Discovery of pulsed γ-rays from PSR J0034-0534 with the fermi large area telescope: A case for co-located radio and γ-ray emission regions

A. A. Abdo; M. Ackermann; M. Ajello; A. Allafort; L. Baldini; J. Ballet; G. Barbiellini; D. Bastieri; K. Bechtol; R. Bellazzini; B. Berenji; R. D. Blandford; E. D. Bloom; E. Bonamente; A. W. Borgland; A. Bouvier; J. Bregeon; A. Brez; M. Brigida; P. Bruel; T. H. Burnett; S. Buson; G. A. Caliandro; R. A. Cameron; F. Camilo; P. A. Caraveo; S. Carrigan; J. M. Casandjian; C. Cecchi; Ö Çelik; A. Chekhtman; C. C. Cheung; J. Chiang; S. Ciprini; R. Claus; I. Cognard; J. Cohen-Tanugi; J. Conrad; R. Corbet; M. E. Decesar; C. D. Dermer; G. Desvignes; A. De Angelis; F. De Palma; S. W. Digel; M. Dormody; E. Do Couto E Silva; P. S. Drell; R. Dubois; D. Dumora; C. Espinoza; C. Farnier; C. Favuzzi; S. J. Fegan; W. B. Focke; M. Frailis; P. C.C. Freire; Y. Fukazawa; S. Funk; P. Fusco; F. Gargano; D. Gasparrini; N. Gehrels; S. Germani; G. Giavitto; N. Giglietto; F. Giordano; T. Glanzman; G. Godfrey; I. A. Grenier; M. H. Grondin; J. E. Grove; L. Guillemot; S. Guiriec; D. Hadasch; A. K. Harding; E. Hays; G. Hobbs; D. Horan; R. E. Hughes; G. Jóhannesson; A. S. Johnson; T. J. Johnson; W. N. Johnson; S. Johnston; T. Kamae; H. Katagiri; J. Kataoka; N. Kawai; M. Kerr; J. Knödlseder; M. Kramer; M. Kuss; J. Lande; L. Latronico; M. Lemoine-Goumard; M. Llena Garde; F. Longo; F. Loparco; B. Lott; M. N. Lovellette; P. Lubrano; A. G. Lyne; A. Makeev; R. N. Manchester; M. Marelli; M. N. Mazziotta; W. McConville; J. E. McEnery; S. McGlynn; C. Meurer; P. F. Michelson; W. Mitthumsiri; T. Mizuno; A. A. Moiseev; C. Monte; M. E. Monzani; A. Morselli; I. V. Moskalenko; S. Murgia; P. L. Nolan; J. P. Norris; A. Noutsos; E. Nuss; T. Ohsugi; N. Omodei; E. Orlando; J. F. Ormes; M. Ozaki; D. Paneque; J. H. Panetta; D. Parent; V. Pelassa; M. Pepe; M. Pesce-Rollins; M. Pierbattista; F. Piron; T. A. Porter; S. Rainò; R. Rando; S. M. Ransom; M. Razzano; A. Reimer; O. Reimer; T. Reposeur; J. Ripken; S. Ritz; L. S. Rochester; A. Y. Rodriguez; R. W. Romani; M. Roth; F. Ryde; H. F.W. Sadrozinski; A. Sander; P. M.Saz Parkinson; J. D. Scargle; C. Sgrò; E. J. Siskind; D. A. Smith; P. D. Smith; G. Spandre; P. Spinelli; B. W. Stappers; J. L. Starck; M. S. Strickman; D. J. Suson; H. Takahashi; T. Tanaka; J. B. Thayer; J. G. Thayer; G. Theureau; D. J. Thompson; S. E. Thorsett; L. Tibaldo; D. F. Torres; G. Tosti; A. Tramacere; T. L. Usher; A. Vanetten; V. Vasileiou; C. Venter; N. Vilchez; V. Vitale; A. P. Waite; E. Wallace; P. Wang; P. Weltevrede; B. L. Winer; K. S. Wood; T. Ylinen; M. Ziegler

doi:10.1088/0004-637X/712/2/957

Discovery of pulsed γ-rays from PSR J0034-0534 with the fermi large area telescope: A case for co-located radio and γ-ray emission regions

