1999/11/22 by Franco Pacini, Pacini, Franco
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/9911418
3 pages, to be published in proceedings of ``Highly Energetic Physical Processes and Mechanisms for Emission from Astrophysical Plasmas'', ASP Conf. Ser
arxiv created 1999/11/22 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
I briefly summarize some facts and ideas concerning the presence of neutron stars in Supernova remnants. While sources similar to the Crab Nebula require the presence of a central energetic object, shell-type remnants such as Cas A are compatible with the presence of neutron stars releasing a weak relativistic wind.