Neutron Stars, Pulsars, and Pulsar Wind Nebulae

2020 ◽  
pp. 117-169
Author(s):  
Jacco Vink
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Stars ◽  
Pulsar Wind Nebulae ◽  
Pulsar Wind

scholarly journals Pulsar Wind Nebulae

1996 ◽  
Vol 160 ◽  
pp. 393-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
James M. Cordes
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Stars ◽  
Radial Velocity ◽  
Velocity Component ◽  
Pulsar Wind Nebulae ◽  
Radial Velocity Component ◽  
Ram Pressure ◽  
Pulsar Wind ◽  
Pulsar Winds

AbstractI discuss pulsar wind nebulae for which ram pressure from the neutron star’s motion is a key element of the morphology. These PWN are tools for determining the pulsar distance, radial velocity component, and interaction of pulsar winds with surrounding media. The Guitar Nebula pulsar (B2224+65) also represents a ‘smoking gun’ for velocity kicks from asymmetric supernovae or other rocket effects. The detectability of wind nebulae from pulsars and from as-yet unknown neutron stars is discussed.

scholarly journals Pulsar Wind Nebulae and the X‐Ray Emission of Nonaccreting Neutron Stars

2004 ◽  
Vol 617 (1) ◽  
pp. 480-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. S. Cheng ◽  
Ronald E. Taam ◽  
W. Wang
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Stars ◽  
Pulsar Wind Nebulae ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Pulsar Wind

scholarly journals HST and VLT Observations of Pulsars and Their Environments

2004 ◽  
Vol 218 ◽  
pp. 391-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. P. Mignani ◽  
A. De Luca ◽  
P. A. Caraveo
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Stars ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The State ◽  
Pulsar Wind Nebulae ◽  
Optical Studies ◽  
Pulsar Wind

The state of the art of optical studies of isolated neutron stars (INSs) and their pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) is reviewed. In addition, results obtained from recent HST and VLT observations are presented and discussed.

scholarly journals Searches for Young Pulsars

2004 ◽  
Vol 218 ◽  
pp. 97-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Camilo
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Stars ◽  
Compact Objects ◽  
Pulsar Wind Nebulae ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Γ Ray ◽  
Pulsar Wind ◽  
Central Compact Objects

I review the results of radio and X-ray searches for pulsations from young neutron stars, emphasizing work accomplished in the last five years. I cover undirected searches, as well as directed searches of pulsar wind nebulae, EGRET γ-ray sources, and also the search for pulsations from “isolated neutron stars” and “central compact objects”.

scholarly journals A high-energy catalogue of Galactic supernova remnants and pulsar wind nebulae

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (S291) ◽  
pp. 483-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samar Safi-Harb ◽  
Gilles Ferrand ◽  
Heather Matheson
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Stars ◽  
Supernova Remnants ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Public Database ◽  
Pulsar Wind Nebulae ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Global View ◽  
Pulsar Wind ◽  
New Instruments

AbstractMotivated by the wealth of past, existing, and upcoming X-ray and gamma-ray missions, we have developed the first public database of high-energy observations of all known Galactic Supernova Remnants (SNRs): http://www.physics.umanitoba.ca/snr/SNRcat. The catalogue links to, and complements, other existing related catalogues, including Dave Green's radio SNRs catalogue. We here highlight the features of the high-energy catalogue, including allowing users to filter or sort data for various purposes. The catalogue is currently targeted to Galactic SNR observations with X-ray and gamma-ray missions, and is timely with the upcoming launch of X-ray missions (including Astro-H in 2014). We are currently developing the existing database to include an up-to-date Pulsar Wind Nebulae (PWNe)-dedicated webpage, with the goal to provide a global view of PWNe and their associated neutron stars/pulsars. This extensive database will be useful to both theorists to apply their models or design numerical simulations, and to observers to plan future observations or design new instruments. We welcome input and feedback from the SNR/PWN/neutron stars community.

scholarly journals Pulsar Wind Nebulae: On their growing diversity and association with highly magnetized neutron stars

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (S291) ◽  
pp. 251-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samar Safi-Harb
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Stars ◽  
Supernova Remnants ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Pulsar Wind Nebulae ◽  
X Ray ◽  
The Past ◽  
Pulsar Wind

AbstractThe 1968 discovery of the Crab and Vela pulsars in their respective supernova remnants (SNRs) confirmed Baade and Zwicky's 1934 prediction that supernovae form neutron stars. Observations of Pulsar Wind Nebulae (PWNe), particularly with the Chandra X-ray Observatory, have in the past decade opened a new window to focus on the neutron stars' relativistic winds, study their interaction with their hosting SNRs, and find previously missed pulsars. While the Crab has been thought for decades to represent the prototype of PWNe, we now know of different classes of neutron stars and PWNe whose properties differ from the Crab. In this talk, I review the current status of neutron stars/PWNe-SNRs associations, and highlight the growing diversity of PWNe with an X-ray eye on their association with highly magnetized neutron stars. I conclude with an outlook to future high-energy studies.

scholarly journals Introducing the HD+B model for pulsar wind nebulae: a hybrid hydrodynamics/radiative approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 494 (3) ◽  
pp. 4357-4370
Author(s):  
B Olmi ◽  
D F Torres
Keyword(s):  
Gamma Ray ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Theoretical Modelling ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Pulsar Wind Nebulae ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Energy Gamma ◽  
Radiative Model ◽  
Pulsar Wind

ABSTRACT Identification and characterization of a rapidly increasing number of pulsar wind nebulae is, and will continue to be, a challenge of high-energy gamma-ray astrophysics. Given that such systems constitute -by far- the most numerous expected population in the TeV regime, such characterization is important not only to learn about the sources per se from an individual and population perspective, but also to be able to connect them with observations at other frequencies, especially in radio and X-rays. Also, we need to remove the emission from nebulae in highly confused regions of the sky for revealing other underlying emitters. In this paper, we present a new approach for theoretical modelling of pulsar wind nebulae: a hybrid hydrodynamic-radiative model able to reproduce morphological features and spectra of the sources, with relatively limited numerical cost.

scholarly journals The H.E.S.S. Galactic Plane Survey

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (H15) ◽  
pp. 808-808
Author(s):  
Emma de Oña-Wilhelmi
Keyword(s):  
Supernova Remnants ◽  
Binary Systems ◽  
Galactic Plane ◽  
Giant Molecular Clouds ◽  
Pulsar Wind Nebulae ◽  
Compact Binary ◽  
Pulsar Wind ◽  
Star Formation Regions ◽  
Galactic Sources ◽  
Gps Observations

AbstractThe H.E.S.S. Galactic Plane Survey (GPS) has revealed a large number of Galactic Sources, including Pulsar Wind Nebulae (PWN), Supernova Remnants (SNRs), giant molecular clouds, star formation regions and compact binary systems, as well as a number of unidentified objects, or dark sources, for which no obvious counterparts at other wavelengths have yet been found. We will review the latest results from the GPS observations and discuss the most interesting cases.

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