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

Abdo AA, Ackermann M, Ajello M, Anderson B, Atwood WB, Axelsson M, Baldini L, Ballet J, Barbiellini G, Baring MG, Bastieri D, Baughman BM, Bechtol K, Bellazzini R, Berenji B, Bignami GF, Blandford RD, Bloom ED, Bonamente E, Borgland AW, Bregeon J, Brez A, Brigida M, Bruel P, Burnett TH, Caliandro GA, Cameron RA, Caraveo PA, Casandjian JM, Cecchi C, Celik O, Chekhtman A, Cheung CC, Chiang J, Ciprini S, Claus R, Cohen-Tanugi J, Conrad J, Cutini S, Dermer CD, De Angelis A, De Luca A, De Palma F, Digel SW, Dormody M, Do Couto E Silva E, Drell PS, Dubois R, Dumora D, Farnier C, Favuzzi C, Fegan SJ, Fukazawa Y, Funk S, Fusco P, Gargano F, Gasparrini D, Gehrels N, Germani S, Giebels B, Giglietto N, Giommi P, Giordano F, Glanzman T, Godfrey G, Grenier IA, Grondin MH, Grove JE, Guillemot L, Guiriec S, Gwon C, Hanabata Y, Harding AK, Hayashida M, Hays E, Hughes RE, Johannesson G, Johnson RP, Johnson TJ, Johnson WN, Kamae T, Katagiri H, Kataoka J, Kawai N, Kerr M, Knoedlseder J, Kocian ML, Kuss MW, Lande J, Latronico L, Lemoine-Goumard M, Longo F, Loparco F, Lott B, Lovellette MN, Lubrano P, Madejski GM, Makeev A, Marelli M, Mazziotta MN, Mcconville W, Mcenery JE, Meurer C, Michelson PF, Mitthumsiri W, Mizuno T, Monte C, Monzani ME, Morselli A, Moskalenko IV, Murgia S, Nolan PL, Norris JP, Nuss E, Ohsugi T, Omodei N, Orlando E, Ormes JF, Paneque D, Parent D, Pelassa V, Pepe M, Pesce-Rollins M, Pierbattista M, Piron F, Porter TA, Primack JR, Raino S, Rando R, Ray PS, Razzano M, Rea N, Reimer A, Reimer O, Reposeur T, Ritz S, Rochester LS, Rodriguez AY, Romani RW, Ryde F, Sadrozinski HFW, Sanchez D, Sander A, Parkinson PMS, Scargle JD, Sgro C, Siskind EJ, Smith DA, Smith PD, Spandre G, Spinelli P, Starck JL, Strickman MS, Suson DJ, Tajima H, Takahashi HH, Takahashi T, Tanaka T, Thayer JG, Thompson DJ, Tibaldo L, Tibolla O, Torres DF, Tosti G, Tramacere A, Uchiyama Y, Usher TL, Van Etten A, Vasileiou V, Vilchez N, Vitale V, Waite AP, Wang P, Watters K, Winer BL, Wolff MT, Wood KS, Ylinen T, Ziegler M (2009)


Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2009

Journal

Book Volume: 325

Pages Range: 840-844

Journal Issue: 5942

DOI: 10.1126/science.1175558

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.

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Rice University US United States (USA) (US) Ohio State University US United States (USA) (US) U.S. Naval Research Laboratory US United States (USA) (US) Stanford University US United States (USA) (US) University of California Santa Cruz US United States (USA) (US) The Oskar Klein Centre SE Sweden (SE) National Institute for Nuclear Physics / Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) IT Italy (IT) University of Paris 7 - Denis Diderot / Université Paris VII Denis Diderot FR France (FR) Istituto Universitario Di Studi Superiori Di Pavia IT Italy (IT) University of Bari Aldo Moro / Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro IT Italy (IT) École Polytechnique - Université Paris-Saclay FR France (FR) University of Washington US United States (USA) (US) National Institute for Astrophysics / Istituto Nazionale Astrofisica (INAF) IT Italy (IT) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) US United States (USA) (US) George Mason University US United States (USA) (US) University of Montpellier / Université Montpellier FR France (FR) Italian Space Agency / Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) IT Italy (IT) University of Udine / Università degli Studi di Udine IT Italy (IT) Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux-Gradignan (CENBG) FR France (FR) Hiroshima University JP Japan (JP) Waseda University / 早稲田大学 JP Japan (JP) Riken Institute of Physical and Chemical Research / 理研 JP Japan (JP) Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier FR France (FR) University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) US United States (USA) (US) University of Denver US United States (USA) (US) Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (MPE) / Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics DE Germany (DE) Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy NL Netherlands (NL) Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC) ES Spain (ES) NYCB Real-Time Computing, Inc. US United States (USA) (US) Japan Aerospace eXploration Agency (JAXA) JP Japan (JP) Purdue University Northwest / Purdue University Calumet US United States (USA) (US) Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik (MPIK) / Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics DE Germany (DE)

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APA:

Abdo, A.A., Ackermann, M., Ajello, M., Anderson, B., Atwood, W.B., Axelsson, M.,... Ziegler, M. (2009). Detection of 16 Gamma-Ray Pulsars Through Blind Frequency Searches Using the Fermi LAT. Science, 325(5942), 840-844. https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1175558

MLA:

Abdo, A. A., et al. "Detection of 16 Gamma-Ray Pulsars Through Blind Frequency Searches Using the Fermi LAT." Science 325.5942 (2009): 840-844.

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