The Puzzling PWN 3C 58

López Coto, Rubén

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-44751-3_7

Rubén López Coto²

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Abstract

3C 58 is a peculiar source, likely the remnant of the Supernova in 1181 AD. It hosts one of the most powerful spin-down power pulsars in the galaxy and it was always consider a good candidate for VHE gamma-ray emission. It had, however, eluded the detection by all the VHE gamma-ray experiments in the past. To discover it, we needed a very deep exposure that turn into the detection of the least luminous VHE gamma-ray Pulsar Wind Nebula to date. With its detection, we shed light on the controversial matter of its distance and age, favoring a distance to the source of 2 kpc and an age of 2.5 kyr. We put 3C 58 in context with other Pulsar Wind Nebulae detected at VHE gamma rays and studied the characteristics of their X-ray and gamma-ray emission compared to the properties of the central pulsar, deriving general relations that can be applied to any source of this type.

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López Coto, R. (2017). The Puzzling PWN 3C 58. In: Very-high-energy Gamma-ray Observations of Pulsar Wind Nebulae and Cataclysmic Variable Stars with MAGIC and Development of Trigger Systems for IACTs. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44751-3_7

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Published: 30 September 2016
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