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We present the UV spectroscopy and timing of three nearby pulsars (Vela, B0656+14 and Geminga) recently observed with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph. We also review the optical and X-ray properties of these pulsars and establish…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 O. Kargaltsev , G. G. Pavlov

Radio pulsar PSR J1028-5819 was recently discovered in a high-frequency search (at 3.1 GHz)in the error circle of the EGRET source 3EG J1027-5817. The spin-down power of this young pulsar is great enough to make it very likely the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-02-11 LAT Collaboration

The high-quality Fermi LAT observations of gamma-ray pulsars have opened a new window to understanding the generation mechanisms of high-energy emission from these systems. The high statistics allow for careful modeling of the light curve…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-11-03 Megan E. DeCesar , Alice K. Harding , M. Coleman Miller , Ioannis Contopoulos , Constantinos Kalapotharakos , Damien Parent

We have studied the pulse-to-pulse variability in PSR J1820--0427 and its frequency dependence using high-quality, wide-band observations made from the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (uGMRT; 300-750 MHz) and the Murchison…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-06-28 Parul Janagal , Manoneeta Chakraborty , N. D. Ramesh Bhat , Samuel J. McSweeney , Susmita Sett

The behaviour of the pulsar spectrum at high radio frequencies can provide decisive information about the nature of the radio emission mechanism. We report recent observations of a selected sample of pulsars at lambda=9mm (32 GHz) with the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 O. Loehmer , A. Jessner , M. Kramer , R. Wielebinksi , O. Maron

TeV halos have been suggested as a common phenomenon associated with middle-aged pulsars. Based on our recent work on PSR~J0631+1036, which is the only known source positionally coincident with a hard TeV gamma-ray source and likely powers…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-10-10 Dong Zheng , Zhongxiang Wang

We present radio intensity and polarisation profiles of 28 $\gamma$-ray-detected pulsars with the aim of putting constraints on their viewing geometries using data from the Parkes telescope. Constraints are formed both from the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-23 S. C. Rookyard , P. Weltevrede , S. Johnston

Using the 100-m Effelsberg radio telescope operating at 1.36 GHz, we have performed a targeted radio pulsar survey of 289 unassociated gamma-ray sources discovered by the Large Area Telescope (LAT) aboard the Fermi satellite and published…

Pulsar halos are produced by electrons and positrons diffusing in the interstellar medium around their parent pulsar wind nebulae. Recent observations by HAWC and LHAASO have revealed asymmetric morphologies in the halos surrounding Geminga…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-05-25 Si-Zhe Wu , Chao-Ming Li , Ruo-Yu Liu

We have performed a Monte-Calro simulation for Galactic population of pulsars and for the $\gamma$-ray observations. We apply outer gap model for the $\gamma$-ray emission process, and study the radiation characteristics as a function of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-27 J. Takata , Y. Wang , K. S. Cheng

We report the results from our analysis of the \textit{Fermi} Large Area Telescope data of the \textit{Fermi} unassociated source 2FGL J1906.5$+$0720, which is a high-ranked candidate pulsar. In order to better study our target, we first…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-18 Yi Xing , Zhongxiang Wang

We have detected significant Rotation Measure variations for 9 bright pulsars, as a function of pulse longitude. An additional sample of 10 pulsars showed a rather constant RM with phase, yet a small degree of RM fluctuation is visible in…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-13 A. Noutsos , A. Karastergiou , M. Kramer , S. Johnston , B. W. Stappers

The Fermi source 2FGL~J0523.3$-$2530 has recently been identified as a candidate millisecond pulsar binary with an orbital period of 16.5 hrs. We have carried out detailed studies of the source's emission properties by analyzing data taken…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-22 Yi Xing , Zhongxiang Wang , C. -Y. Ng

We present a census of 100 pulsars, the largest below 100 MHz, including 94 normal pulsars and six millisecond pulsars, with the Long Wavelength Array (LWA). Pulse profiles are detected across a range of frequencies from 26 to 88 MHz,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-03-31 Pratik Kumar , Greg B. Taylor , Kevin Stovall , Jayce Dowell , Stephen M. White

We report on the spectral (pulse averaged) and timing analysis of the ~ 20 ksec observation of the X-ray binary pulsar Vela X-1 performed during the BeppoSAX Science Verification Phase. The source was observed in two different intensity…

The Fermi Large Area Telescope has detected over 260 gamma-ray pulsars. About one quarter of these are labeled as radio-quiet. In the population of nonrecycled gamma-ray pulsars, the fraction of radio-quiet pulsars is higher, about one…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-10-13 J. -M. Grießmeier , D. A. Smith , G. Theureau , T. J. Johnson , M. Kerr , L. Bondonneau , I. Cognard , M. Serylak

We present a new model for the synchrotron compact nebular emissions for Vela and PSR B1706-44, and derive fundamental pulsar/plerion parameters such as the pair production multiplicity, M, and wind magnetization parameter, sigma. The pair…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Ramotholo R. Sefako , Ocker C. de Jager

In this work we present a revised measurement of the phase-averaged optical polarisation of the Vela pulsar (PSR B0833-45), for which only one value has been published so far (Wagner & Seifert 2000). Our measurement has been obtained…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 R. P. Mignani , S. Bagnulo , J. Dyks , G. Lo Curto , A. Slowikowska

The Large Area Telescope (LAT) on board the Fermi satellite has detected ~120 pulsars above 100 MeV. While most gamma-ray pulsars have spectra that are well modeled by a power law with an exponential cut-off at around a few GeV, some show…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 Pablo M. Saz Parkinson

The Fermi Large Area Telescope, in collaboration with several groups from the radio community, have had marvellous success at uncovering new gamma-ray millisecond pulsars (MSPs). In fact, MSPs now make up a sizable fraction of the total…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-19 C. Venter , A. K. Harding , T. J. Johnson