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We report the detection of X-ray pulsations with a period of ~315.87 ms from the 2009 XMM-Newton observation for the radio-quiet gamma-ray pulsar, LAT PSR J0007+7303, centered in the supernova remnant CTA 1. The detected pulsed period is…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-20 Lupin C. C. Lin , Regina H. H. Huang , Jumpei Takata , Chorng-Yuan Hwang , Albert K. H. Kong , Chung-Yue Hui

One of the main results of the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope is the discovery of {\gamma}-ray selected pulsars. The high magnetic field pulsar, PSR J0007+7303 in CTA1, was the first ever to be discovered through its {\gamma}-ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-28 A. A. Abdo , K. S. Wood , M. E. DeCesar , F. Gargano , F. Giordano , P. S. Ray , D. Parent , A. K. Harding , M. Coleman Miller , D. L. Wood , M. T. Wolff

We report the discovery of X-ray periodicity of ~265.3 ms from a deep XMM-Newton observation of the radio-quiet gamma-ray pulsar, PSR J2021+4026, located at the edge of the supernova remnant G78.2+2.1 (gamma-Cygni).The detected frequency is…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-15 L. C. C. Lin , C. Y. Hui , C. P. Hu , J. H. K. Wu , R. H. H. Huang , L. Trepl , J. Takata , K. A. Seo , Y. Wang , Y. Chou , K. S. Cheng

Based on more than seven years of Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) Pass 8 data, we report on a detailed analysis of the bright gamma-ray pulsar (PSR) J0007+7303. We confirm that PSR J0007+7303 is significantly detected as a point source…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-02-22 Jian Li , Diego F. Torres , Emma de Ona Wilhelmi , Nanda Rea , Jonatan Martin

We report on the \textit{Fermi}-LAT observations of the Geminga pulsar, the second brightest non-variable GeV source in the $\gamma$-ray sky and the first example of a radio-quiet $\gamma$-ray pulsar. The observations cover one year, from…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-04-13 LAT Collaboration , A. A. Abdo

A Chandra image of the central X-ray source RX J0007.0+7303 in the supernova remnant CTA 1 reveals a point source, a compact nebula, and a bent jet, all of which are characteristic of energetic, rotation-powered pulsars. Using the MDM 2.4m…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 J. P. Halpern , E. V. Gotthelf , F. Camilo , D. J. Helfand , S. M. Ransom

The Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) discovered the time signature of a radio-silent pulsar coincident with RX J0007.0+7302, a plerion-like X-ray source at the centre of the CTA 1 supernova remnant. The inferred timing parameters of the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-12 R. P. Mignani , A. de Luca , N. Rea , A. Shearer , S. Collins , D. F. Torres , D. Hadasch , A. Caliandro

The Large Area Telescope (LAT) onboard the Fermi satellite opened a new era for pulsar astronomy, detecting gamma-ray pulsations from more than 60 pulsars, ~40% of which are not seen at radio wavelengths. One of the most interesting sources…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-27 A. De Luca , M. Marelli , R. P. Mignani , P. A. Caraveo , W. Hummel , S. Collins , A. Shearer , P. M. Saz Parkinson , A. Belfiore , G. F. Bignami

We present new Chandra and XMM-Newton observations of a sample of eight radio-quiet Gamma-ray pulsars detected by the Fermi Large Area Telescope. For all eight pulsars we identify the X-ray counterpart, based on the X-ray source…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-03-27 M. Marelli , R. P. Mignani , A. De Luca , P. M. Saz Parkinson , D. Salvetti , P. R. Den Hartog , M. T. Wolff

We report the discovery of gamma-ray pulsations from the nearby isolated millisecond pulsar PSR J0030+0451 with the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on the \emph{Fermi} Gamma-ray Space Telescope (formerly GLAST). This discovery makes PSR…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2009-07-22 LAT Collaboration

We present a detailed analysis of the high energy gamma-ray source 2EG J0008+7307. The source has a steady flux and a hard spectrum, softening above 2 GeV. The properties of the gamma-ray source are suggestive of emission from a young…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 K. T. S. Brazier , O. Reimer , G. Kanbach , A. Carraminana

Energetic young pulsars and expanding blast waves (supernova remnants, SNRs) are the most visible remains after massive stars, ending their lives, explode in core-collapse supernovae. The Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope has unveiled a radio…

Astrophysics · Physics 2012-08-27 Fermi LAT Collaboration

A middle-aged radio-quiet pulsar J0357+3205 was discovered in gamma-rays with $Fermi$ and later in X-rays with $Chandra$ and $XMM$-$Newton$ observatories. It produces an unusual thermally-emitting pulsar wind nebula observed in X-rays. Deep…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-12-14 Aida Kirichenko , Andrey Danilenko , Yury Shibanov , Peter Shternin , Sergey Zharikov , Dmitry Zyuzin

We report the results of a deep XMM-Newton observation of the radio-faint $\gamma$-ray pulsar J1741-2054 and its nebula together with the analysis of 5 years of Fermi LAT data. The X-ray spectrum of the pulsar is consistent with an absorbed…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-19 M. Marelli , A. Belfiore , P. Saz Parkinson , P. Caraveo , A. De Luca , C. Sarazin , D. Salvetti , G. R. Sivakoff , F. Camilo

We present precise phase-connected pulse timing solutions for 16 gamma-ray-selected pulsars recently discovered using the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope plus one very faint radio pulsar (PSR J1124-5916)…

CTA 1 (G119.5+10.2) is a composite supernova remnant (SNR) with a shell-type structure in the radio band and a center filled morphology at X-ray energies. Fermi has detected a radio-quiet pulsar PSR J0007+7303 within the radio shell of CTA…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 Steven McArthur

Geminga is the second brightest persistent source in the GeV gamma-ray sky. Discovered in 1975 by SAS-2 mission, it was identified as a pulsar only in the 90s, when ROSAT detected the 237 ms X-ray periodicity, that was later also found by…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2009-12-31 M. Razzano , D. Dumora , F. Gargano

The point source RX J0007.0+7302, at the center of supernova remnant CTA 1, was studied using the X-Ray Multi-mirror Mission. The X-ray spectrum of the source is consistent with a neutron star interpretation, and is well described by a…

CTA~1 is a composite supernova remnant featuring a shell structure and an inner Pulsar Wind Nebula. The shell is visible in the radio band, while Fermi has detected the radio-quiet pulsar PSR J0007+7303 at its core. Gamma-ray detectors such…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-10-01 Bastien Lacave

Geminga was first detected as a gamma-ray point source by the SAS-2 gamma-ray satellite observatory and the COS-B X-ray satellite observatory. Subsequent observations have identified Geminga as a heavily obscured radio-quiet pulsar…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 Andy Flinders
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