The Structure of the Crab Nebula-II: THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE RELATIVISTIC ELECTRONS
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- 1 December 1972
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Vol. 160 (4) , 355-371
- https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/160.4.355
Abstract
A diffusion-loss model is proposed for the Crab Nebula. Relativistic electrons are produced near the centre of the nebula, diffuse outwards and lose energy by synchrotron radiation. Many of the observed features of the continuum emission may be explained in this way.Keywords
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