Supernova Remnant and Pulsar Wind Nebula Interactions

dc.creatorChevalier, Roger A.
dc.date2003-10-16
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-25T12:06:59Z
dc.descriptionI review several topics in the structure of supernova remnants. Hydrodynamic instabilities in young remnants may give rise to the cellular structure that is sometimes observed, although structure in the ejecta might also play a role. The presence of ejecta close to the forward shock front of a young remnant can be the result of ejecta clumps or the dynamical effects of cosmic rays. Slower moving ejecta clumps can affect the outer shock structure of older remnants such as Vela. Young remnants typically show a circular structure, but often have a one-sided asymmetry; the likely reasons are an asymmetric circumstellar medium, or pulsar velocities in the case of pulsar wind nebulae. In older remnants, asymmetric pulsar wind nebulae can result from asymmetric reverse shock flows and/or pulsar velocities.
dc.description8 pages, review, for "3-D Signatures in Stellar Explosions: A Workshop honoring J. Craig Wheeler's 60th birthday," held June 10-13, 2003, Austin, Texas, USA
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0310471
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0310471
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.dare.co.zw/handle/123456789/7629
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleSupernova Remnant and Pulsar Wind Nebula Interactions
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