PWN

class gammapy.astro.source.PWN(pulsar=<gammapy.astro.source.pulsar.Pulsar object>, snr=<gammapy.astro.source.snr.SNRTrueloveMcKee object>, eta_e=0.999, eta_B=0.001, morphology='Gaussian2D', age=None)

Bases: object

Simple pulsar wind nebula (PWN) evolution model.

Parameters

pulsarPulsar

Pulsar model instance.

snrSNRTrueloveMcKee

SNR model instance

eta_efloat

Fraction of energy going into electrons.

eta_Bfloat

Fraction of energy going into magnetic fields.

ageQuantity

Age of the PWN.

morphologystr

Morphology model of the PWN

Methods Summary

magnetic_field(t)	Estimate of the magnetic field inside the PWN.
radius(t)	Radius of the PWN at age t.

Methods Documentation