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ASCA X-Ray Observations of the Vela Pulsar Jet

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Hakki Ögelman
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Craig Markwardt
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin, Madison

Abstract

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An X-ray jet-like outflow, beginning at the Vela pulsar and extending about seven parsecs along the pulsar spin axis direction has recently been discovered (Markwardt & Ögelman 1995). We present data obtained by the X-ray ASCA satellite which confirms the enhanced X-ray emission at the jet head and discuss the allowable spectral models. The jet parameters are updated according to the combined ROSAT and ASCA results.

Type
Part 5 High Energy Phenomena
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1996

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