Supernova shell structure and the spur of the Crab

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May 1983

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Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 121, no. 2, May 1983, p. L15-L18.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Cassiopeia A, Crab Nebula, Supernova Remnants, Taylor Instability, Astronomical Models, Interstellar Matter, Relativistic Velocity

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It is suggested that, since supernova shells consist of ram pressure-confined magnetized filaments that rush through a considerably lighter environment, they cannot be described by a Sedov-Taylor wave. In view of the surface brightness increase of the magnetized filaments as they move through the relativistic wind of a central pulsar, the spur of the Crab Nebula is interpreted as a Rayleigh-Taylor instability of the relativistic cavity pushing against the ambient interstellar medium.

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