Measurement of Spectral Breaks in Pulsar Wind Nebulae with Millimeter-wave Interferometry

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics

Scientific paper

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

8 pages, including 7 eps figures. ApJ, in press

Scientific paper

10.1086/429789

We have observed pulsar wind nebulae in the three supernova remnants G11.2-0.3, G16.7+0.1, and G29.7-0.3 at 89 GHz with the Berkeley-Illinois-Maryland Association Array, measuring total flux densities of two of them for comparison with archival data at other frequencies . In G16.7+0.1, we find a break in the spectrum of the PWN at ~26 GHz. In G29.7-0.3, our data suggest a break in the integrated spectrum of the central nebula at ~55 GHz, lower than previously estimated. However, we have found spatial structure in the spectrum of this nebula. The emission to the north of pulsar J1846-0258 has a broken spectrum, with break frequency ~< 100 GHz, consistent with a conventional pulsar-powered nebula. The emission to the south of the pulsar has a near-power-law spectrum from radio to X-rays: this component may be unrelated to the PWN, or may be evidence of asymmetries and/or time evolution in the pulsar's energy output. We present 89 GHz images of each remnant.

No associations

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for scientists and scientific papers. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Measurement of Spectral Breaks in Pulsar Wind Nebulae with Millimeter-wave Interferometry does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Measurement of Spectral Breaks in Pulsar Wind Nebulae with Millimeter-wave Interferometry, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Measurement of Spectral Breaks in Pulsar Wind Nebulae with Millimeter-wave Interferometry will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-173825

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.