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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
earth and planetary sciences
The first fermi large area telescope catalog of gamma-ray pulsars
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, Volume 187, No. 2, Year 2010
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The dramatic increase in the number of known gamma-ray pulsars since the launch of the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (formerly GLAST) offers the first opportunity to study a sizable population of these high-energy objects. This catalog summarizes 46 high-confidence pulsed detections using the first six months of data taken by the Large Area Telescope (LAT), Fermi's main instrument. Sixteen previously unknown pulsars were discovered by searching for pulsed signals at the positions of bright gamma-ray sources seen with the LAT, or at the positions of objects suspected to be neutron stars based on observations at other wavelengths. The dimmest observed flux among these gamma-ray-selected pulsars is 6.0 × 10-8phcm-2s-1 (for E>100MeV). Pulsed gamma-ray emission was discovered from 24 known pulsars by using ephemerides (timing solutions) derived from monitoring radio pulsars. Eight of these new gamma-ray pulsars are millisecond pulsars. The dimmest observed flux among the radio-selected pulsars is 1.4 × 10 -8phcm-2s-1 (for E>100MeV). The remaining six gamma-ray pulsars were known since the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory mission, or before. The limiting flux for pulse detection is non-uniform over the sky owing to different background levels, especially near the Galactic plane. The pulsed energy spectra can be described by a power law with an exponential cutoff, with cutoff energies in the range 1-5GeV. The rotational energy-loss rate () of these neutron stars spans five decades, from 3 × 1033ergs-1 to 5 × 1038ergs-1, and the apparent efficiencies for conversion to gamma-ray emission range from 0.1% to unity, although distance uncertainties complicate efficiency estimates. The pulse shapes show substantial diversity, but roughly 75% of the gamma-ray pulse profiles have two peaks, separated by ≳0.2 of rotational phase. For most of the pulsars, gamma-ray emission appears to come mainly from the outer magnetosphere, while polar-cap emission remains plausible for a remaining few. Spatial associations imply that many of these pulsars power pulsar wind nebulae. Finally, these discoveries suggest that gamma-ray-selected young pulsars are born at a rate comparable to that of their radio-selected cousins and that the birthrate of all young gamma-ray-detected pulsars is a substantial fraction of the expected Galactic supernova rate. © 2010. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved..
Authors & Co-Authors
Abdo, Aous A.
United States, Washington, D.c.
U.s. Naval Research Laboratory
United States, Washington, D.c.
National Academy of Sciences
Ackermann, Markus
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Ajello, Marco
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Atwood, W. B.
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Axelsson, Magnus
Sweden, Stockholm
Stockholms Universitet
Sweden, Stockholm
Oskar Klein Centre
Baldini, Luca
Italy, Pisa
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Pisa
Ballet, Jean
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
Barbiellini, Guido
Italy, Trieste
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Trieste
Italy, Trieste
Università Degli Studi Di Trieste
Baring, Matthew G.
United States, Houston
Rice University
Bastieri, D.
Italy, Padua
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Padova
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Bechtol, Keith C.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Bellazzini, Ronaldo
Italy, Pisa
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Pisa
Berenji, B.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Blandford, Rogerd D.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Bloom, Elliott D.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Bonamente, Emanuele
Italy, Perugia
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Perugia
Italy, Perugia
Università Degli Studi Di Perugia
Borgland, Anders W.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Bregeon, Johan
Italy, Pisa
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Pisa
Brigida, Monica
Italy, Bari
Politecnico Di Bari
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Bruel, Philippe V.
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Burnett, Thompson H.
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Buson, Sara
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Caliandro, Giuseppe Andrea
Italy, Bari
Politecnico Di Bari
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Cameron, Robert A.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Camilo, Fernando
United States, New York
Columbia University
Caraveo, Patrizia A.
Italy, Milan
Inaf Istituto Di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Milan
Casandjian, Jean Marc
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
Cecchi, Claudia
Italy, Perugia
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Perugia
Italy, Perugia
Università Degli Studi Di Perugia
Çelik, Ö. Ö.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
United States, Baltimore
University of Maryland, Baltimore County Umbc
Charles, Eric
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Chekhtman, Alexandre
United States, Washington, D.c.
U.s. Naval Research Laboratory
United States, Fairfax
George Mason University
Cheung, Chi C.Teddy
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Chiang, James
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Ciprini, Stefano
Italy, Perugia
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Perugia
Italy, Perugia
Università Degli Studi Di Perugia
Claus, Richard
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Cognard, Ismaël
France, Orleans
Laboratoire de Physique et de Chimie de L'environnement et de L'espace Lpc2e
Cohen-Tanugi, Johann
France, Montpellier
Université de Montpellier
Cominsky, Lynn R.
United States, Rohnert Park
Sonoma State University
Conrad, Jan
Sweden, Stockholm
Oskar Klein Centre
Sweden, Stockholm
Stockholms Universitet
Corbet, Robin H.D.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
United States, Baltimore
University of Maryland, Baltimore County Umbc
Cutini, S.
