Pulsar-Wind Nebulae and Magnetar Outflows: Observations at Radio, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Wavelengths

2017/03/30 by Stephen P. Reynolds, George G. Pavlov, Oleg Kargaltsev +6
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Galaxy #Gamma ray #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Interstellar medium #Magnetar #Neutron star #Physics #Pulsar #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #Supernova #astro-ph.HE

paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/s11214-017-0356-6

61 pages, 44 figures (reduced in quality for size reasons). Published in Space Science Reviews, "Jets and Winds in Pulsar Wind Nebulae, Gamma-ray Bursts and Blazars: Physics of Extreme Energy Release"

openalex publication_date 2017/03/30 · openalex created_date 2017/04/07 · arxiv created 2017/05/24 · arxiv updated 2017/05/26 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

We review observations of several classes of neutron-star-powered outflows: pulsar-wind nebulae (PWNe) inside shell supernova remnants (SNRs), PWNe interacting directly with interstellar medium (ISM), and magnetar-powered outflows. We describe radio, X-ray, and gamma-ray observations of PWNe, focusing first on integrated spectral-energy distributions (SEDs) and global spectral properties. High-resolution X-ray imaging of PWNe shows a bewildering array of morphologies, with jets, trails, and other structures. Several of the 23 so far identified magnetars show evidence for continuous or sporadic emission of material, sometimes associated with giant flares, and a few possible "magnetar-wind nebulae" have been recently identified.

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