Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Feb 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992nascp3137..237c&link_type=abstract
In NASA. Goddard Space Flight Center, The Compton Observatory Science Workshop p 237-244 (SEE N92-21874 12-90)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Electrons, Gamma Rays, Light Curve, Polar Caps, Pulsar Magnetospheres, Radiation Sources, Stellar Spectra, Gamma Ray Astronomy, Gamma Ray Observatory, Perturbation, Pulsars, Radio Observation, Synchrotron Radiation, Vacuum, Visual Observation
Scientific paper
The production is studied of pulsar gamma rays by energetic electrons flowing in the open field region above pulsar polar caps. The propagation was followed of curvature radiation from primary electrons, as well as hard synchrotron radiation generated by secondary pairs, through the pulsar magnetosphere for vacuum dipole open field geometries. Using data from radio and optical observations, models were constructed for the specific geometries and viewing angles appropriate to particular pulsars. These detailed models produce normalized spectra above 10 MeV, pulse profiles, beaming fractions and phase resolved spectra appropriate for direct comparison with COS-B and GRO data. Models are given for the Crab, Vela, and other potentially detectable pulsars; general agreement with existing data is good, although perturbations to the simplified models are needed for close matches. The calculations were extended to the millisecond pulsar range, which allows the production of predictions for the flux and spectra of populations of recycled pulsars and search strategies are pointed out.
Chiang James
Romani Roger W.
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