Observability of γ-ray pulsars
Attention is given to the Crab (PSR 0531 plus 21) and Vela (PSR 0833 minus 45) pulsars in a study of pulsed energy release in the gamma-ray channel; with a gamma-ray/radio luminosity ratio on the order of one million. SAS 2 and COS B data are analyzed in an attempt to detect possible gamma-ray emiss...
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| Published in: | Nature (London) Vol. 274; no. 5671; pp. 572 - 574 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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10-08-1978
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| Summary: | Attention is given to the Crab (PSR 0531 plus 21) and Vela (PSR 0833 minus 45) pulsars in a study of pulsed energy release in the gamma-ray channel; with a gamma-ray/radio luminosity ratio on the order of one million. SAS 2 and COS B data are analyzed in an attempt to detect possible gamma-ray emission from other known radio pulsars. A phenomenological approach is employed, whereby gamma photons are expressed as a fraction of the rotational energy. An efficiency parameter is also introduced in order to take rotational energy loss rate (due to a variety of factors, e.g., period, magnetic field, and the energy of emitting particles) into account. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 0028-0836 1476-4687 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/274572a0 |