通过使用费米LAT的盲目频率搜索检测了16颗马射线脉冲星
A A Abdo1, M Ackermann, M Ajello
1Space Science Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA.
概括
费米大面积望远镜 (LAT) 通过寻找脉冲发现了16个新的马射线脉冲星. 这显著扩大了已知的马射线脉冲星的数量,有助于对中子星和超新星残留物的研究.
科学领域:
- 天文学 天文学
- 天体物理学 天体物理学
- 高能物理 高能物理
背景情况:
- 脉冲星是快速旋转的,高度磁化的中子星发射辐射.
- 已知有超过1800颗无线电脉冲星,但以前只观察到七颗发射马射线.
- 费米大面积望远镜 (LAT) 可以通过马射线脉冲精确定位中子星.
研究的目的:
- 通过使用LAT进行盲目频率搜索,报告检测到新的马射线脉冲星.
- 描述这些新发现的脉冲星及其与其他天文天体的联系.
主要方法:
- 来自费米大面积望远镜 (LAT) 的马射线数据的盲目频率搜索.
- 在电磁频谱中分析脉冲星脉冲.
- 检测到的马射线脉冲星与以前未识别的马射线源和超新星残骸的关联.
主要成果:
- 通过盲目频率搜索检测到16个新的马射线脉冲星.
- 大多数新的脉冲星都与未知的马射线源相吻合.
- 许多脉冲星与超新星残骸有关.
结论:
- 马射线脉冲星的直接检测是由费米-LAT.启用.
- 这些发现促进了对脉冲星发射机制的研究.
- 这些发现有助于理解人口统计,脉冲星风星云和超新星残余能量.
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