A pulsar beating in the heart of the Crab3D ModelNoAI
The Crab nebula is the remnant of a supernova (SN) observed by Chinese astronomers in 1054 in the constellation Taurus. The inner part of the remnant is largely dominated by a pulsar wind nebula (PWN), which is the nebula powered by the wind generated by a central pulsar (a magnetized rotating neutron star). The model describes the 3D structure of the PWN, which is characterized by two extended jets and a torus lying on a plane roughly perpendicular to the direction of propagation of the jets. The transparent image passing through the center of the remnant is a composite showing actual optical (Hubble), infrared (Spitzer) and X-ray (Chandra) observations of the remnant and PWN.
MHD simulation performed with the PLUTO code.
Reference: Olmi et al. 2016, J. Plasma Phys. 82, Id. 635820601.
Credits: INAF/OAPA/OAA; Crab nabula image by NASA/Hubble/Spitzer/Chandra.
5 comments
A very beautiful model, I would be happy if this model was available for download
@abby Thank you Abby. And thanks for the suggestion on the annotations. I am a bit reluctant in using the annotations because I like to explore the model as it is. But you are right, they are very useful to lead a viewer on a virtual tour of the scene. I will follow your suggestion, thanks
Nice work, as always, Salvatore. Annotations would be a great way to lead a viewer on a virtual tour of this scene: help.sketchfab.com/hc/en-us/articles/202...
@lauraleonardi Thanks!
Breathtaking! Love it!