Plerions and pulsar-powered nebulae
Astrophysics
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
In this brief review, I discuss recent developments in the study of pulsar-powered nebulae ("plerions"). The large volume of data which has been acquired in recent years reveals a diverse range of observational properties, demonstrating how differing environmental and pulsar properties manifest themselves in the resulting nebulae.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0012362,
title = {Plerions and pulsar-powered nebulae},
author = {Bryan Gaensler},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0012362},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
10 pages, 4 embedded eps figures, uses aipproc.sty & epsfig.sty. Invited review to appear in "Young Supernova Remnants" (11th Annual Astrophysics Conference in Maryland), S.S. Holt & U. Hwang (eds), AIP, New York (2001)