Observations of âwispsâ in magnetohydrodynamic simulations of the Crab Nebula
Observations of âwispsâ in magnetohydrodynamic simulations of the Crab Nebula
In this letter, we describe results of new high-resolution axisymmetric relativistic MHD simulations of Pulsar Wind Nebulae. The simulations reveal strong breakdown of the equatorial symmetry and highly variable structure of the pulsar wind termination shock. The synthetic synchrotron maps, constructed using a new more accurate approach, show striking similarity …