A. A. Abdo, M. Ackermann, M. Ajello, A. Allafort, L. Baldini, J. Ballet, G. Barbiellini, D. Bastieri, K. Bechtol, R. Bellazzini, B. Berenji, R. D. Blandford, E. D. Bloom, E. Bonamente, A. W. Borgland, A. Bouvier, J. Bregeon, A. Brez, M. Brigida, P. BruelT. H. Burnett, S. Buson, G. A. Caliandro, R. A. Cameron, F. Camilo, P. A. Caraveo, S. Carrigan, J. M. Casandjian, C. Cecchi, Ö Çelik, A. Chekhtman, C. C. Cheung, J. Chiang, S. Ciprini, R. Claus, I. Cognard, J. Cohen-Tanugi, J. Conrad, R. Corbet, M. E. Decesar, C. D. Dermer, G. Desvignes, A. De Angelis, F. De Palma, S. W. Digel, M. Dormody, E. Do Couto E Silva, P. S. Drell, R. Dubois, D. Dumora, C. Espinoza, C. Farnier, C. Favuzzi, S. J. Fegan, W. B. Focke, M. Frailis, P. C.C. Freire, Y. Fukazawa, S. Funk, P. Fusco, F. Gargano, D. Gasparrini, N. Gehrels, S. Germani, G. Giavitto, N. Giglietto, F. Giordano, T. Glanzman, G. Godfrey, I. A. Grenier, M. H. Grondin, J. E. Grove, L. Guillemot, S. Guiriec, D. Hadasch, A. K. Harding, E. Hays, G. Hobbs, D. Horan, R. E. Hughes, G. Jóhannesson, A. S. Johnson, T. J. Johnson, W. N. Johnson, S. Johnston, T. Kamae, H. Katagiri, J. Kataoka, N. Kawai, M. Kerr, J. Knödlseder, M. Kramer, M. Kuss, J. Lande, L. Latronico, M. Lemoine-Goumard, M. Llena Garde, F. Longo, F. Loparco, B. Lott, M. N. Lovellette, P. Lubrano, A. G. Lyne, A. Makeev, R. N. Manchester, M. Marelli, M. N. Mazziotta, W. McConville, J. E. McEnery, S. McGlynn, C. Meurer, P. F. Michelson, W. Mitthumsiri, T. Mizuno, A. A. Moiseev, C. Monte, M. E. Monzani, A. Morselli, I. V. Moskalenko, S. Murgia, P. L. Nolan, J. P. Norris, A. Noutsos, E. Nuss, T. Ohsugi, N. Omodei, E. Orlando, J. F. Ormes, M. Ozaki, D. Paneque, J. H. Panetta, D. Parent, V. Pelassa, M. Pepe, M. Pesce-Rollins, M. Pierbattista, F. Piron, T. A. Porter, S. Rainò, R. Rando, S. M. Ransom, M. Razzano, A. Reimer, O. Reimer, T. Reposeur, J. Ripken, S. Ritz, L. S. Rochester, A. Y. Rodriguez, R. W. Romani, M. Roth, F. Ryde, H. F.W. Sadrozinski, A. Sander, P. M.Saz Parkinson, J. D. Scargle, C. Sgrò, E. J. Siskind, D. A. Smith, P. D. Smith, G. Spandre, P. Spinelli, B. W. Stappers, J. L. Starck, M. S. Strickman, D. J. Suson, H. Takahashi, T. Tanaka, J. B. Thayer, J. G. Thayer, G. Theureau, D. J. Thompson, S. E. Thorsett, L. Tibaldo, D. F. Torres, G. Tosti, A. Tramacere, T. L. Usher, A. Vanetten, V. Vasileiou, C. Venter, N. Vilchez, V. Vitale, A. P. Waite, E. Wallace, P. Wang, P. Weltevrede, B. L. Winer, K. S. Wood, T. Ylinen, M. Ziegler

