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Most counterparts of the identified low-latitude γ-ray sources are isolated neutron stars (INSs). Since INSs are characterized by an extremely high value of fX/fopt, a systematic X-ray/optical coverage of the fields of unidentified low-latitude γ-ray sources is the best way to unveil INS counterparts of unidentified sources. Since the low-latitude sources are heavily affected by the interstellar absorption in both the X-ray and optical bands, we decided to apply the above strategy to two middle-latitude EGRET sources, which could belong to a local galactic population: 3EG J0616-3310 and 3EG J1249-8330. Here we report on the global X-ray characterization of about 300 objects, on their candidate optical counterparts and on the preliminary results of their identification.
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La Palombara, N., Caraveo, P., Mignani, R., Hatziminaoglou, E., Bignami, G.F., Schirmer, M. (2005). Multiwavelength Study of Two Unidentified γ-Ray Sources. In: Cheng, K., Romero, G. (eds) Multiwavelength Approach to Unidentified Gamma-Ray Sources. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3881-X_34
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