SAS-2 OBSERVATION OF PULSED HIGH-ENERGY GAMMA-RADIATION FROM GEMINGA

被引:36
作者
MATTOX, JR [1 ]
BERTSCH, DL [1 ]
FICHTEL, CE [1 ]
HARTMAN, RC [1 ]
KNIFFEN, DA [1 ]
THOMPSON, DJ [1 ]
机构
[1] HAMPDEN SYDNEY COLL,DEPT PHYS,HAMPDEN SYDNEY,VA 23943
关键词
GAMMA-RAYS; OBSERVATIONS; PULSARS; INDIVIDUAL; (GEMINGA);
D O I
10.1086/186661
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Following the detection of pulsed X-rays and gamma rays from Geminga, the 1972-1973 SAS 2 data which first revealed this source have been reanalyzed. The 237 ms periodicity is visible in those observations. The phase of the SAS 2 periodicity is consistent with that of COS B suggesting that the gamma-ray data allow an accounting for every revolution of the Geminga pulsar between 1972 and 1982.
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