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Abstract

Millisecond pulsars (MSPs) have been firmly established as a class of γ-ray emitters via the detection of pulsations above 0.1GeV from eight MSPs by the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT). Using 13 months of LAT data, significant γ-ray pulsations at the radio period have been detected from the MSP PSR J0034-0534, making it the ninth clear MSP detection by the LAT. The γ-ray light curve shows two peaks separated by 0.274 ± 0.015 in phase which are very nearly aligned with the radio peaks, a phenomenon seen only in the Crab pulsar until now. The ≥0.1GeV spectrum of this pulsar is well fit by an exponentially cutoff power law with a cutoff energy of 1.8 ± 0.6 ± 0.1GeV and a photon index of 1.5 ± 0.2 ± 0.1, first errors are statistical and second are systematic. The near-alignment of the radio and γ-ray peaks strongly suggests that the radio and γ-ray emission regions are co-located and both are the result of caustic formation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	957-963
Number of pages	7
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	712
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/712/2/957
Publication status	Published - 2010

Keywords

Gamma rays: general
Pulsars: general
Pulsars: individual (PSR J0034?0534)

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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Abdo, A. A., Ackermann, M., Ajello, M., Allafort, A., Baldini, L., Ballet, J., Barbiellini, G., Bastieri, D., Bechtol, K., Bellazzini, R., Berenji, B., Blandford, R. D., Bloom, E. D., Bonamente, E., Borgland, A. W., Bouvier, A., Bregeon, J., Brez, A., Brigida, M., ... Ziegler, M. (2010). Discovery of pulsed γ-rays from PSR J0034-0534 with the fermi large area telescope: A case for co-located radio and γ-ray emission regions. Astrophysical Journal, 712(2), 957-963. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/712/2/957

Abdo, AA, Ackermann, M, Ajello, M, Allafort, A, Baldini, L, Ballet, J, Barbiellini, G, Bastieri, D, Bechtol, K, Bellazzini, R, Berenji, B, Blandford, RD, Bloom, ED, Bonamente, E, Borgland, AW, Bouvier, A, Bregeon, J, Brez, A, Brigida, M, Bruel, P, Burnett, TH, Buson, S, Caliandro, GA, Cameron, RA, Camilo, F, Caraveo, PA, Carrigan, S, Casandjian, JM, Cecchi, C, Çelik, Ö, Chekhtman, A, Cheung, CC, Chiang, J, Ciprini, S, Claus, R, Cognard, I, Cohen-Tanugi, J, Conrad, J, Corbet, R, Decesar, ME, Dermer, CD, Desvignes, G, De Angelis, A, De Palma, F, Digel, SW, Dormody, M, Do Couto E Silva, E, Drell, PS, Dubois, R, Dumora, D, Espinoza, C, Farnier, C, Favuzzi, C, Fegan, SJ, Focke, WB, Frailis, M, Freire, PCC, Fukazawa, Y, Funk, S, Fusco, P, Gargano, F, Gasparrini, D, Gehrels, N, Germani, S, Giavitto, G, Giglietto, N, Giordano, F, Glanzman, T, Godfrey, G, Grenier, IA, Grondin, MH, Grove, JE, Guillemot, L, Guiriec, S, Hadasch, D, Harding, AK, Hays, E, Hobbs, G, Horan, D, Hughes, RE, Jóhannesson, G, Johnson, AS, Johnson, TJ, Johnson, WN, Johnston, S, Kamae, T, Katagiri, H, Kataoka, J, Kawai, N, Kerr, M, Knödlseder, J, Kramer, M, Kuss, M, Lande, J, Latronico, L, Lemoine-Goumard, M, Garde, ML, Longo, F, Loparco, F, Lott, B, Lovellette, MN, Lubrano, P, Lyne, AG, Makeev, A, Manchester, RN, Marelli, M, Mazziotta, MN, McConville, W, McEnery, JE, McGlynn, S, Meurer, C, Michelson, PF, Mitthumsiri, W, Mizuno, T, Moiseev, AA, Monte, C, Monzani, ME, Morselli, A, Moskalenko, IV, Murgia, S, Nolan, PL, Norris, JP, Noutsos, A, Nuss, E, Ohsugi, T, Omodei, N, Orlando, E, Ormes, JF, Ozaki, M, Paneque, D, Panetta, JH, Parent, D, Pelassa, V, Pepe, M, Pesce-Rollins, M, Pierbattista, M, Piron, F, Porter, TA, Rainò, S, Rando, R, Ransom, SM, Razzano, M, Reimer, A, Reimer, O, Reposeur, T, Ripken, J, Ritz, S, Rochester, LS, Rodriguez, AY, Romani, RW, Roth, M, Ryde, F, Sadrozinski, HFW, Sander, A, Parkinson, PMS, Scargle, JD, Sgrò, C, Siskind, EJ, Smith, DA, Smith, PD, Spandre, G, Spinelli, P, Stappers, BW, Starck, JL, Strickman, MS, Suson, DJ, Takahashi, H, Tanaka, T, Thayer, JB, Thayer, JG, Theureau, G, Thompson, DJ, Thorsett, SE, Tibaldo, L, Torres, DF, Tosti, G, Tramacere, A, Usher, TL, Vanetten, A, Vasileiou, V, Venter, C, Vilchez, N, Vitale, V, Waite, AP, Wallace, E, Wang, P, Weltevrede, P, Winer, BL, Wood, KS, Ylinen, T & Ziegler, M 2010, 'Discovery of pulsed γ-rays from PSR J0034-0534 with the fermi large area telescope: A case for co-located radio and γ-ray emission regions', Astrophysical Journal, vol. 712, no. 2, pp. 957-963. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/712/2/957

