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The Crab nebula energy origin and its high frequency radiation spectra

Part of: Plasma Physics of Gamma Ray Emission Focus on Plasma Astrophysics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 May 2016

George Z. Machabeli ,
A. Rogava ,
N. Chkheidze ,
Z. Osmanov  and
D. Shapakidze
George Z. Machabeli*
Affiliation:
Centre for Theoretical Astrophysics, ITP, Ilia State University, Tbilisi 0162, Georgia
A. Rogava
Affiliation:
Centre for Theoretical Astrophysics, ITP, Ilia State University, Tbilisi 0162, Georgia
N. Chkheidze
Affiliation:
Centre for Theoretical Astrophysics, ITP, Ilia State University, Tbilisi 0162, Georgia
Z. Osmanov
Affiliation:
School of Physics, Free University of Tbilisi, 0183 Tbilisi, Georgia
D. Shapakidze
Affiliation:
Centre for Theoretical Astrophysics, ITP, Ilia State University, Tbilisi 0162, Georgia
*
†Email address for correspondence: g.machabeli@iliauni.edu.ge
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Abstract

In the present work there is presented a model describing transfer of the Crab pulsar’s spin-down energy into the powerful synchrotron emission of the nebula. The process of the energy transfer consists of several consecutive stages. The physical processes underlying the theoretical model provide us with the synchrotron emission spectrum, which fits well with the observed one.

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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 82 , Issue 3 , June 2016 , 635820305
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© Cambridge University Press 2016 

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