X-ray Emission from the Guitar Nebula
arXiv:astro-ph/9706220 · doi:10.1086/310796
Abstract
We have detected weak soft X-ray emission from the Pulsar Wind Nebula trailing the high velocity star PSR 2224+65 (the `Guitar Nebula'). This X-ray flux gives evidence of γ~10^7 eV particles in the pulsar wind and constrains the properties of the post-shock flow. The X-ray emission is most easily understood if the shocked pulsar wind is partly confined in the nebula and if magnetic fields in this zone can grow to near equipartition values.
5 pages, 2 figures. LaTeX w/ aas2pp4, aassize. To appear in ApJL, Aug 1997
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