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Hot relativistic winds and the Crab NebulaEfforts to formulate a self-consistent model of pulsar magnetospheres which links the particle source near the pulsar to the outflowing relativistic wind and couples the wind to the surrounding nebula are reviewed. The use of a relativistic MHD wind is recommended to account for global photon emission and the invisibility of the method of plasma transport. Consideration of a magnetic monopole relativistic wind due to an axially symmetric aligned rotator is combined with calculations of the initial velocity of the wind to show that the flow velocity in such a model will never exceed Mach 1. Extending the solution to the case of a hot relativistic wind at supersonic speeds is noted to yield results consistent with observations of the Crab Nebula
Document ID
19820049397
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Fujimura, F. S.
(California Univ. Los Angeles, CA, United States)
Kennel, C. F.
(California, University Los Angeles, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1981
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Meeting Information
Meeting: Pulsars: 13 years of research on neutron stars
Location: Bonn
Start Date: August 26, 1980
End Date: August 29, 1980
Accession Number
82A32932
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-7341
Distribution Limits
Public
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