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We present a complete set of diagnostic tools aimed at reproducing synthetic non-thermal (synchrotron and/or Inverse Compton, IC) emissivity, integrated flux energy, polarization and spectral index simulated maps in comparison to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Delia Volpi , Luca Del Zanna , Elena Amato , Niccolo Bucciantini

These notes summarise the contents of the lectures I delivered at the International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi" on "Foundations of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics". The lectures were dealing with the physics of Pulsars and Pulsar Wind Nebulae…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-02-20 Elena Amato

In the very-high-energy (VHE) gamma-ray wave band, pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) represent to date the most populous class of Galactic sources. Nevertheless, the details of the energy conversion mechanisms in the vicinity of pulsars are not…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 S. Carrigan , J. A. Hinton , W. Hofmann , K. Kosack , T. Lohse , O. Reimer

The Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory has reported the detection of cosmic-ray sources in Milky Way that can accelerate particles up to PeV (= 10$^{15}$ eV) energies. These sources, so called ``PeVatrons'', are mostly unidentified.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-11-30 Agnibha De Sarkar , Wei Zhang , Jonatan Martín , Diego F. Torres , Jian Li , Xian Hou

A spatially independent model that calculates the time evolution of the electron spectrum in a spherically expanding pulsar wind nebula (PWN) is presented, allowing one to make broadband predictions for the PWN's non-thermal radiation. The…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-09-30 M. J. Vorster , O. Tibolla , S. E. S. Ferreira , S. Kaufmann

Rotating neutron stars, or pulsars, are plausibly the source of power behind many astrophysical systems, such as gamma-ray bursts, supernovae, pulsar wind nebulae and supernova remnants. In the past several years, 3D numerical simulations…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-03-23 Alexander Tchekhovskoy , Alexander Philippov , Anatoly Spitkovsky

Planetary Nebulae (PNe) are the result of heavy mass loss of the asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars. They are understood in terms of Kwok's (1978) interacting-winds model as the product of the mass-loss history on the AGB and the central…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Thomas Rauch , Florian Kerber

Context. Pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) are a source of very high energy radiation that can reach up to tera-electron volts and even peta-electron volts. Our work uses the pulsar tree, a graph theory tool recently presented to analyze the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-11-27 Wei Zhang , Diego F. Torres , C. R. García , J. Li , Enrique Mestre

Recent X-ray observations have proved to be very effective in detecting previously unknown supernova remnant shells around pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe), and in these cases the characteristics of the shell provide further clues on the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-18 F. Bocchino , R. Bandiera , J. Gelfand

In space weather studies and forecasting we employ magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations which can provide rather accurate reconstruction of the solar wind dynamics and its evolution. However, all MHD simulations are restricted by the input…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-06-14 G. M. Shaifullah , J. Magdalenic , C. Tiburzi , I. Jebaraj , E. Samara , P. Zucca

We present observations with the Chandra X-ray Observatory of the pulsar wind nebula (PWN) within the supernova remnant G0.9+0.1. At Chandra's high resolution, the PWN has a clear axial symmetry; a faint X-ray point source lying along the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 B. M. Gaensler , M. J. Pivovaroff , G. P. Garmire

Pulsar wind nebula (PWN) Boomerang and the associated supernova remnant (SNR) G106.3+2.7 are among candidates for the ultra-high-energy (UHE) gamma-ray counterparts published by LHAASO. Although the centroid of the extended source, LHAASO…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-09-09 Xuan-Han Liang , Chao-Ming Li , Qi-Zuo Wu , Jia-Shu Pan , Ruo-Yu Liu

We present the results of detailed spatial and spectral analysis of the pulsar wind nebula (PWN) in supernova remnant Kes 75 (G29.7-0.3) using a deep exposure with Chandra X-ray observatory. The PWN shows a complex morphology with clear…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 C. -Y. Ng , P. O. Slane , B. M. Gaensler , J. P. Hughes

Planetary nebulae (PNe) can be roughly categorized into several broad morphological classes. The high quality images of PNe acquired in recent years, however, have revealed a wealth of fine structures that preclude simplistic models for…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 L. F. Miranda , G. Ramos-Larios , M. A. Guerrero

In the recent paper we calculated the $\gamma$-ray spectra from pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe), assuming that a significant amount of the pulsar rotational energy is converted into relativistic nuclei. These nuclei accelerate leptons which are…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 W. Bednarek

Pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) have been established as the most populous class of TeV gamma-ray emitters. Since launch, the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT)identified five high-energy (100MeV <E< 100 GeV) gamma-ray sources as PWNe, and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-16 F. Acero , M. Ackermann , M. Ajello , A. Allafort , L. Baldini , J. Ballet , G. Barbiellini , D. Bastieri , K. Bechtol , R. Bellazzini , R. D. Blandford , E. D. Bloom , E. Bonamente , E. Bottacini , T. J. Brandt , J. Bregeon , M. Brigida , P. Bruel , R. Buehler , S. Buson , G. A. Caliandro , R. A. Cameron , P. A. Caraveo , C. Cecchi , E. Charles , R. C. G. Chaves , A. Chekhtman , J. Chiang , G. Chiaro , S. Ciprini , R. Claus , J. Cohen-Tanugi , J. Conrad , S. Cutini , M. Dalton , F. D'Ammando , F. de Palma , C. D. Dermer , L. Di Venere , E. do Couto e Silva , P. S. Drell , A. Drlica-Wagner , L. Falletti , C. Favuzzi , S. J. Fegan , E. C. Ferrara , W. B. Focke , A. Franckowiak , Y. Fukazawa , S. Funk , P. Fusco , F. Gargano , D. Gasparrini , N. Giglietto , F. Giordano , M. Giroletti , T. Glanzman , G. Godfrey , T. Grégoire , I. A. Grenier , M. -H. Grondin , J. E. Grove , S. Guiriec , D. Hadasch , Y. Hanabata , A. K. Harding , M. Hayashida , K. Hayashi , E. Hays , J. Hewitt , A. B. Hill , D. Horan , X. Hou , R. E. Hughes , Y. Inoue , M. S. Jackson , T. Jogler , G. Jóhannesson , A. S. Johnson , T. Kamae , T. Kawano , M. Kerr , J. Knödlseder , M. Kuss , J. Lande , S. Larsson , L. Latronico , M. Lemoine-Goumard , F. Longo , F. Loparco , M. N. Lovellette , P. Lubrano , M. Marelli , F. Massaro , M. Mayer , M. N. Mazziotta , J. E. McEnery , J. Mehault , P. F. Michelson , W. Mitthumsiri , T. Mizuno , C. Monte , M. E. Monzani , A. Morselli , I. V. Moskalenko , S. Murgia , T. Nakamori , R. Nemmen , E. Nuss , T. Ohsugi , A. Okumura , M. Orienti , E. Orlando , J. F. Ormes , D. Paneque , J. H. Panetta , J. S. Perkins , M. Pesce-Rollins , F. Piron , G. Pivato , T. A. Porter , S. Rainò , R. Rando , M. Razzano , A. Reimer , O. Reimer , T. Reposeur , S. Ritz , M. Roth , R. Rousseau , P. M. Saz Parkinson , A. Schulz , C. Sgrò , E. J. Siskind , D. A. Smith , G. Spandre , P. Spinelli , D. J. Suson , H. Takahashi , Y. Takeuchi , J. G. Thayer , J. B. Thayer , D. J. Thompson , L. Tibaldo , O. Tibolla , M. Tinivella , D. F. Torres , G. Tosti , E. Troja , Y. Uchiyama , J. Vandenbroucke , V. Vasileiou , G. Vianello , V. Vitale , M. Werner , B. L. Winer , K. S. Wood , Z. Yang

A large class of stellar systems (e.g., planetary nebulae (PNe), supernova envelopes, LBV stars, young stars in formation) shows structures in their accretion/ejection phase that have similar characteristics. In particular, one currently…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Daniel da Rocha , Laurent Nottale

In this work, we present a leptonic, time-dependent model of pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe). The model seeks a solution for the lepton distribution function considering the full time-energy dependent diffusion-loss equation. The time-dependent…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-11 Jonatan Martin , Diego F. Torres , Nanda Rea

The high resolution capabilities of the High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS) introduced a new era in Gamma-Ray Astronomy, and opens a new window on pulsar wind nebula (PWN) research. A rotationally induced jet (associated with PSR…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Ocker C. de Jager

We present preliminary results from a systematic spectral study of pulsars and their wind nebulae using the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. The superb spatial resolution of Chandra allows us to differentiate the compact object's spectrum from…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 E. V. Gotthelf , C. M. Olbert