Deep optical observations at the position of PSR1706-44 with the VLT-UT1

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1998-11-21

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9811349v1

Astron.Astrophys.343:L15,1999

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

4 pages A&A format (including 3 figures). Submitted to A&A

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We present optical data gathered by the VLT Test Camera in the V-band at the radio (interferometric) position of PSR1706-44. We find no optical counterpart to the pulsar in the VLT image. At a distance of 2.7 arcsec from a nearby bright star, the 3-sigma upper limit to the pulsar magnitude above the background is V = 25.5. Within an error circle of 1.0 arcsec the upper limit is degraded in the direction towards the star. At a distance < 2 arcsec from the star we can with confidence only claim an upper limit of V = 24.5. This is still several magnitudes fainter than previous estimates. The implications of the optical upper limit taken together with the high energy pulsed gamma-ray radiation for theoretical models of pulsar emission are discussed.

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