GRO: Red-shifted electron-positron annihilation gamma-rays from radiopulsars

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Acceleration (Physics), Crab Nebula, Gamma Rays, Magnetospheres, Neutron Stars, Positron Annihilation, Pulsars, Radio Stars, Red Shift, Light Curve, Nonthermal Radiation

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Reported red-shifted e(+) + e(-) yields gamma + gamma 511 keV gamma-rays from the Crab pulsar would, if ultimately confirmed, provide crucial clues about the structure of the powerful magnetospheric accelerator in that rapidly spinning gamma-ray pulsar. In an attempt to understand the origin of this component of the Crab pulsar's emission, we try to account for the following: (1) a flow of approximately 10 exp 40 e(+/-)/s into near the surface of the neutron star; (2) a relatively narrow annihilation line implying that the annihilating e(+/-) pairs probably had a velocity (along vector B) less than or approximately = 10-1c; and (3) a tentative light curve suggesting a doubly peaked structure different from that of the rest of the Crab pulsar's nonthermal radiation.

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