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Veritas observations of Pulsar Wind Nebulae in the VHE band

Posted on:2011-08-31Degree:Ph.DType:Dissertation
University:Purdue UniversityCandidate:Zitzer, Benjamin JFull Text:PDF
GTID:1440390002469419Subject:Physics
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Pulsars have been known to exist for over forty years now, but the nature of their emission throughout the EM spectrum is still not well understood. Pulsar Wind Nebulae (PWNe) are most likely fueled by spin-down energy of the pulsar, but multiple theories exist on how particles are accelerated to create very high energy (VHE) gamma-rays. This work discusses results and implications of VHE observations for PWNe and the pulsars associated with them, focusing on observations with VERITAS.
Keywords/Search Tags:Pulsar, VHE, Observations
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