Discovery of a 65 millisecond pulsar in the supernova remnant G11.2-0.3 with ASCA

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作者
Torii, K [1 ]
Tsunemi, H [1 ]
Dotani, T [1 ]
Mitsuda, K [1 ]
机构
[1] INST SPACE & ASTRONAUT SCI,SAGAMIHARA,KANAGAWA 299,JAPAN
基金
日本学术振兴会;
关键词
ISM; supernova remnants; pulsars; general; individual (AX J1811.5-1926); X-rays;
D O I
10.1086/316798
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
We report here the discovery of a 65 ms X-ray pulsar in the supernova remnant G11.2-0.3 with ASCA. The object is known to be a composite supernova remnant that shows both an extended shell component and a compact plerionic component. We have detected a sinusoidal pulsation with an amplitude of similar to 19% in the hard X-ray band (3-10 keV). The object has been proposed to be the historical remnant of the supernova of A.D. 386, which makes it the second candidate for the secure association of a pulsar and a historical supernova after the Crab Nebula and its pulsar.
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页码:L145 / L148
页数:4
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