Millisecond pulsar population in the Galactic center and high energy contributions

Details Millisecond pulsar population in the Galactic center and high energy contributions Millisecond pulsar population in the Galactic center and high energy contributions

2005-10-15

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0510461v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

6 pages, 2 figures, talk at The 2005 Lake Hanas International Pulsar Symposium, Aug 2-7 2005, to be published in ChJAA

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We propose that there possibly exists a population of millisecond pulsars in the Galactic center region. Millisecond pulsars (MSPs) could emit GeV gamma-rays through synchrotron-curvature radiation as predicted by outer gap models. In the same time, the compact wind nebulae around millisecond pulsars can emit X-rays though synchrotron radiation and TeV photons through inverse Compton processes. Besides, millisecond pulsar winds provide good candidates for the electron-positrons sources in the Galactic center. Therefore, we suggest that the millisecond pulsar population could contribute to the weak unidentified Chandra X-ray sources, the diffuse gamma-rays detected by EGRET, electron-positron annihilation lines and TeV photons detected by HESS toward the Galactic center.

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