Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
May 2011
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011aas...21832004d&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #218, #320.04; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 43, 2011
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
The number of gamma-ray pulsars discovered in blind frequency searches of Fermi-LAT photon data raises the question of how many pulsars are in our Galaxy, as well as the pulsars' underlying energy and spatial distribution. By using a Galactic pulsar distribution (Faucher-Giguere et al. 2006) and assuming a pulse profile and spectrum similar to those previously detected in blind searches, along with an understanding of the sensitivity of the instrument to blind searches, we can estimate the underlying birth characteristics of pulsars. We present results on this detailed pulsar population study, including estimations of population size and initial spin-down energy distribution.
Dormody Michael
Fermi LAT Collaboration
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