# High-Resolution X-ray Imaging Studies of Neutron Stars, Pulsar Wind Nebulae and Supernova Remnants

## TL;DR

This paper discusses the importance of high-resolution X-ray imaging for studying supernova remnants, neutron stars, and pulsar wind nebulae, emphasizing future missions' potential to uncover new astrophysical insights.

## Contribution

It highlights the scientific opportunities enabled by future X-ray missions with enhanced resolution and sensitivity, addressing current observational limitations.

## Key findings

- Current high-resolution studies are limited to nearby or bright objects.
- Future missions like AXIS will expand studies to more distant and faint objects.
- Enhanced imaging will advance understanding of neutron star diversity and supernova remnant interactions.

## Abstract

Supernova remnants serve as nearby laboratories relevant to many areas in Astrophysics, from stellar and galaxy evolution to extreme astrophysics and the formation of the heavy elements in the Universe. The Chandra X-ray mission has enabled a giant leap forward in studying both SNRs and their compact stellar remnants on sub-arcsecond scale. However, such high-resolution imaging studies have been mostly limited to the nearby and/or relatively bright objects. There is no question that we are missing a large population, especially in external galaxies. Within our own Galaxy, we are presented with new fundamental questions related to neutron stars' diversity, kicks, relativistic winds and the way these objects interact with, and impact, their host environments. In this white paper, we highlight some of the breakthroughs to be achieved with future X-ray missions (such as the proposed AXIS probe) equipped with sub-arcsecond imaging resolution and an order of magnitude improvement in sensitivity.