Local Kelvin-Helmholtz instability and synchrotron modulation in pulsar wind nebulae

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 454, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 393-400

  Bucciantini, N ^a   Del Zanna, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Instabilities; ISM: supernova remnant; Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD); Methods: numerical; Radiation mechanisms: non thermal; Relativity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PLASMAS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RELATIVITY; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION;

INSTABILITIES; ISM: SUPERNOVA REMNANT; METHODS: NUMERICAL; RADIATION MECHANISMS: NON-THERMAL;

GALAXIES;

EID: 33746348331     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20054491     Document Type: Article

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