NuSTAR broad-band X-ray observational campaign of energetic pulsar wind nebulae in synergy with VERITAS, HAWC and Fermi gamma-ray telescopes
K. Mori*, H. An, D. Burgess, M. Capasso, B. Dingus, J. Gelfand, C. Hailey, B. Humensky, K. Malone, R. Mukherjee, N. Park, I. Pope, S. Reynolds, S. Safi-Harb, J. Woo on behalf of the Galactic TeV source collaboration
Pre-published on:
July 30, 2021
Published on:
March 18, 2022
Abstract
We report recent progress on the ongoing NuSTAR observational campaign of 8 TeV-detected pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe). This campaign constitutes a major part of our NuSTAR study of some of the most energetic TeV sources in our galaxy detected by VERITAS and HAWC. NuSTAR is the first focusing X-ray telescope operating above 10 keV in space with sub-arcminute angular resolution. Broad-band X-ray imaging and spectroscopy data, obtained by NuSTAR, allow us to probe sub-PeV electron populations through detecting synchrotron X-ray radiation. Our targets include PeVatron candidates detected by HAWC, the Boomerang nebula, PWNe crushed by supernova remnant shocks (or relic PWNe), and G0.9+0.1 in the Galactic Center. Using Fermi-LAT data and available TeV data, we aim to provide a complete, multi-wavelength view of a diverse class of middle-aged (~10-100 kyrs old) PWNe. Our NuSTAR analysis detected hard X-ray emission from the Eel and Boomerang PWNe and characterized their broad-band X-ray spectra most accurately. We plan to apply both time-evolution and multi-zone PWN models to multi-wavelength spectral energy distribution (SED) data over the radio, X-ray, GeV, and TeV bands. In this proceeding, we will review our observational campaign and discuss the preliminary results for some PWNe.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22323/1.395.0963
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