Abstract
We report on Chandra ACIS imaging of the pulsar wind nebula (PWN) of the young Vela-like PSR B1706-44, which shows the now common pattern of an equatorial wind and polar jets. The structure is particularly rich, showing a relativistically boosted termination shock, jets with strong confinement, a surrounding radio/X-ray PWN, and evidence for a quasistatic "bubble nebula." The structures trace the pulsar spin geometry and illuminate its possible relation to SNR G343.1-2.3. We also obtain improved estimates of the pulsar flux and nebular spectrum, constraining the system age and energetics.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 480-487 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Astrophysical Journal |
Volume | 631 |
Issue number | 1 I |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 20 2005 |