Search for fast galactic gamma ray pulsars

P. Hertz, J. E. Grove, J. D. Kurfess, W. N. Johnson, M. S. Strickman, S. Matz, M. P. Ulmer

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Abstract

We have undertaken a program to search for fast gamma ray pulsars (P < 1 s) in OSSE observations of the galactic center, galactic plane, LMC, and selected sources. We have used search strategies optimized for both isolated and binary pulsars. Applied to OSSE observations, these techniques are sensitive to isolated Crab pulsars at the galactic center and binary Crab pulsars in the local spiral arms. To date we have searched for pulsations from (i) known fast pulsars PSR1613-509 in RCW 103 and PSR0540-693 in the LMC, (ii) the gamma ray transient GRO J0422+32 and SN87A in the LMC, (iii) isolated pulsars in the galactic center, LMC, and galactic plane fields in Cygnus and Carina, and (iv) binary pulsars in these same fields. No pulsations have been detected at frequencies between 1 Hz and 4 kHz, with pulse fraction limits as low as 0.1% of total received count rate.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationCompton Gamma-Ray Observatory
EditorsNeil Gehrels, Michael W. Friedlander, Daryl J. Macomb
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
Pages238-242
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)1563961040
DOIs
StatePublished - 1993
EventCompton Symposium - St. Louis, United States
Duration: Oct 15 1992Oct 17 1992

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume280
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

ConferenceCompton Symposium
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySt. Louis
Period10/15/9210/17/92

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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