Pulsar wind nebula
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A pulsar wind nebula, sometimes called a plerion, is a type of nebula sometimes found inside the shell of a supernova remnant, powered by winds generated by a central pulsar. These nebulae were propos
The Vela Pulsar (centre) and its surrounding pulsar wind nebula
The inner Crab Nebula. Central part shows the pulsar wind nebula, with the red star in the centre being the Crab Pulsar. Image combines optical data from Hubble (in red) and X-ray data from Chandra (in blue).
Pulsar
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A pulsar is a highly magnetized rotating neutron star that emits beams of electromagnetic radiation out of its magnetic poles. This radiation can be observed only when a beam of emission is pointing t
Pulsar wind nebula
…pleres, meaning "full"), is a type of nebula sometimes found inside the shell of a supernova remnant (SNR), powered by winds generated by a central pulsar. These nebulae were proposed as a class in 1976 as enhancements at radio wavelengths inside supernova remnants. They have since been found to be infrared…
PSR B1509−58 – X-rays from Chandra are gold; infrared from WISE in red, green and blue/max.
Chart on which Jocelyn Bell first recognised evidence of a pulsar, exhibited at Cambridge University Library