Abstract
Pulsar wind nebulae are believed to be powered by the loss of rotational
energy of the central neutron star. In this talk, I discuss a simple
model for the evolution of a pulsar wind nebula inside a supernova
remnant, and discuss how the properties of the pulsar wind nebula can be
used to infer the properties of the progenitor supernova and central
neutron star.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Journal | American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #211 |
| Volume | 211 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2007 |