published in 28 February 2003 issue of Science

Scientific paper

10.1126/science.1079841

We have detected an x-ray nebula around the binary millisecond pulsar B1957+20. A narrow tail, corresponding to the shocked pulsar wind, is seen interior to the known H-alpha bow shock and proves the long-held assumption that the rotational energy of millisecond pulsars is dissipated through relativistic winds. Unresolved x-ray emission likely represents the shock where the winds of the pulsar and its companion collide. This emission indicates that the efficiency with which relativistic particles are accelerated in the post shock flow is similar to that for young pulsars, despite the shock proximity and much weaker surface magnetic field of this millisecond pulsar.

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