<i>Chandra</i>Detection of a Synchrotron Nebula around the Vela‐like Pulsar J1016−5857
<i>Chandra</i>Detection of a Synchrotron Nebula around the Vela‐like Pulsar J1016−5857
We report on a 19 ks observation of the pulsar J1016-5857 with the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. This "Vela-like" pulsar has rotation period 107 ms, characteristic age 21 kyr, and spin-down power 2.6 × 1036 ergs s-1. A relatively bright, centrally peaked source of radius ≈25'' around the radio pulsar position …