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AU - Ajello, M.

AU - Allafort, A.

AU - Baldini, L.

AU - Ballet, J.

AU - Barbiellini, G.

AU - Bastieri, D.

AU - Bechtol, K.

AU - Bellazzini, R.

AU - Berenji, B.

AU - Blandford, R. D.

AU - Bloom, E. D.

AU - Bonamente, E.

AU - Borgland, A. W.

AU - Bouvier, A.

AU - Bregeon, J.

AU - Brez, A.

AU - Brigida, M.

AU - Bruel, P.

AU - Burnett, T. H.

AU - Buson, S.

AU - Caliandro, G. A.

AU - Cameron, R. A.

AU - Camilo, F.

AU - Caraveo, P. A.

AU - Carrigan, S.

AU - Casandjian, J. M.

AU - Cecchi, C.

AU - Çelik, Ö

AU - Chekhtman, A.

AU - Cheung, C. C.

AU - Chiang, J.

AU - Ciprini, S.

AU - Claus, R.

AU - Cognard, I.

AU - Cohen-Tanugi, J.

AU - Conrad, J.

AU - Corbet, R.

AU - Decesar, M. E.

AU - Dermer, C. D.

AU - Desvignes, G.

AU - De Angelis, A.

AU - De Palma, F.

AU - Digel, S. W.

AU - Dormody, M.

AU - Do Couto E Silva, E.

AU - Drell, P. S.

AU - Dubois, R.

AU - Dumora, D.

AU - Espinoza, C.

AU - Farnier, C.

AU - Favuzzi, C.

AU - Fegan, S. J.

AU - Focke, W. B.

AU - Frailis, M.

AU - Freire, P. C.C.

AU - Fukazawa, Y.

AU - Funk, S.

AU - Fusco, P.

AU - Gargano, F.

AU - Gasparrini, D.

AU - Gehrels, N.

AU - Germani, S.

AU - Giavitto, G.

AU - Giglietto, N.

AU - Giordano, F.

AU - Glanzman, T.

AU - Godfrey, G.

AU - Grenier, I. A.

AU - Grondin, M. H.

AU - Grove, J. E.

AU - Guillemot, L.

AU - Guiriec, S.

AU - Hadasch, D.

AU - Harding, A. K.

AU - Hays, E.

AU - Hobbs, G.

AU - Horan, D.

AU - Hughes, R. E.

AU - Jóhannesson, G.

AU - Johnson, A. S.

AU - Johnson, T. J.

AU - Johnson, W. N.

AU - Johnston, S.

AU - Kamae, T.

AU - Katagiri, H.

AU - Kataoka, J.

AU - Kawai, N.

AU - Kerr, M.

AU - Knödlseder, J.

AU - Kramer, M.

AU - Kuss, M.

AU - Lande, J.

AU - Latronico, L.

AU - Lemoine-Goumard, M.

AU - Garde, M. Llena

AU - Longo, F.

AU - Loparco, F.

AU - Lott, B.

AU - Lovellette, M. N.

AU - Lubrano, P.

AU - Lyne, A. G.

AU - Makeev, A.

