Magnetohydrodynamic Models for the Structure of Pulsar-Wind Nebulae
| dc.creator | Reynolds, Stephen P. | |
| dc.date | 2003-08-27 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T02:09:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T02:09:19Z | |
| dc.description | The Crab Nebula is well-described at optical wavelengths and above by a steady-state magnetohydrodynamic model due to Kennel and Coroniti (1984). Can this class of model describe other pulsar-wind nebulae? I exhibit simple generalizations of KC models,for various values of sigma, the ratio of magnetic to particle flux input at the wind shock. I calculate the evolution of the electron spectrum and synchrotron emissivity in the nebula assuming spherical symmetry, a steady state, and a purely toroidal magnetic field. Emission profiles depend on the initial magnetic field B_0, the electron spectral index s, and the angle of the toroidal axis with the line of sight, phi. I show integrated spectra and radial profiles for various cases, along with predicted variations of photon index Gamma with radius in X-rays. Most models predict much smaller sizes in X-rays, and curves of Gamma(r) which do not resemble observations. Further elaborations of the dynamics of PWNe seem necessary. | |
| dc.description | 5 pages, submitted to Proceedings of IAU Colloquium 192, 10 Years of SN1993J (Valencia, Spain, April 2003) | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0308483 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0308483 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/6391 | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.title | Magnetohydrodynamic Models for the Structure of Pulsar-Wind Nebulae | |
| dc.type | text |