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Conference Paper: Fermi-LAT searches for γ-ray pulsars
Title | Fermi-LAT searches for γ-ray pulsars |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Gamma Rays: Observations Pulsars: General |
Issue Date | 2012 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=IAU |
Citation | Proceedings Of The International Astronomical Union, 2012, v. 8 S291, p. 81-86 How to Cite? |
Abstract | The Large Area Telescope (LAT) on the Fermi satellite is the first γ-ray instrument to discover pulsars directly via their γ-ray emission. Roughly one third of the 117 γ-ray pulsars detected by the LAT in its first three years were discovered in blind searches of γ-ray data and most of these are undetectable with current radio telescopes. I review some of the key LAT results and highlight the specific challenges faced in γ-ray (compared to radio) searches, most of which stem from the long, sparse data sets and the broad, energy-dependent point-spread function (PSF) of the LAT. I discuss some ongoing LAT searches for γ-ray millisecond pulsars (MSPs) and γ-ray pulsars around the Galactic Center. Finally, I outline the prospects for future γ-ray pulsar discoveries as the LAT enters its extended mission phase, including advantages of a possible modification of the LAT observing profile. © 2013 International Astronomical Union. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/188517 |
ISSN | 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.121 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Saz Parkinson, PM | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-09-03T04:09:18Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2013-09-03T04:09:18Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Proceedings Of The International Astronomical Union, 2012, v. 8 S291, p. 81-86 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1743-9213 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/188517 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The Large Area Telescope (LAT) on the Fermi satellite is the first γ-ray instrument to discover pulsars directly via their γ-ray emission. Roughly one third of the 117 γ-ray pulsars detected by the LAT in its first three years were discovered in blind searches of γ-ray data and most of these are undetectable with current radio telescopes. I review some of the key LAT results and highlight the specific challenges faced in γ-ray (compared to radio) searches, most of which stem from the long, sparse data sets and the broad, energy-dependent point-spread function (PSF) of the LAT. I discuss some ongoing LAT searches for γ-ray millisecond pulsars (MSPs) and γ-ray pulsars around the Galactic Center. Finally, I outline the prospects for future γ-ray pulsar discoveries as the LAT enters its extended mission phase, including advantages of a possible modification of the LAT observing profile. © 2013 International Astronomical Union. | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Cambridge University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=IAU | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union | en_US |
dc.subject | Gamma Rays: Observations | en_US |
dc.subject | Pulsars: General | en_US |
dc.title | Fermi-LAT searches for γ-ray pulsars | en_US |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Saz Parkinson, PM: pablosp@hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Saz Parkinson, PM=rp01803 | en_US |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/S174392131202323X | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84876571685 | en_US |
dc.relation.references | http://www.scopus.com/mlt/select.url?eid=2-s2.0-84876571685&selection=ref&src=s&origin=recordpage | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 8 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | S291 | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | 81 | en_US |
dc.identifier.epage | 86 | en_US |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Saz Parkinson, PM=8948464400 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1743-9213 | - |