Italy, Rome
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
den Hartog, Peter R.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Dermer, Charles Dennison
United States, Washington, D.c.
U.s. Naval Research Laboratory
De Angelis, Alessandro D.
Italy, Udine
Università Degli Studi Di Udine
De Luca, Andrea D.
Italy, Milan
Inaf Istituto Di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Milan
Italy, Pavia
Scuola Universitaria Superiore Iuss Di Pavia
de Palma, Francesco
Italy, Bari
Politecnico Di Bari
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Digel, Seth W.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
do Couto E Silva, Eduardo
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Drell, Persis S.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Dubois, Richard
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Dumora, Denis
France, Gradignan
Lp2i - Laboratoire de Physique Des Deux Infinis Bordeaux
Espinoza, Cristóbal M.
United Kingdom, Manchester
The University of Manchester
Farnier, Christian
France, Montpellier
Université de Montpellier
Favuzzi, Cecilia
Italy, Bari
Politecnico Di Bari
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Fegan, Stephen J.
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Ferrara, Elizabeth C.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Focke, Warren B.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Fortin, Pascal
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Frailis, Marco
Italy, Udine
Università Degli Studi Di Udine
Freire, Paulo C.C.
Puerto Rico, Arecibo
National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center Arecibo Observatory
Fukazawa, Yasushi
Japan, Higashihiroshima
Hiroshima University
Funk, Stefan
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Fusco, Piergiorgio G.
Italy, Bari
Politecnico Di Bari
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Gargano, Fabio
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Gasparrini, Dario
Italy, Rome
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
Gehrels, Neil C.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
United States, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
Germani, Stefano
Italy, Perugia
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Perugia
Italy, Perugia
Università Degli Studi Di Perugia
Giavitto, Gianluca
Italy, Trieste
Università Degli Studi Di Trieste
Giebels, Berrie
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Giglietto, Nicola
Italy, Bari
Politecnico Di Bari
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Giommi, Paolo
Italy, Rome
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
Giordano, Francesco
Italy, Bari
Politecnico Di Bari
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Glanzman, Thomas
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Godfrey, Gary L.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Gotthelf, Eric V.G.
United States, New York
Columbia University
Grenier, Isabelle A.
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
Grondin, Marie Hélène
France, Gradignan
Lp2i - Laboratoire de Physique Des Deux Infinis Bordeaux
Grove, J. Eric
United States, Washington, D.c.
U.s. Naval Research Laboratory
Guillemot, Lucas
France, Gradignan
Lp2i - Laboratoire de Physique Des Deux Infinis Bordeaux
Guiriec, Sylvain
United States, Huntsville
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Harding, Alice K.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Hayashida, Masaaki
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Hays, Elizabeth A.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Hughes, Richard E.
United States, Columbus
The Ohio State University
Jóhannesson, Gudlaugur
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Johnson, Anthony S.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Johnson, Tyrel J.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
United States, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
Johnson, William Neil
United States, Washington, D.c.
U.s. Naval Research Laboratory
Johnston, Simon
Australia, Canberra
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Kamae, Tsuneyoshi
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Kanbach, Gottfried O.
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
Kaspi, Victoria M.
Canada, Montreal
Université Mcgill
Katagiri, Hideaki
Japan, Higashihiroshima
Hiroshima University
Kataoka, Jun
Japan, Tokyo
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Japan, Tokyo
Waseda University
Kawai, Nobuyuki
Japan, Tokyo
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Japan, Wako
Riken the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
Kerr, Matthew T.
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Kn̈odlseder, Jürgen
France, Toulouse
Université Toulouse Iii - Paul Sabatier
Kramer, Michael
United Kingdom, Manchester
The University of Manchester
Germany, Bonn
Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy
Kuss, Michael W.
Italy, Pisa
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Pisa
Lande, Joshua
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Latronico, Luca
Italy, Pisa
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Pisa
Lemoine-Goumard, Marianne
France, Gradignan
Lp2i - Laboratoire de Physique Des Deux Infinis Bordeaux
Livingstone, Margaret A.
Canada, Montreal
Université Mcgill
Longo, Francesco
Italy, Trieste
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Trieste
Italy, Trieste
Università Degli Studi Di Trieste
Loparco, Francesco
Italy, Bari
Politecnico Di Bari
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Lott, Benoît
France, Gradignan
Lp2i - Laboratoire de Physique Des Deux Infinis Bordeaux
Lovellette, Michael N.
United States, Washington, D.c.
U.s. Naval Research Laboratory
Lubrano, Pasquale
Italy, Perugia
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Perugia
Italy, Perugia
Università Degli Studi Di Perugia
Lyne, Andrew G.
United Kingdom, Manchester
The University of Manchester
Madejski, Grzegorz M.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Manchester, Richard N.
