EGRET HIGH-ENERGY GAMMA-RAY PULSAR STUDIES .1. YOUNG SPIN-POWERED PULSARS

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作者
THOMPSON, DJ
ARZOUMANIAN, Z
BERTSCH, DL
BRAZIER, KTS
CHIANG, J
DAMICO, N
DINGUS, BL
ESPOSITO, JA
FIERRO, JM
FICHTEL, CE
HARTMAN, RC
HUNTER, SD
JOHNSTON, S
KANBACH, G
KASPI, VM
KNIFFEN, DA
LIN, YC
LYNE, AG
MANCHESTER, RN
MATTOX, JR
MAYERHASSELWANDER, HA
MICHELSON, PF
VONMONTIGNY, C
NEL, HI
NICE, DJ
NOLAN, PL
RAMANAMURTHY, PV
SHEMAR, SL
SCHNEID, EJ
SREEKUMAR, P
TAYLOR, JH
机构
[1] PRINCETON UNIV, DEPT PHYS, PRINCETON, NJ 08544 USA
[2] MAX PLANCK INST EXTRATERR PHYS, D-85748 GARCHING, GERMANY
[3] STANFORD UNIV, WW HANSEN EXPTL PHYS LAB, STANFORD, CA 94305 USA
[4] STANFORD UNIV, DEPT PHYS, STANFORD, CA 94305 USA
[5] UNIV PALERMO, IST FIS, I-40126 PALERMO, ITALY
[6] CNR, IST RADIOASTRON, I-40126 BOLOGNA, ITALY
[7] CSIRO, AUSTRALIA TELESCOPE NATL FACIL, EPPING, NSW 2121, AUSTRALIA
[8] UNIV MANCHESTER, DEPT PHYS, MACCLESFIELD SK11 9DL, CHESHIRE, ENGLAND
[9] POTCHEFSTROOM UNIV CHRISTIAN HIGHER EDUC, DEPT PHYS, POTCHEFSTROOM 2520, SOUTH AFRICA
[10] GRUMMAN AEROSP CORP, BETHPAGE, NY 11714 USA
关键词
GAMMA RAYS; PULSARS; GENERAL;
D O I
10.1086/174895
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
As part of its ongoing survey of the high-energy gamma-ray sky, the Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope (EGRET) on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory has searched for emission from spin-powered pulsars, five of which have now been detected in the energy range 30 MeV less than or equal to E less than or equal to 20 GeV. A systematic study of the all-sky survey has found no additional pulsed gamma-ray sources. The pulsar detections, coupled with the upper limits on pulsed gamma radiation from other radio pulsars, indicate that the simplest models of gamma-ray pulsars are incomplete.
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页数:10
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