Abstract
The broadband spectral and dynamical properties of pulsar wind nebulae
provide important insight into the properties of the central neutron
star, its pulsar wind, and the progenitor supernova. As demonstrated by
recent work, the gamma-ray spectrum of a pulsar wind nebula provides
crucial information concerning the magnetization of the pulsar wind and
the spectrum of particles accelerated at the termination shock of the
pulsar wind. I will present recent results from fitting the properties
of TeV PWN G54.1+0.3, as well as discuss the possibility of
distinguishing between a broken power-law and Maxwellian + Power-law
injection spectrum using the observed gamma-ray properties of a pulsar
wind nebula.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 599 |
| Journal | 39th COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Held 14-22 July 2012, in Mysore, India |
| Volume | 39 |
| State | Published - Jul 1 2012 |