Pulsar-wind nebulae in X-rays and TeV γ-rays
Abstract
Pulsars are known to be efficient accelerators that produce copious amounts of relativistic particles and inject them into the Galactic medium. The radiation emitted by such a pulsar wind can be seen from radio through γ-rays as a pulsar-wind nebula (PWN). Here we overview and summarize recent progress in X-ray and TeV observations of PWNe.
- Publication:
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X-ray Astronomy 2009; Present Status, Multi-Wavelength Approach and Future Perspectives
- Pub Date:
- July 2010
- DOI:
- 10.1063/1.3475228
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1002.0885
- Bibcode:
- 2010AIPC.1248...25K
- Keywords:
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- galaxies;
- stellar winds;
- stellar atmospheres;
- X-ray astronomy;
- 98.62.Ai;
- 97.10.Me;
- 97.10.Ex;
- 97.80.Jp;
- Origin formation evolution age and star formation;
- Mass loss and stellar winds;
- Stellar atmospheres;
- radiative transfer;
- opacity and line formation;
- X-ray binaries;
- Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
- E-Print:
- 8 pages, 1 fugure, 2 tables to appear in the proceedings of "X-ray Astronomy 2009" conference, Bologna, Italy, September, 2009 published by AIP. Minor changes in the Tables and references. Added acknowledgment.