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The Crab nebula is so far the only object where the direct interaction between a pulsar and the surrounding remnants of the supernova can be studied. Here we present an X-ray image of the Crab nebula taken with the Einstein Observatory High Resolution Imager (HRI) and deconvolved using Fourier techniques. The picture uncovers for the first time spatial structures that further refine the ideas about the energy injection mechanism and the electron propagation process in the nebula.
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Brinkmann, W., Aschenbach, B. & Langmeier, A. X-ray morphology of the Crab nebula. Nature 313, 662–664 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1038/313662a0
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