Magnetar nebulae can be rotationally powered
arXiv:1710.07026 · doi:10.1017/S1743921317008213
Abstract
A wind nebula generating extended X-ray emission was recently detected surrounding Swift 1834.9-0846. This is the first magnetar for which such a (pulsar) wind nebula (PWN) was found. I demonstrate that Swift 1834.9-0846's nebula can be rotationally-powered if it is being compressed by the environment. The physical reason behind this is the dominance of adiabatic heating over all other cooling and escape processes. This effect can happen only for pulsars of relatively low spin-down power and can make for very efficient nebulae. This contribution is based on previous work published in ApJ 835, article id. 54, 13 pp. (2017).
Submitted to Pulsar Astrophysics - The Next 50 Years, P. Weltevrede, B.B.P. Perera, L. Levin Preston, S. Sanidas, eds. This contribution is based on a previous work arXiv:1612.02835 (Torres D. F., ApJ 835, article id. 54, 13 pp., 2017)
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