Abstract

AbstractWe study radio emission from pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) considering the observed spatial structure. We assume spherical symmetry of the PWN, and model the evolution of the magnetic field and the particle energy distribution. We do not consider the synchrotron cooling of particles but consider the adiabatic cooling, because we are mostly interested in the radio emission from PWNe. The model is applied to the Crab Nebula and succeeds to reproduce the observed spatially integrated spectrum in radio with a single power-law injection. In our previous work (a one-zone model), in contrast, the integrated spectrum of the Crab Nebula is reproduced by a broken power-law injection of particles. However, the spatial structure in radio is inconsistent with observations and we need a radial velocity profile which is very different from the model by Kennel & Coroniti. Further studies of the spatial structure of PWNe are important to understand the origin of the radio emission from young PWNe.

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