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Astronomy Department Faculty Publication Series

2002

Galaxy: center; ISM: magnetic fields; pulsars: general; supernova remnants; X-rays: general

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X-Ray Thread G0.13–0.11: A Pulsar Wind Nebula?, Qd Wang, F Lu, Cc Lang Jan 2002

X-Ray Thread G0.13–0.11: A Pulsar Wind Nebula?, Qd Wang, F Lu, Cc Lang

Astronomy Department Faculty Publication Series

We have examined Chandra observations of the recently discovered X-ray thread G0.13-0.11 in the Galactic center Radio Arc region. Part of the Chandra data was studied by Yusef-Zadeh, Law, & Wardle, who reported the detection of 6.4 keV line emission in this region. We find, however, that this line emission is not associated with G0.13-0.11. The X-ray spectrum of G0.13-0.11 is well-characterized by a simple power law with an energy slope of 1.8 (90% confidence uncertainties). Similarly, the X-ray spectrum of the pointlike source embedded in G0.13-0.11 has a power-law energy slope of 0.9. The 2-10 keV band luminosities of …