VERITAS Observations of Pulsars

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Pulsars, Gamma-Ray Sources, Gamma-Ray Bursts, X- And Gamma-Ray Telescopes And Instrumentation, Neutron Stars

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The EGRET detector on board the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory detected pulsed emission from seven pulsars up to energies around 10 GeV. Despite numerous attempts, no pulsed emission has been observed by ground-based gamma-ray telescopes operating above ~100 GeV. A pulsed emission cut-off necessarily lies between. Any detection of this cut-off has important implications for the models that attempt to explain pulsar emission. With the current generation of ground-based gamma-ray telescopes extending in energy below 100 GeV and with GLAST promising observations above 10 GeV, pulsars are promising targets for future gamma-ray observation. We discuss here the VERITAS program for pulsar observations, its progress to date, and methods to improve the sensitivity of VERITAS for gamma rays below 100 GeV.

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