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G343.0-02.6

  • Common Name: PSR B1706-44
  • Distance: 3kpc( )
  • Position of Central Source (J2000): ( 17 09 42.7, -44 29 08.6 )
  • X-ray size: 3'x3'
  • Description: 0.102 s gamma-ray pulsar
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RadioX-Ray


Summary of Chandra Observations

SequenceObs. IDDetectors UsedExposure uf
(ks)
Exposure f
(ks)
Date
Observed
Aimpoint (J2000)
(RA, Dec)
500433 4608 ACIS-012367 99.3 98.3 2004-02-01 ( 17 09 42.7, -44 29 06.6 )


Exposureuf => Exposure time of unfiltered event file
Exposuref => Exposure time of filtered event file
  • Source of TeV gamma rays
  • Perhaps associated with large, 50' diameter, remnant.
  • pulsar with period 0.1024 s

Chandra Event File

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Obs. IDEvent 2 FITS File
(un-filtered)
Event 2 FITS File
(filtered)
AUX file
(asol, badpix etc.)
4608 19.2 MB 8.7 MB 25.5 MB


Chandra Counts and Fluxes

RegionEnergy Range
(keV)
Signal
(counts)
Rate
(counts s-1)
FabsX
(ergs cm-2s-1)
FX
(ergs cm-2s-1)
LX
(ergs s-1)
0.3 - 10.0 7.862e+03 7.995e-02 1.07e-12 1.42e-12 1.52e+33
0.3 - 2.1 4.658e+03 4.737e-02 2.60e-13 5.87e-13 6.30e+32
2.1 - 10.0 3.270e+03 3.326e-02 8.16e-13 8.34e-13 8.94e+32


NH = 0.3(1022 cm-2) Assumed distance: 3kpc ( )

Chandra Images



Chandra Spectra



Other Wavelengths



Compact Sources

Obs. IDPosition (J2000)SizeNet CountCount rateNote
4608
( 17 09 28.3, -44 29 16.4 ) < 1.0" 400.0 4.03e-03
( 17 09 32.4, -44 27 52.8 ) < 1.0" 90.0 9.06e-04
( 17 09 42.7, -44 29 08.6 ) < 1.0" 5270.0 5.31e-02 PSR B1706-44
( 17 09 57.0, -44 26 35.1 ) < 1.0" 170.0 1.71e-03
( 17 09 59.9, -44 28 00.7 ) < 1.0" 120.0 1.21e-03


  1. This list is not complete. Sources are obvious and usually within or close to the remnant. The size refers to the appearance of the source and can be larger for off-axis sources.


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