Wisp motions in the Crab nebula
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N.R. Tanvir; R.C. Thomson; E.G. Tsikarishvili
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Article
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1997
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Elsevier Science
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English
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We present the results of a CCD monitoring campaign of the continuum emission from the central region of the Crab nebula, amounting to 17 epochs spread over 3.5 years. The data provide clear evidence that the brightest wisps move outward from the pulsar at mildly relativistic velocities. This motion