Gamma radiation from PSR B1055-52

D. J. Thompson; M. Bailes; D. L. Bertsch; J. Cordes; N. D'Amico; J. A. Esposito; J. Finley; R. C. Hartman; W. Hermsen; G. Kanbach; V. M. Kaspi; D. A. Kniffen; L. Kuiper; Y. C. Lin; A. Lyne; R. Manchester; S. M. Matz; H. A. Mayer-Hasselwander; P. F. Michelson; P. L. Nolan; H. Ögelman; M. Pohl; P. V. Ramanamurthy; P. Sreekumar; O. Reimer; J. H. Taylor; M. Ulmer

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Gamma radiation from PSR B1055-52

D. J. Thompson^*, M. Bailes, D. L. Bertsch, J. Cordes, N. D'Amico, J. A. Esposito, J. Finley, R. C. Hartman, W. Hermsen, G. Kanbach, V. M. Kaspi, D. A. Kniffen, L. Kuiper, Y. C. Lin, A. Lyne, R. Manchester, S. M. Matz, H. A. Mayer-Hasselwander, P. F. Michelson, P. L. NolanH. Ögelman, M. Pohl, P. V. Ramanamurthy, P. Sreekumar, O. Reimer, J. H. Taylor, M. Ulmer

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Abstract

The telescopes on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO) have observed PSR B1055-52 a number of times between 1991 and 1998. From these data a more detailed picture of the gamma radiation from this source has been developed, showing several characteristics that distinguish this pulsar: the light curve is complex; there is no detectable unpulsed emission; the energy spectrum is flat, with no evidence of a sharp high-energy cutoff up to greater than 4 GeV. Comparisons of the gamma-ray data with observations at longer wavelengths show that no two of the known gamma-ray pulsars have quite the same characteristics; this diversity makes interpretation in terms of theoretical models difficult.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	297-306
Number of pages	10
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	516
Issue number	1 PART 1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/307083
State	Published - May 1 1999

Keywords

Gamma rays: observations
Pulsars: individual (PSR B1055-52)

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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Thompson, D. J., Bailes, M., Bertsch, D. L., Cordes, J., D'Amico, N., Esposito, J. A., Finley, J., Hartman, R. C., Hermsen, W., Kanbach, G., Kaspi, V. M., Kniffen, D. A., Kuiper, L., Lin, Y. C., Lyne, A., Manchester, R., Matz, S. M., Mayer-Hasselwander, H. A., Michelson, P. F., ... Ulmer, M. (1999). Gamma radiation from PSR B1055-52. Astrophysical Journal, 516(1 PART 1), 297-306. https://doi.org/10.1086/307083

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