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Title:
CCD observations of the polarization of the Crab Nebula
Authors:
Hickson, Paul; van den Bergh, Sidney
Affiliation:
AA(British Columbia, University, Vancouver, Canada), AB(Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Victoria, Canada)
Publication:
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 365, Dec. 10, 1990, p. 224-229. Research supported by NSERC. (ApJ Homepage)
Publication Date:
12/1990
Category:
Astrophysics
Origin:
STI
NASA/STI Keywords:
CRAB NEBULA, INTERSTELLAR MAGNETIC FIELDS, POLARIZED ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION, SYNCHROTRON RADIATION, ASTRONOMICAL PHOTOMETRY, CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES, FORCE-FREE MAGNETIC FIELDS, MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS, PULSARS, RADIATION DISTRIBUTION
DOI:
10.1086/169473
Bibliographic Code:
1990ApJ...365..224H

Abstract

CCD observations are used to map the intensity distribution and polarization of the optical synchrotron radiation of the Crab Nebula. The data indicate that the Crab Nebula has a large-scale magnetic field in which major variations generally occur over regions with sizes larger than 10 arcsec (0.1 pc). However, in the vicinity of the Crab pulsar, the polarization shows structure on a scale of a few arcsec. Evidence is found for a narrow depolarized channel extending from the pulsar to the region of the optical wisps in the synchrotron nebula. The results also confirm previous studies which show that the magnetic vectors of polarization are predominantly oriented parallel to the edges of the 'dark bays' in the outer regions of the visible synchrotron nebulosity. This supports the suggestion that these regions of the Nebula are wrapped in magnetic field lines, and are therefore deficient in electrons capable of emitting synchrotron radiation.

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