Abstract
The ejected material by a SN explosion interacts with the surrounding environment, giving rise to a new astrophysical object known as SNR (for a review of this matter, I refer the reader to (Reynolds 2008) and to Appendix A for more information on the first evolutionary phase).
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Notes
- 1.
The Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities are those produced between two fluids of different densities in which the lighter pushes the heavier fluid.
References
Aharonian FA (2004) Very high energy cosmic gamma radiation: a crucial window on the extreme Universe (World Scientific Publishing Co)
Aleksić J et al (2016) Astropart Phys 72:76
Aliu E et al (2008) Science 322:1221
Arons J (2002) In: Slane PO, Gaensler BM (eds) Astronomical society of the pacific conference series, vol 271, Neutron Stars in Supernova Remnants, p 71
Arons J (2009) In: Becker W (ed) Astrophysics and space science library, vol 357, Astrophysics and Space Science Library, p 373
Arzoumanian Z et al (2002) 568, 289
Bucciantini N et al (2006) 368, 1717
de Jager OC et al (1992) 396, 161
Gaensler BM et al (2006) 44, 17
Goldreich P et al (1969) 157, 869
Harding AK (2013) Front Phys 8:679
Hester JJ (2008) 46, 127
Hester JJ et al (1996) 456, 225
Hester JJ et al (2002) 577, L49
Hewish A et al (1968) 217, 709
Kennel CF et al (1984) 283, 710
Manchester RN et al (1977) Pulsars
Ostriker JP et al (1969) 157, 1395
Pacini F (1967) 216, 567
Pelling RM et al (1987) 319, 416
Porth O et al (2013) 431, L48
Reynolds SP (2008) 46, 89
Spitkovsky A et al (2004) 603, 669
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2018 Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Fernández Barral, A. (2018). Introduction to Pulsar Wind Nebulae. In: Extreme Particle Acceleration in Microquasar Jets and Pulsar Wind Nebulae with the MAGIC Telescopes. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97538-2_7
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97538-2_7
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-97537-5
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-97538-2
eBook Packages: Physics and AstronomyPhysics and Astronomy (R0)