Variability of the Vela Pulsar-wind Nebula Observed with Chandra

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2001-04-16

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0104264v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

7 pages (incl. 3 embedded PS figures), AASTEX, uses emulateapj5.sty. Submitted to ApJ Lett. For a high-resolution color PS ima

Scientific paper

10.1086/321721

The observations of the pulsar-wind nebula (PWN) around the Vela pulsar with the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer aboard the Chandra X-ray Observatory, taken on 2000 April 30 and November 30, reveal its complex morphology reminiscent of that of the Crab PWN. Comparison of the two observations shows changes up to 30% in the surface brightness of the PWN features. Some of the PWN elements show appreciable shifts, up to a few arcseconds (about 10^{16} cm), and/or spectral changes. To elucidate the nature of the observed variations, further monitoring of the Vela PWN is needed.

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