Australia, Canberra
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Mazziotta, Mario Nicola
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
McConville, William F.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
United States, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
McEnery, Julie E.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Michelson, Peter F.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Mineo, Teresa
Italy, Palermo
Inaf Istituto Di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica Di Palermo
Mitthumsiri, Warit
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Mizuno, Tsunefumi
Japan, Higashihiroshima
Hiroshima University
Moiseev, A. V.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
United States, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
Monzani, Maria Elena
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Morselli, Aldo
Italy, Rome
Università Degli Studi Di Roma Tor Vergata
Moskalenko, Igor V.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Murgia, Simona
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Nakamori, Takeshi
Japan, Tokyo
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Nolan, Patrick L.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Noutsos, Aristeidis
United Kingdom, Manchester
The University of Manchester
Nuss, Eric
France, Montpellier
Université de Montpellier
Ohsugi, Takashi
Japan, Higashihiroshima
Hiroshima University
Omodei, Nicola
Italy, Pisa
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Pisa
Orlando, E.
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
Ormes, Jonathan F.
United States, Denver
University of Denver
Paneque, David
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Parent, Damien
France, Gradignan
Lp2i - Laboratoire de Physique Des Deux Infinis Bordeaux
Pelassa, Vèronique
France, Montpellier
Université de Montpellier
Pesce-Rollins, Melissa
Italy, Pisa
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Pisa
Piron, Frédéric
France, Montpellier
Université de Montpellier
Porter, Troy A.
Italy, Trieste
Università Degli Studi Di Trieste
Rainó, Silvia
Italy, Bari
Politecnico Di Bari
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Rando, Riccardo
Italy, Padua
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Padova
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Ransom, Scott M.
United States, Charlottesville
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Ray, Paul S.
United States, Washington, D.c.
U.s. Naval Research Laboratory
Razzano, Massimiliano
Italy, Pisa
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Pisa
Rea, Nanda
Spain, Cerdanyola Del Valles
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Anton Pannekoek Instituut Voor Sterrenkunde
Reimer, Anita
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Austria, Innsbruck
Universität Innsbruck
Reimer, Olaf
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Austria, Innsbruck
Universität Innsbruck
Reposeur, Thierry
France, Gradignan
Lp2i - Laboratoire de Physique Des Deux Infinis Bordeaux
Ritz, Steven
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Rodríguez, Ana Y.
Spain, Cerdanyola Del Valles
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Romani, Roger W.R.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Sadrozinski, Hartmut F.W.
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Sánchez, David A.
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Saz-Parkinson, Pablo M.
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Scargle, Jefferey D.
United States, Moffett Field
Nasa Ames Research Center
Schalk, Terry L.
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Sgro', Carmelo
Italy, Pisa
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Pisa
Siskind, Eric J.
United States, Rocky Point
Nycb Realtime Computing Inc.
Smith, David A.
France, Gradignan
Lp2i - Laboratoire de Physique Des Deux Infinis Bordeaux
Spandre, G.
Italy, Pisa
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Pisa
Spinelli, Paolo
Italy, Bari
Politecnico Di Bari
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Stappers, Benjamin W.
United Kingdom, Manchester
The University of Manchester
Starck, Jean Luc
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
Striani, Edoardo
Italy, Rome
Università Degli Studi Di Roma Tor Vergata
Strickman, Mark S.
United States, Washington, D.c.
U.s. Naval Research Laboratory
Strong, Andrew W.
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
Suson, Daniel J.
United States, Westville
Purdue University Northwest
Tajima, Hiroyasu
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Takahashi, Hiromitsu
Japan, Higashihiroshima
Hiroshima University
Takahashi, Tadayuki
Japan, Chofu
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Thayer, Jana B.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Theureau, Gilles
France, Orleans
Laboratoire de Physique et de Chimie de L'environnement et de L'espace Lpc2e
Thompson, David J.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Thorsett, Stephen E.
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Tibaldo, Luigi
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
Italy, Padua
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Padova
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Tibolla, Omar
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Torres, Diego F.
Spain, Cerdanyola Del Valles
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Spain, Barcelona
Institució Catalana de Recerca I Estudis Avançats
Tosti, Gino
Italy, Perugia
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Perugia
Italy, Perugia
Università Degli Studi Di Perugia
Tramacere, Andrea
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Italy, Torino
Consorzio Interuniversitario Per la Fisica Spaziale Cifs
Uchiyama, Yasunobu
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Japan, Chofu
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Usher, Tracy L.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Venter, C.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Vilchez, Nicolas P.E.
France, Toulouse
Université Toulouse Iii - Paul Sabatier
Vitale, V.
Italy, Rome
Università Degli Studi Di Roma Tor Vergata
Waite, A. P.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Wang, Peng George
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Wang, Na
China, Beijing
National Astronomical Observatories Chinese Academy of Sciences
Weltevrede, Patrick
Australia, Canberra
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Wood, Kent S.
United States, Washington, D.c.
U.s. Naval Research Laboratory
Statistics
Citations: 440
Authors: 187
Affiliations: 63
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10.1088/0067-0049/187/2/460
ISSN:
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