AU - Manchester, R. N.

AU - Marelli, M.

AU - Mazziotta, M. N.

AU - McConville, W.

AU - McEnery, J. E.

AU - McGlynn, S.

AU - Meurer, C.

AU - Michelson, P. F.

AU - Mitthumsiri, W.

AU - Mizuno, T.

AU - Moiseev, A. A.

AU - Monte, C.

AU - Monzani, M. E.

AU - Morselli, A.

AU - Moskalenko, I. V.

AU - Murgia, S.

AU - Nolan, P. L.

AU - Norris, J. P.

AU - Noutsos, A.

AU - Nuss, E.

AU - Ohsugi, T.

AU - Omodei, N.

AU - Orlando, E.

AU - Ormes, J. F.

AU - Ozaki, M.

AU - Paneque, D.

AU - Panetta, J. H.

AU - Parent, D.

AU - Pelassa, V.

AU - Pepe, M.

AU - Pesce-Rollins, M.

AU - Pierbattista, M.

AU - Piron, F.

AU - Porter, T. A.

AU - Rainò, S.

AU - Rando, R.

AU - Ransom, S. M.

AU - Razzano, M.

AU - Reimer, A.

AU - Reimer, O.

AU - Reposeur, T.

AU - Ripken, J.

AU - Ritz, S.

AU - Rochester, L. S.

AU - Rodriguez, A. Y.

AU - Romani, R. W.

AU - Roth, M.

AU - Ryde, F.

AU - Sadrozinski, H. F.W.

AU - Sander, A.

AU - Parkinson, P. M.Saz

AU - Scargle, J. D.

AU - Sgrò, C.

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AU - Vilchez, N.

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AU - Waite, A. P.

AU - Wallace, E.

AU - Wang, P.

AU - Weltevrede, P.

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AU - Ylinen, T.

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PY - 2010

Y1 - 2010

N2 - Millisecond pulsars (MSPs) have been firmly established as a class of γ-ray emitters via the detection of pulsations above 0.1GeV from eight MSPs by the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT). Using 13 months of LAT data, significant γ-ray pulsations at the radio period have been detected from the MSP PSR J0034-0534, making it the ninth clear MSP detection by the LAT. The γ-ray light curve shows two peaks separated by 0.274 ± 0.015 in phase which are very nearly aligned with the radio peaks, a phenomenon seen only in the Crab pulsar until now. The ≥0.1GeV spectrum of this pulsar is well fit by an exponentially cutoff power law with a cutoff energy of 1.8 ± 0.6 ± 0.1GeV and a photon index of 1.5 ± 0.2 ± 0.1, first errors are statistical and second are systematic. The near-alignment of the radio and γ-ray peaks strongly suggests that the radio and γ-ray emission regions are co-located and both are the result of caustic formation.

AB - Millisecond pulsars (MSPs) have been firmly established as a class of γ-ray emitters via the detection of pulsations above 0.1GeV from eight MSPs by the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT). Using 13 months of LAT data, significant γ-ray pulsations at the radio period have been detected from the MSP PSR J0034-0534, making it the ninth clear MSP detection by the LAT. The γ-ray light curve shows two peaks separated by 0.274 ± 0.015 in phase which are very nearly aligned with the radio peaks, a phenomenon seen only in the Crab pulsar until now. The ≥0.1GeV spectrum of this pulsar is well fit by an exponentially cutoff power law with a cutoff energy of 1.8 ± 0.6 ± 0.1GeV and a photon index of 1.5 ± 0.2 ± 0.1, first errors are statistical and second are systematic. The near-alignment of the radio and γ-ray peaks strongly suggests that the radio and γ-ray emission regions are co-located and both are the result of caustic formation.

KW - Gamma rays: general

KW - Pulsars: general

KW - Pulsars: individual (PSR J0034?0534)

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U2 - 10.1088/0004-637X/712/2/957

DO - 10.1088/0004-637X/712/2/957

M3 - Article

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SN - 0004-637X

VL - 712

SP - 957

EP - 963

JO - Astrophysical Journal

JF - Astrophysical Journal

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Discovery of pulsed γ-rays from PSR J0034-0534 with the fermi large area telescope: A case for co-located radio and γ-ray emission regions

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