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Caption: Fig. 8.
Magnetic field strength B as a function of the age of the Boomerang tPWN. The solid line was calculated from the total energy content of the nebula (eq.[ 4]) assuming equipartition. The dashed line represents the magnetic field necessary to create the spectral break at 4.3 GHz (eq. [1]). The point at which the curves intersect determines the age of the nebula and the magnetic field.
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