The Infrared Detection of the Pulsar Wind Nebula in the Galactic Supernova Remnant 3C 58 Export

@misc{citeulike:2335107, abstract = {We present infrared observations of 3C 58 with the Spitzer Space Telescope and the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope. Using the IRAC camera, we have imaged the entire source resulting in clear detections of the nebula at 3.6 and 4.5 microns. The derived flux values are consistent with extrapolation of the X-ray spectrum to the infrared band, demonstrating that any cooling break in the synchrotron spectrum must occur near the soft X-ray band. We also detect the torus surrounding PSR J0205+6449, the 65 ms pulsar that powers 3C 58. The torus spectrum requires a break between the infrared and X-ray bands, and perhaps multiple breaks. This complex spectrum, which is an imprint of the particles injected into the nebula, has considerable consequences for the evolution of the broadband spectrum of 3C 58. We illustrate these effects and discuss the impact of these observations on the modeling of broadband spectra of pulsar wind nebulae.}, archivePrefix = {arXiv}, author = {Slane, P. and Helfand, D. J. and Reynolds, S. P. and Gaensler, B. M. and Lemiere, A. and Wang, Z.}, citeulike-article-id = {2335107}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://arxiv.org/abs/0802.0206}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://arxiv.org/pdf/0802.0206}, day = {1}, eprint = {0802.0206}, keywords = {3c58, infrared, pwn, snr}, month = {Feb}, posted-at = {2008-02-05 14:15:41}, priority = {2}, title = {The Infrared Detection of the Pulsar Wind Nebula in the Galactic Supernova Remnant 3C 58}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/0802.0206}, year = {2008} }

TY - ELEC ID - citeulike:2335107 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2335107 N2 - We present infrared observations of 3C 58 with the Spitzer Space Telescope and the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope. Using the IRAC camera, we have imaged the entire source resulting in clear detections of the nebula at 3.6 and 4.5 microns. The derived flux values are consistent with extrapolation of the X-ray spectrum to the infrared band, demonstrating that any cooling break in the synchrotron spectrum must occur near the soft X-ray band. We also detect the torus surrounding PSR J0205+6449, the 65 ms pulsar that powers 3C 58. The torus spectrum requires a break between the infrared and X-ray bands, and perhaps multiple breaks. This complex spectrum, which is an imprint of the particles injected into the nebula, has considerable consequences for the evolution of the broadband spectrum of 3C 58. We illustrate these effects and discuss the impact of these observations on the modeling of broadband spectra of pulsar wind nebulae. TI - The Infrared Detection of the Pulsar Wind Nebula in the Galactic Supernova Remnant 3C 58 KW - 3c58 KW - infrared KW - pwn KW - snr AU - Slane, P AU - Helfand, DJ AU - Reynolds, SP AU - Gaensler, BM AU - Lemiere, A AU - Wang, Z PY - 2008/Feb/01/ UR - http://arxiv.org/abs/0802.0206 ER -