Tuesday, 5th August at 2.00pm at the JAC
Roland Kothes
Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory, Penticton, Canada
"A Search for Shocked Molecular Gas Around the Pulsar Wind Nebula
G63.7+1.1"
ABSTRACT:
Pulsars steadily loose their rotational energy via a magnetized
relativistic wind. The confinement of this wind by the surrounding
supernova ejecta or the interstellar medium generates a luminous
nebula of synchrotron emission called a pulsar wind nebula (PWN). I
will give a general introduction into structure and evolution of
pulsar wind nebulae and discuss examples of PWNe located inside and
outside of their host supernova remnant. I will then give an
overview of the PWN G63.7+1.1 and describe our planned JCMT
observations, with which we hope to detect molecular material
shocked by the expanding PWN.
Related Paper:
Gaensler, B.M. and Slane, P.O., 2006, ARA&A 44, 17: The Evolution and
Structure of Pulsar Wind Nebulae
Kothes, R. Uyaniker, B., Pineault, S., 2001, ApJ 560, 236:
The Supernova
Remnant G106.3+2.7 and Its Pulsar-Wind Nebula: Relics of Triggered Star
Formation in a Complex Environment
Wallace, B.J., Landecker, T.L., Taylor, A.R., 1997, AJ 114, 2068: The
Interstellar Environment of Filled-Center Supernova II. G63.7+1.1
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