High Resolution X-ray Imaging of Supernova Remnant 1987A (2009)
Gaensler, B. M., Murray, S. S., Slane, P. O., Park, S., Staveley-Smith, L., ...
We report observations of the remnant of Supernova 1987A with the High Resolution Camera (HRC) onboard the Chandra X-ray Observatory. A direct image from the HRC resolves the annular structure of the...
Upper Limits on X-ray Emission from Two Rotating Radio Transients (2009)
Kaplan, D. L., Esposito, P., Chatterjee, S., Possenti, A., McLaughlin, M. A., Camilo, F., ...
X-ray emission from the enigmatic Rotating RAdio Transients (RRATs) offers a vital clue to understanding these objects and how they relate to the greater neutron star population. An X-ray counterpart...
Discovery of extended X-ray emission around the highly magnetic RRAT J1819-1458 (2009)
Rea, N., McLaughlin, M. A., Gaensler, B. M., Slane, P. O., Stella, L., Reynolds, S. P., ...
We report on the discovery of extended X-ray emission around the high magnetic field Rotating Radio Transient J1819-1458. Using a 30ks Chandra ACIS-S observation, we found significant evidence for...
Constraining the Proper Motions of Two Magnetars (2008)
Kaplan, D. L., Chatterjee, S., Gaensler, B. M., Slane, P. O., Hales, C.
We attempt to measure the proper motions of two magnetars - the soft gamma-ray repeater SGR 1900+14 and the anomalous X-ray pulsar 1E 2259+586 - using two epochs of Chandra observations separated by...
Probing the radio to X-ray connection of the Vela X PWN with Fermi LAT and H.E.S.S (2008)
De Jager, O. C., Slane, P. O., LaMassa, S.
Morphologically it appears as if the Vela X PWN consists of two emission regions: whereas X-ray (1 keV) and very high energy (VHE) H.E.S.S. gamma-ray observations appear to define a cocoon type shape...
A search for new Galactic magnetars in archival Chandra and XMM-Newton observations (2008)
Muno, M. P., Gaensler, B. M., Nechita, A., Miller, J. M., Slane, P. O.
We present constraints on the number of Galactic magnetars, which we have established by searching for sources with periodic variability in 506 archival Chandra observations and 441 archival...
Katsuda, S., Mori, K., Tsunemi, H., Park, S., Hwang, U., Burrows, D. N., ...
We report on the discovery of fast-moving X-ray--emitting ejecta knots in the Galactic Oxygen-rich supernova remnant Puppis A from XMM-Newton observations. We find an X-ray knotty feature...
Slane, P. O., Gaensler, B. M., Hughes, J. P.
We present the results of detailed spatial and spectral analysis of the pulsar wind nebula (PWN) in supernova remnant Kes 75 (G29.7-0.3) using a deep exposure with Chandra X-ray observatory. The PWN...
The (Re-)Discovery of G350.1-0.3: A Young, Luminous Supernova Remnant and Its Neutron Star (2008)
Gaensler, B. M., Tanna, A., Slane, P. O., Brogan, C. L., Gelfand, J. D., McClure-Griffiths, N. M., ...
We present an XMM-Newton observation of the long-overlooked radio source G350.1-0.3. The X-ray spectrum of G350.1-0.3 can be fit by a shocked plasma with two components: a high-temperature (1.5 keV)...
A Search for New Galactic Magnetars in Archival Chandra and XMM-Newton Observations (2007)
Muno, M. P., Gaensler, B. M., Nechita, A., Miller, J. M., Slane, P. O.
We present constraints on the number of Galactic magnetars, which we have established by searching for sources with periodic variability in 506 archival Chandra observations and 441 archival...
An X-ray Search for Compact Central Sources in Supernova Remnants II: Six Large Diameter SNRs (2006)
Kaplan, D. L., Gaensler, B. M., Kulkarni, S. R., Slane, P. O.
We present the second in a series of results in which we have searched for undiscovered neutron stars in supernova remnants (SNRs). This paper deals with the largest six SNRs in our sample, too large...
The X-ray Structure of the Pulsar Bow Shock G189.22+2.90 in the Supernova Remnant IC 443 (2006)
Gaensler, B. M., Chatterjee, S., Slane, P. O., Camilo, F., Hughes, J. P.
We present a deep observation with the Chandra X-ray Observatory of the neutron star bow shock G189.22+2.90 in the supernova remnant (SNR) IC 443. Our data confirm the cometary morphology and central...
