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Rings and Jets around PSR J2021+3651: The “Dragonfly Nebula”

Rings and Jets around PSR J2021+3651: The “Dragonfly Nebula”

We describe recent Chandra ACIS observations of the Vela-like pulsar PSR J2021+3651 and its pulsar wind nebula (PWN). This `Dragonfly Nebula' displays an axisymmetric morphology, with bright inner jets, a double-ridged inner nebula, and a ~30" polar jet. The PWN is embedded in faint diffuse emission: a bow shock-like structure …