Discovered in 1996
by the Roentgen Satellite (Rosat)
SuperNova
RX J1713.73946
Foreground star
Point Source (Neutron Star)
A guest star appeared within the asterism Wei during 2nd lunar month of the 18th year of the Tai-Yuan reign period (february 27-march 28 AD 393),
and disappeared during the 9th lunar month
(october 22 - november 19
1
stobservation of
RX J1713.73946
HESS
SN
observation (26 hours
18 h selected)
Comparison with ROSAT observation
ENERGY Spectrum
CO maps
(Carbon-Oxygen molecule
G23.3-0.
3,
G23.3-0.3
W41
VELA JUNIOR
Photon Production
Proton Population inside the SN remnant
Gas density
Enomoto et al
(Cangaroo collaboration)
Egret source
3EG J1714-3857
TeV
detection
Rosat
contours
B
Most Cosmic Rays are
produced inside the Galaxy, by “Cosmic” accelerators They remain confined in the galaxy for a time of order 10 Million years.
The Magnetic Field
“scramble” the trajectories of Cosmic Rays
make them isotropic.
PULSARS
Increase in the period
Period
Discovery 1967 Radio Waves.
“Little Green Men [?]”
Jocelyne Bell Antony Hewish
Pulsar Glitches
CHANDRA X-ray Telescope
Crab X-rays (Chandra)
CRAB Nebula Red Radio
Green Optical Blue X-rays
PULSAR WIND
Electromagnetic Fields Near the Surface of the Neutron Star are strong enough to pull charged particles out of the neutron star
(or generate pairs of e+e-)
The pulsar wind creates shocks near the neutron star that can accelerate particles to relativistic energies
Photon Spectrum from the CRAB Nebula
Synchrotron Emission Inverse Compton