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Article: Sensitivity of blind pulsar searches with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

TitleSensitivity of blind pulsar searches with the Fermi Large Area Telescope
Authors
KeywordsGamma Rays: Stars
Pulsars: General
Issue Date2011
PublisherInstitute of Physics Publishing, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://iopscience.iop.org/0004-637X/
Citation
Astrophysical Journal, 2011, v. 742 n. 2 How to Cite?
AbstractWe quantitatively establish the sensitivity to the detection of young to middle-aged, isolated, gamma-ray pulsars through blind searches of Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) data using a Monte Carlo simulation. We detail a sensitivity study of the time-differencing blind search code used to discover gamma-ray pulsars in the first year of observations. We simulate 10,000 pulsars across a broad parameter space and distribute them across the sky. We replicate the analysis in the Fermi LAT First Source Catalog to localize the sources, and the blind search analysis to find the pulsars. We analyze the results and discuss the effect of positional error and spin frequency on gamma-ray pulsar detections. Finally, we construct a formula to determine the sensitivity of the blind search and present a sensitivity map assuming a standard set of pulsar parameters. The results of this study can be applied to population studies and are useful in characterizing unidentified LAT sources. © 2011. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/188411
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2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.905
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dc.contributor.authorJohnson, RPen_US
dc.contributor.authorAtwood, WBen_US
dc.contributor.authorBelfiore, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorGrenier, IAen_US
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, TJen_US
dc.contributor.authorRazzano, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorSaz Parkinson, PMen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-03T04:05:36Z-
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dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.identifier.citationAstrophysical Journal, 2011, v. 742 n. 2en_US
dc.identifier.issn0004-637Xen_US
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dc.description.abstractWe quantitatively establish the sensitivity to the detection of young to middle-aged, isolated, gamma-ray pulsars through blind searches of Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) data using a Monte Carlo simulation. We detail a sensitivity study of the time-differencing blind search code used to discover gamma-ray pulsars in the first year of observations. We simulate 10,000 pulsars across a broad parameter space and distribute them across the sky. We replicate the analysis in the Fermi LAT First Source Catalog to localize the sources, and the blind search analysis to find the pulsars. We analyze the results and discuss the effect of positional error and spin frequency on gamma-ray pulsar detections. Finally, we construct a formula to determine the sensitivity of the blind search and present a sensitivity map assuming a standard set of pulsar parameters. The results of this study can be applied to population studies and are useful in characterizing unidentified LAT sources. © 2011. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherInstitute of Physics Publishing, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://iopscience.iop.org/0004-637X/en_US
dc.relation.ispartofAstrophysical Journalen_US
dc.subjectGamma Rays: Starsen_US
dc.subjectPulsars: Generalen_US
dc.titleSensitivity of blind pulsar searches with the Fermi Large Area Telescopeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1088/0004-637X/742/2/126en_US
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