Concept information
Preferred term
Pulsar wind nebulae
Definition
- A bubble of shocked relativistic particles, produced when a pulsar's relativistic wind interacts with its environment. (en)
Broader concept
- Nebulae (en)
- Supernova remnants (en)
Entry terms
- Plerion (en)
- PWN (en)
- PWNe (en)
Editorial note
Example
- Crab Nebula (en)
URI
http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/2215
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