@article{cassam-chenai_decourchelle_ballet_ellison_2005, title={Morphology of synchrotron emission in young supernova remnants}, volume={443}, ISSN={["1432-0746"]}, DOI={10.1051/0004-6361:20052853}, abstractNote={In the framework of test-particle and cosmic-ray modified hydrodynamics, we calculate synchrotron emission radial profiles in young ejecta-dominated supernova remnants (SNRs) evolving in an ambient medium which is uniform in density and magnetic field. We find that, even without any magnetic field amplification by Raleigh-Taylor instabilities, the radio synchrotron emission peaks at the contact discontinuity because the magnetic field is compressed and is larger there than at the forward shock. The X-ray synchrotron emission sharply drops behind the forward shock as the highest energy electrons suffer severe radiative losses.}, number={3}, journal={ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS}, author={Cassam-Chenai, G and Decourchelle, A and Ballet, J and Ellison, DC}, year={2005}, month={Dec}, pages={955–U86} }