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Detection of 16 Gamma-Ray Pulsars Through Blind Frequency Searches Using the Fermi LAT

A. A. Abdo
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M. Ackermann
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M. Ajello
altro
M. Ziegler
2009
  • journal article

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SCIENCE
Abstract
Pulsars are rapidly rotating, highly magnetized neutron stars emitting radiation across the electromagnetic spectrum. Although there are more than 1800 known radio pulsars, until recently only seven were observed to pulse in gamma rays, and these were all discovered at other wavelengths. The Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) makes it possible to pinpoint neutron stars through their gamma-ray pulsations. We report the detection of 16 gamma-ray pulsars in blind frequency searches using the LAT. Most of these pulsars are coincident with previously unidentified gamma-ray sources, and many are associated with supernova remnants. Direct detection of gamma-ray pulsars enables studies of emission mechanisms, population statistics, and the energetics of pulsar wind nebulae and supernova remnants.
DOI
10.1126/science.1175558
WOS
WOS:000269242400037
Archivio
http://hdl.handle.net/11368/2338253
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-68949203700
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Soggetti
  • High Energy Gamma-ray...

  • Fermi satellite

  • Pulsars

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Data di acquisizione
Mar 28, 2024
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