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The Evolution & Structure of Pulsar Wind Nebulae

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<strong>The</strong> Prototype— Prototype Crab nebula<br />

• SN 1054<br />

• Central star 16m pulsar<br />

• P=33 ms<br />

• Pdot=36 ns/day<br />

• Edot~5*10^38 erg/s<br />

• L~3*10^38 erg/s<br />

• <strong>Pulsar</strong>-driven wind nebula

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