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Article: The fundamental plane of gamma-ray globular clusters

TitleThe fundamental plane of gamma-ray globular clusters
Authors
Hui, CYCheng, KSWang, YTam, PHTKong, AKHChernyshov, DODogiel, VA
KeywordsGamma rays: stars
Globular clusters: general
Pulsars: general
Stars: neutron
Issue Date2011
PublisherInstitute of Physics Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://iopscience.iop.org/2041-8205
Citation
Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2011, v. 726 n. 2 How to Cite?
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/726/2/100
AbstractWe have investigated the properties of a group of γ-ray-emitting globular clusters (GCs) that have recently been uncovered in our Galaxy. By correlating the observed γ-ray luminosity Lγwith various cluster properties, we probe the origin of the high-energy photons from these GCs. We report that Lγis positively correlated with the encounter rate Ãc and the metallicity [Fe/H], which places an intimate link between the γ-ray emission and the millisecond-pulsar population. We also find a tendency that Lγincreases with the energy densities of the soft photon at the cluster location. Furthermore, the two-dimensional regression analysis suggests that Lγ, soft-photon densities, and Ãc/[Fe/H] possibly span fundamental planes; this finding could potentially provide better predictions for the γ-ray properties of GCs. © 2011 The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/133264
ISSN
2041-8205
2023 Impact Factor: 8.8
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.766
ISI Accession Number ID
WOS:000285623600044
Funding AgencyGrant Number
Chungnam National University
Hong Kong governmentHKU700908P
RFBR08-02-00170-a
RP09N04
NSCRP09N04
National Science Council of the Republic of China (Taiwan)NSC96-2112-M007-037-MY3
Kenda Foundation
09-02-92000-HHC-a
Funding Information:

The authors thank Kinwah Wu and the anonymous referee forthe useful discussion and providing comments for improving the quality of this manuscript. C.Y.H. is supported by a research fund from Chungnam National University in 2010. K.S.C. is supported by a GRF grant from the Hong Kong government under HKU700908P. D.O.C. and V.A.D. are supported by the RFBR grant 08-02-00170-a, the NSC-RFBR Joint Research Project RP09N04, and 09-02-92000-HHC-a. A.K.H.K. is supported partly by the National Science Council of the Republic of China (Taiwan) through grant NSC96-2112-M007-037-MY3 and a Kenda Foundation Golden Jade Fellowship.

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dc.contributor.authorHui, CYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCheng, KSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWang, Yen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTam, PHTen_HK
dc.contributor.authorKong, AKHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChernyshov, DOen_HK
dc.contributor.authorDogiel, VAen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-06T08:34:42Z-
dc.date.available2011-05-06T08:34:42Z-
dc.date.issued2011en_HK
dc.identifier.citationAstrophysical Journal Letters, 2011, v. 726 n. 2en_HK
dc.identifier.issn2041-8205en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/133264-
dc.description.abstractWe have investigated the properties of a group of γ-ray-emitting globular clusters (GCs) that have recently been uncovered in our Galaxy. By correlating the observed γ-ray luminosity Lγwith various cluster properties, we probe the origin of the high-energy photons from these GCs. We report that Lγis positively correlated with the encounter rate Ãc and the metallicity [Fe/H], which places an intimate link between the γ-ray emission and the millisecond-pulsar population. We also find a tendency that Lγincreases with the energy densities of the soft photon at the cluster location. Furthermore, the two-dimensional regression analysis suggests that Lγ, soft-photon densities, and Ãc/[Fe/H] possibly span fundamental planes; this finding could potentially provide better predictions for the γ-ray properties of GCs. © 2011 The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.en_HK
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherInstitute of Physics Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://iopscience.iop.org/2041-8205en_HK
dc.relation.ispartofAstrophysical Journal Lettersen_HK
dc.rightsThe Astrophysical Journal. Copyright © Institute of Physics Publishing, Inc.-
dc.subjectGamma rays: starsen_HK
dc.subjectGlobular clusters: generalen_HK
dc.subjectPulsars: generalen_HK
dc.subjectStars: neutronen_HK
dc.titleThe fundamental plane of gamma-ray globular clustersen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.openurlhttp://library.hku.hk:4550/resserv?sid=HKU:IR&issn=0004-637X&volume=726&issue=2 article no. 100&spage=&epage=&date=2011&atitle=The+fundamental+plane+of+gamma-ray+globular+clusters-
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dc.identifier.volume726en_HK
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dc.identifier.scopusauthoridDogiel, VA=6603566238en_HK
dc.identifier.issnl2041-8205-

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