PSR B0950 08 is a young pulsar that may have come from a supernova that occurred in Leo 1.8 million years ago. The large and old remnant of this supernova, located in the constellation of Antlia, may be the nearest besides the Local Bubble, and the supernova would have been as bright as the moon. Off-pulse emissions from the young pulsar were detected by the Expanded Long Wavelength Array, suggesting the presence of a pulsar wind nebula around it.

PSR B0950 08 was fourth among the initial radio pulsars discovered in 1968.

External links

  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol. 576, p. L41, August 2002
  • New Scientist, August 24, 2002
  • Image PSR B0950 08
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References


Integrated profile of the PSR B0950+08 on August 1, 2017 (a) and

An example of pulsar profile evolution for PSR B0950+08, from 1400 MHz

Spin evolution curves of PSR B0950+08 with different initial spin

The Rimage of the PSR B0950+08 neighbourhood; crosses indicate the

UVcoverage obtained for the observations of PSR B0950+08 in units 10 6