Vela pulsar wind nebula X-rays are polarized to near the synchrotron limit.
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Nature
ISSN: 1476-4687
Titre abrégé: Nature
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0410462
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Date de publication:
12 2022
12 2022
Historique:
received:
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06
2022
accepted:
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10
2022
entrez:
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12
2022
pubmed:
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12
2022
medline:
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12
2022
Statut:
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Résumé
Pulsar wind nebulae are formed when outflows of relativistic electrons and positrons hit the surrounding supernova remnant or interstellar medium at a shock front. The Vela pulsar wind nebula is powered by a young pulsar (B0833-45, aged 11,000 years)
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pubmed: 36543953
doi: 10.1038/s41586-022-05476-5
pii: 10.1038/s41586-022-05476-5
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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Pays : United States
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© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.
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