The surprising Crab pulsar and its nebula: a review

被引：177

作者：

Buehler, R. ^{[1
]}

Blandford, R. ^{[2
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Deutsch Elektronen Synchrotron DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany

[2] Stanford Univ, Dept Phys, Kavli Inst Particle Astrophys & Cosmol, Stanford, CA 94305 USA

[3] Stanford Univ, SLAC Natl Accelerator Lab, Stanford, CA 94305 USA

来源：

REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS | 2014年 / 77卷 / 06期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

Crab nebula; pulsars; gamma ray astronomy; GAMMA-RAY FLARES; HIGH-ENERGY EMISSION; RADIO GIANT PULSES; PARTICLE-ACCELERATION; WIND NEBULAE; MAGNETIC RECONNECTION; LIGHT CURVES; FORCE-FREE; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC SIMULATIONS; SPECTRAL EVOLUTION;

D O I：

10.1088/0034-4885/77/6/066901

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

The Crab nebula and its pulsar (referred to together as 'the Crab') have historically played a central role in astrophysics. True to this legacy, several unique discoveries have been made recently. The Crab was found to emit gamma-ray pulsations up to energies of 400 GeV, beyond what was previously expected from pulsars. Strong gamma-ray flares, of durations of a few days, were discovered from within the nebula, while the source was previously expected to be stable in flux on these time scales. Here we review these intriguing and suggestive developments. In this context we give an overview of the observational properties of the Crab and our current understanding of pulsars and their nebulae.

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