Gamma-ray bursts and radio pulsar glitches

Journal Article · Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1992 · Astrophysical Journal; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/171111· OSTI ID:5399429

Hartmann, D; Hurley, K; Niel, M ^[1]

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1. Clemson University, SC (United States) California University, Berkeley (United States) Centre d'Etude Spatiale des Rayonnements, Toulouse, (France)

Upper limits to gamma-ray fluxes produced in conjunction with a radio pulsar glitch are presented. The glitch occurred on the Vela pulsar on December 24, 1988 and was the first to be observed as it occurred. Sensitive gamma-ray burst detectors aboard the Phobos 2 spacecraft were operating at this time, but recorded no significant burst at the time of the glitch. It is concluded that if a gamma-ray burst was generated in the energy range to which the Phobos detectors were sensitive, and if it was not beamed away from the spacecraft, the efficiency of glitch energy conversion into gamma-rays could not have exceeded 10 exp -4. 27 refs.

• OSTI ID: 5399429
• Journal Information: Astrophysical Journal; (United States), Vol. 387; ISSN 0004-637X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
PULSARS
COSMIC GAMMA BURSTS
GAMMA RADIATION
LIMITING VALUES
RADIATION FLUX
RADIOWAVE RADIATION
SATELLITES
COSMIC RADIATION
COSMIC RADIO SOURCES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
IONIZING RADIATIONS
PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION
RADIATIONS
661300* - Other Aspects of Physical Science- (1992-)