Fitting pulsar wind tori. II. Error analysis and applications

被引：99

作者：

Ng, C. -Y. ^{[1
]}

Romani, Roger W. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Sydney, Sch Phys, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia

[2] Stanford Univ, Dept Phys, Stanford, CA 94305 USA

来源：

ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL | 2008年 / 673卷 / 01期

关键词：

stars : neutron; stars : rotation; stars; winds; outflows;

D O I：

10.1086/523935

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

We have applied the torus-fitting procedure described in our previous works to pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) observations in the Chandra data archive. This study provides quantitative measurements of the PWN geometry, and we characterize the uncertainties in the fits, with statistical errors coming from the fit uncertainties and systematic errors being estimated by varying the assumed fitting model. The symmetry axis Psi of the PWN is both generally well determined and highly model-independent. We often derive a robust value for the spin inclination zeta. We briefly discuss the utility of these results in comparison with new radio and high-energy pulse measurements.

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页码：411 / 417

页数：7

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