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Article: A model of unpulsed gamma rays from the crab pulsar

TitleA model of unpulsed gamma rays from the crab pulsar
Authors
KeywordsGamma Rays: Theory
Pulsars: Individual (Crab Nebula)
Radiation Mechanisms: Miscellaneous
Supernova Remnants
Issue Date1993
PublisherInstitute of Physics Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://iopscience.iop.org/2041-8205
Citation
Astrophysical Journal Letters, 1993, v. 413 n. 2, p. 694-699 How to Cite?
AbstractWe study the possibility that the unpulsed gamma rays in the energy range of 100 MeV-10 GeV from the direction of the Crab Nebula and pulsar are actually emitted from a region extending to a couple of light cylinder radii from the pulsar instead of from the extensive nebula. In our model, two pulsed photon beams from two different outer gaps cross each other beyond the light cylinder and result in pair production. Since the pitch angles of these pairs do not correlate with the local magnetic field, and the typical mean free path for pair production is comparable to the local radius of curvature, the subsequent synchrotron radiation and inverse Compton scattering produce unpulsed X-rays and gamma rays, respectively.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/174909
ISSN
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2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.766
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dc.contributor.authorCheung, WMen_US
dc.contributor.authorCheng, KSen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-11-26T08:48:04Z-
dc.date.available2012-11-26T08:48:04Z-
dc.date.issued1993en_US
dc.identifier.citationAstrophysical Journal Letters, 1993, v. 413 n. 2, p. 694-699en_US
dc.identifier.issn2041-8205en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/174909-
dc.description.abstractWe study the possibility that the unpulsed gamma rays in the energy range of 100 MeV-10 GeV from the direction of the Crab Nebula and pulsar are actually emitted from a region extending to a couple of light cylinder radii from the pulsar instead of from the extensive nebula. In our model, two pulsed photon beams from two different outer gaps cross each other beyond the light cylinder and result in pair production. Since the pitch angles of these pairs do not correlate with the local magnetic field, and the typical mean free path for pair production is comparable to the local radius of curvature, the subsequent synchrotron radiation and inverse Compton scattering produce unpulsed X-rays and gamma rays, respectively.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherInstitute of Physics Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://iopscience.iop.org/2041-8205en_US
dc.relation.ispartofAstrophysical Journal Lettersen_US
dc.subjectGamma Rays: Theoryen_US
dc.subjectPulsars: Individual (Crab Nebula)en_US
dc.subjectRadiation Mechanisms: Miscellaneousen_US
dc.subjectSupernova Remnantsen_US
dc.titleA model of unpulsed gamma rays from the crab pulsaren_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.emailCheng, KS: hrspksc@hkucc.hku.hken_US
dc.identifier.authorityCheng, KS=rp00675en_US
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dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-12044252221en_US
dc.identifier.volume413en_US
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.spage694en_US
dc.identifier.epage699en_US
dc.identifier.isiWOS:A1993LT20000023-
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdomen_US
dc.identifier.scopusauthoridCheung, WM=7202743069en_US
dc.identifier.scopusauthoridCheng, KS=9745798500en_US
dc.identifier.issnl2041-8205-

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