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A remarkable number of pulsar wind nebulae (PWN) are coincident with EGRET γ-ray sources. X-ray and radio imaging studies of unidentified EGRET sources have resulted in the discovery of at least six new pulsar wind nebulae (PWN). Stationary PWN (SPWN) appear to be associated with steady EGRET sources with hard spectra, typical for γ-ray pulsars. Their toroidal morphologies can help determine the geometry of the pulsar which is useful for constraining models of pulsed γ-ray emission. Rapidly moving PWN (RPWN) with more cometary morphologies seem to be associated with variable EGRET sources in regions where the ambient medium is dense compared to what is typical for the ISM.
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Roberts, M.S., Brogan, C.L., Gaensler, B.M., Hessels, J.W., Ng, CY., Romani, R.W. (2005). Pulsar Wind Nebulae in EGRET Error Boxes. In: Cheng, K., Romero, G. (eds) Multiwavelength Approach to Unidentified Gamma-Ray Sources. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3881-X_10
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