The hard X-ray emission from the Vela pulsar wind nebula

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1984-1987

  Mangano, V ^a   Bocchino, F ^b   Cusumano, G ^a   Massaro, E ^c,d   Mineo, T ^a  

^a INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTROFISICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI PALERMO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA   (Italy)

^d INAF IASF ROMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Pulsar wind nebulae; Supernova remnants; X rays

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; X RAYS;

ENERGY EMISSION MODELS; PULSAR WIND NEBULAE; SUPERNOVA REMNANTS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 33744946788     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.10.045     Document Type: Article

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