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Title: GLAST LAT And Pulsars: What Do We Learn from Simulations?

Abstract

Gamma-ray pulsars are among the best targets for the Large Area Telescope (LAT) aboard the GLAST mission. The higher sensitivity, time and energy resolution of the LAT will provide data of fundamental importance to understand the physics of these fascinating objects. Powerful tools for studying the LAT capabilities for pulsar science are the simulation programs developed within the GLAST Collaboration. Thanks to these simulations it is possible to produce a detailed distribution of gamma-ray photons in energy and phase that can be folded through the LAT Instrument Response Functions (IRFs). Here we present some of the main interesting results from the simulations developed to study the discovery potential of the LAT. In particular we will focus on the capability of the LAT to discover new radio-loud gamma-ray pulsars, on the discrimination between Polar Cap and Outer Gap models, and on the LAT pulsar sensitivity.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
918541
Report Number(s):
SLAC-PUB-12915
Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X; TRN: US0805401
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-76SF00515
Resource Type:
Conference
Journal Name:
AIP Conf.Proc.921:413-414,2007
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 921; Conference: Prepared for 1st GLAST Symposium, Stanford, Palo Alto, 5-8 Feb 2007; Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; DISTRIBUTION; ENERGY RESOLUTION; PHOTONS; PHYSICS; PULSARS; RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; SENSITIVITY; SIMULATION; TARGETS; TELESCOPES; GAMMA ASTRONOMY; Astrophysics,ASTRO

Citation Formats

Razzano, Massimiliano, /Pisa U. /INFN, Pisa, Harding, Alice K, and /NASA, Goddard. GLAST LAT And Pulsars: What Do We Learn from Simulations?. United States: N. p., 2007. Web. doi:10.1063/1.2757378.
Razzano, Massimiliano, /Pisa U. /INFN, Pisa, Harding, Alice K, & /NASA, Goddard. GLAST LAT And Pulsars: What Do We Learn from Simulations?. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2757378
Razzano, Massimiliano, /Pisa U. /INFN, Pisa, Harding, Alice K, and /NASA, Goddard. 2007. "GLAST LAT And Pulsars: What Do We Learn from Simulations?". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2757378. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/918541.
@article{osti_918541,
title = {GLAST LAT And Pulsars: What Do We Learn from Simulations?},
author = {Razzano, Massimiliano and /Pisa U. /INFN, Pisa and Harding, Alice K and /NASA, Goddard},
abstractNote = {Gamma-ray pulsars are among the best targets for the Large Area Telescope (LAT) aboard the GLAST mission. The higher sensitivity, time and energy resolution of the LAT will provide data of fundamental importance to understand the physics of these fascinating objects. Powerful tools for studying the LAT capabilities for pulsar science are the simulation programs developed within the GLAST Collaboration. Thanks to these simulations it is possible to produce a detailed distribution of gamma-ray photons in energy and phase that can be folded through the LAT Instrument Response Functions (IRFs). Here we present some of the main interesting results from the simulations developed to study the discovery potential of the LAT. In particular we will focus on the capability of the LAT to discover new radio-loud gamma-ray pulsars, on the discrimination between Polar Cap and Outer Gap models, and on the LAT pulsar sensitivity.},
doi = {10.1063/1.2757378},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/918541}, journal = {AIP Conf.Proc.921:413-414,2007},
issn = {0094-243X},
number = ,
volume = 921,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Oct 24 00:00:00 EDT 2007},
month = {Wed Oct 24 00:00:00 EDT 2007}
}

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