PSR J1833-1034: Discovery of the Central Young Pulsar in the Supernova Remnant G21.5-0.9 (2005)
Camilo, F., Ransom, S. M., Gaensler, B. M., Slane, P. O., Lorimer, D. R., Reynolds, J., ...
We have discovered the pulsar associated with the supernova remnant G21.5-0.9. PSR J1833-1034, with spin period P = 61.8 ms and dispersion measure 169 pc/cc, is very faint, with pulse-averaged flux...
Chandra detection of ejecta in the small-diameter supernova remnant G349.7+0.2 (2004)
Lazendic, J. S., Slane, P. O., Hughes, J. P., Chen, Y., Dame, T. M.
We present high-resolution X-ray observations of the small-diameter supernova remnant (SNR) G349.7+0.2 with the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The overall SNR spectrum can be described by two spectral...
XMM-Newton observations of the Galactic Supernova Remnant CTB 109 (G109.1-1.0) (2004)
Sasaki, M., Plucinsky, P. P., Gaetz, T. J., Smith, R. K., Edgar, R. J., Slane, P. O.
We present the analysis of the X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) European Photon Imaging Camera (EPIC) data of the Galactic supernova remnant (SNR) CTB 109 (G109.1-1.0). CTB 109 is associated...
Kaplan, D. L., Frail, D. A., Gaensler, B. M., Gotthelf, E. V., Kulkarni, S. R., Slane, P. O., ...
Less than half of the SNRs within 5 kpc have identified central sources, and only three are identified as the remnants of Type Ia SNe. Here, we report a systematic effort to search for compact...
Chandra view of Kes 79: a nearly isothermal SNR with rich spatial structure (2004)
Sun, M., Seward, F. D., Smith, R. K., Slane, P. O.
A 30 ks \chandra ACIS-I observation of Kes 79 reveals rich spatial structures, including many filaments, three partial shells, a loop and a ``protrusion''. Most of them have corresponding radio...
A High-Resolution Study of Nonthermal Radio and X-Ray Emission from SNR G347.3-0.5 (2003)
Lazendic, J. S., Slane, P. O., Gaensler, B. M., Reynolds, S. P., Plucinsky, P. P., Hughes, J. P.
G347.3-0.5 is one of three shell-type supernova remnants in the Galaxy whose X-ray spectrum is dominated by nonthermal emission. This puts G347.3-0.5 in the small, but growing class of SNRs for which...
Untwisting the Tornado: X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy of G357.7-0.1 (2003)
Gaensler, B. M., Fogel, J. K. J., Slane, P. O., Miller, J. M., Wijnands, R., Eikenberry, S. S., ...
We report on the detection of X-ray emission from the unusual Galactic radio source G357.7-0.1 (the "Tornado"). Observations made with the Chandra X-ray Observatory demonstrate the presence of up to...
A Compact Central Object in the Supernova Remnant Kes 79 (2002)
Seward, F. D., Slane, P. O., Smith, R. K., Sun, M.
A Chandra X-ray observation has detected an unresolved source at the center of the supernova remnant Kes 79. The best single-model fit to the source spectrum is a blackbody with an X-ray luminosity...
Chandra Observations of the Eastern Limb of the Vela Supernova Remnant (2001)
Plucinsky, P. P., Smith, R. K, Edgar, R. J., Gaetz, T. J., Slane, P. O., Blair, W. P., ...
We present results from two Chandra/ACIS observations of the so-called Vela ``Bullet D'' region on the eastern limb of the Vela supernova remnant. The Bullet D region is a bright X-ray feature,...
Anomalous X-ray Pulsars and Soft Gamma-Ray Repeaters in supernova remnants (2001)
Gaensler, B. M., Slane, P. O., Gotthelf, E. V., Vasisht, G.
Important constraints on the properties of the Anomalous X-ray Pulsars (AXPs) and Soft Gamma-Ray Repeaters (SGRs) can be provided by their associations with supernova remnants (SNRs). We have made a...
A New ASCA and ROSAT Study of the Supernova Remnant: G272.2-3.2 (2001)
Harrus, I. M., Slane, P. O., Smith, R., Hughes, J. P.
G272.2-3.2 is a supernova remnant (SNR) characterized by an apparent centrally brightened X-ray morphology and thermally dominated X-ray emission. Because of this combination of Sedov-type (thermal...
An Asca Study of the Supernova Remnant G39.2-0.3 (1998)
We present the analysis of archival data from the Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astrophysics} (ASCA) of the supernova remnant (SNR) G39.2-0.3. G39.2-0.3 has been sometimes characterized as a...