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Pulsar Wind Nebulae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

James M. Cordes
James M. Cordes*
Affiliation:
Astronomy Department, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY14853

Abstract

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I 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.

Type
Part 6 Winds and the ISM
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 160: Pulsars: Problems and Progress , 1996 , pp. 393 - 399
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1996

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