Researchers inspect a nearby pulsar wind nebula [W[R]C]
Using the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA), astronomers from Hong Kong and Australia have performed radio observations of a nearby pulsar wind nebula (PWN) powered by the pulsar PSR B1706−44. Results of the study, published January 31 on the arXiv pre-print server, deliver important insights regarding the properties of this PWN and its associated pulsar.
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