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Chandra Studies of Supernova Remnants and Pulsars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 May 2016

Patrick Slane ,
John P. Hughes ,
Cara E. Rakowski ,
David N. Burrows ,
John A. Nousek ,
Gordon P. Garmire  and
Bryan M. Gaensler
Patrick Slane
Affiliation:
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
John P. Hughes
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University, 136 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8019, USA
Cara E. Rakowski
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University, 136 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8019, USA
David N. Burrows
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 525 Davey Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
John A. Nousek
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 525 Davey Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Gordon P. Garmire
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 525 Davey Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Bryan M. Gaensler
Affiliation:
Center for Space Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA

Abstract

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With sub-arcsecond angular resolution accompanied by fast time resolution and spatially resolved spectral capabilities, the Chandra X-ray Observatory provides a unique capability for the study of supernova remnants (SNRs) and pulsars. Though in its relative infancy, Chandra has already returned stunning images of SNRs which reveal the distribution of ejecta synthesized in the stellar explosions, the distinct properties of the forward and reverse shocks, and the presence of faint shells surrounding compact remnants. Pulsar observations have uncovered jet features as well as small-scaled structures in synchrotron nebulae. In this brief review we discuss results from early Chandra studies of pulsars and SNRs.

Type
Supernovae, Pulsars, and the Interstellar Medium
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 205: Galaxies and their Constituents at the Highest Angular Resolutions , 2001 , pp. 358 - 365
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2001 

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